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Let No One Despise Your Youth

1 Timothy 4:12 (NKJV) 12 "Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity."

 

 

Introduction

Ellen White gave clear instruction to parents on how to raise the teens and young adults in their families. In one of her more pointed statements she declared: 

"God has opened to me what stands in the way of the conversion of youth and children—their parents do not treat them aright. There is too much indulgence and too much passion." {9MR 63.2}

What does too much indulgence and passion mean exactly? The detrimental effects of passionately punishing is addressed in the section on the discipline of children. Apparently the dangers of disciplining inappropriately disciplining continue as young people grow older. Indulgence is also mentioned, and takes on new meaning when children become teens and young adults. 

This page will consider relating to teens and young adults. Because much was written regarding teens and young adults in school settings, some of the admonitions will come from those communications.

 

Nurture Teens And Young Adults

Teens and Young Adults want to be appreciated and respected. Do you want to touch their hearts, try loving them. This page looks at how we can nurture the young people among us.

 

Discipline of Teens And Young Adults

The following paragraphs comes from a letter written to teachers on how to discipline students. Within the letter is timely counsel for parents. Find this letter and other related resources on this page on disciplining young people:

"You need not be afraid of manifesting weakness of character in being too merciful. I will risk every one of you that you will not be too merciful, too compassionate, or too sympathetic for the erring. What we want is the Spirit of Christ interwoven into our everyday experience. You want it when you rise in the morning, you want it at noon, and you want it at night. You want it continually, so that it shall be an abiding principle, as with Daniel, the abiding principle of fearing God, let the consequence be what it may." – {9MR 55.4}

"God has opened to me what stands in the way of the conversion of youth and children—their parents do not treat them aright. There is too much indulgence and too much passion." {9MR 63.2}"