Once in a while even CNN gets it right. In this intimidating and sobering article, Author: More teens becoming ‘fake’ Christians, John Blake nails it!
He says that the Christianity that most teens raised in churches get is not orthodox and living. It is a ‘moralistic therapeutic deism.’ This is a wake-up call on how Christian parents ought to live their lives and how young people see right through the facade of an anemic Christianity.
This brings to light a piercing issue that the apostle Paul urged the Corinthians to contemplate:
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you– unless, of course, you fail the test? …2 Corinthians 13:5
Christians! Parents! What exactly do you believe and how exactly does it play out in your decisions and in your daily life?