Sobering traits of the millennial generation.

“Millennials” are the generation of youth now in their teens and twenties. Raised on technology and self-esteem, this generation is described as one of the laziest, most narcissistic, and most entitled generations yet (Time, May 20, 2013). Author Joel Stein also writes that a “National Study of Youth and Religion found the guiding morality of 60% of millennials in any situation is that they’ll just be able to feel what’s right” (ibid.)—which is the opposite of the Biblical injunction (see Jeremiah 17:9).  Also, “Millennials got so many participation trophies growing up that a recent study showed that 40% believe they should be promoted every two years, regardless of performance” (ibid.).

The millennials have many positive characteristics, but sadly, they are a product of their time and society, and they possess traits that are prophesied to permeate society at the end of the age. Paul warned that the end-time generations would be “lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,  unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power…” (2 Timothy 3:2-5). What we see reflected in youth around the globe are predictable character traits that God knew would permeate a world adrift with its own morality. Only Christ’s return will reverse this moral freefall!

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