Tuesday, May 24, 2005
#4
One of the blessings and curses of being 20 years old is that I am right on that crux of teenager and adulthood. I can still hang out with the teens, but I can also participate with and be respected by adults. It seems to be the complete opposite when it comes to theological discussions. I don’t fit in with anybody. (I will use math analogies, so bear with me.) I can’t get into deeper conversations with most of my teen friends because they still have a lot of the basics left to work out. (I want to discuss quadratic formulas but they still don’t have their multiplication tables down; a.k.a. importance of scripture, church, relationships etc…) And I frequently have trouble discussing deeper concepts with adults because, since I don’t start out explaining the basics, they assume that I don’t know them. (I want to discuss quadratic formulas and get their insight, but instead they just remind me that 5x5=25 aka the great commission, repentance, parental authority, importance of faith, etc…)
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Good Post. I agree with most of it. I do feel however, and this may be the adult &/or parent's fault to, that when you make statements it comes across as an arrogant statement, not as a question trying to explore something. It may not be the way you intend it, but when a person makes a statement that does not come across as exploring something just telling somebody something.
Now if a person says "I feel such and such is so, because of so & so, what do you think." that is exploration.
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Good post. I personally think more emphasis should have been put on MOST of your "teen friends". Haha, because we all know you could not possibly be talking about any of us 'teenagers' in Haiti. Right?
(I meant to add) Because I would be greatly offended if you were talking about us.
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