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What is Causing so Many Young People to Abandon Their Faith?

Young people are abandoning their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord in unprecedented numbers. A lack of genuine biblical discipleship during their formative years and beyond may be the primary cause. People who have not been raised in the ways of Christ and who do not really know Him will reject Him, and He will eventually reject them as well.  According to a survey conducted by the Barna Group, only about 1% of young people in the United States have a biblical perspective. A biblical worldview, according to the Barna Group, is described as believing in the following main points: God is the supreme Creator of the heavens and the earth and reigns over the entire universe today Satan is a human entity, not a metaphor An individual cannot win his way into God's realm by good deeds Jesus Christ led a sinless life on earth God is the supreme Creator of the heavens and the earth and reigns over the entire universe today Intellectualism and cynicism are dominant in contemporary western cultur...

The Ways of Christian Discipleship

"Disciple" is a Greek term that means "follower." A disciple is someone who dedicated their life and effort to learning from others and then showing others what they had learned. The last teachings of Jesus in the New Testament encompass the most important facets of discipleship. We read the Great Commission, as it is known to Christians "'All power in heaven and on earth has been granted to me,' Jesus said to them. Making disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything, I have commanded you. And, behold, I am still with you, until the end of the century. '" (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 12:18-20). The Great Commission's key instruction is to "make disciples." There are three distinct pieces. First and foremost, a disciple is someone who is able to "go" and make disciples of others. Early followers of Jesus openly preached the risen Jesus...