Young Believers

To all my brothers and sisters younger than myself, saints of the Lord Christ Jesus, and princes and princesses in the kingdom of heaven

The God of heaven has ordained you to be a blessed generation.  You will be better, stronger, smarter than those who came before you.  But as of now we are all weak.  The journey has just begun, and there will be many hardships along the way.  Do not stop following God!  Do not be wearied by everything the world throws at you, which is Satan at work.  Take comfort in the hope and strength that comes from God.  Your life will be sustained by the word of God.  Read the Bible, understand it, and live every day by what it says.  You, and all the rest of us, will fly by the pages of Scripture, for 'Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'  This is your strength; cling to God's word.

The name by which you were called is Christ Jesus.  Ignore divisions, along with their particular names, in the church.  You were not called to be loyal to a denomination, but to be loyal to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  Proclaim the name of Jesus and do it proudly.  Its because of Jesus that you will inherit the kingdom of heaven.  Listen to your King: "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.  But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven."  With that, keep your identity as a Christian, and just simply a Christian.  Do not mix your identity with denominations, because even the very idea of denominations in the church is wrong.  Denominations are a thing of the past, something for people to argue over, but should be considered completely meaningless by you.  If you argue, argue over something that has meaning, not the things that are trivial in the kingdom of God.

To the young men
Take charge!  Do not let your age hinder you from growing in Christ and strengthening those around you.  God will work through you, because the future of the church depends on you.  Do not let those older than you look down on you.  Do not lose confidence because of your age.  The positions of authority may not belong to you, but that should not diminish your influence.  Look at those around you, who you can build up in Christ for the purpose of building up the church.  Look at the massive open door the Lord has set before you.  Use the internet!  God has given you the opportunity to change the world with a keyboard.  Use the Bible; teach it to everyone you know.  Do not consider yourselves boys but consider yourselves men.  Act manfully.  Do not shy away from the truth because of what people will think of you.  It only matters what God thinks of you.  Just as God entrusted Adam with the law to teach it to Eve, you have been entrusted with God's word to teach it wherever appropriate.  Gain whatever knowledge and wisdom you can from older men, but always put your faith in God and learning directly from God's word.  And teach what you know.  If you find yourself in a disagreement with another man over God's word, do not think its wrong to debate or argue.  But do it with respect if it is a brother in Christ.  And be mindful and considerate when debating with nonbelievers.  Do it for God's glory, not your own.

To the young women
Act as ladies.  Be supportive and submissive to the men in your life.  Do not be contentious or quarrelsome.  Let your beauty shine, the beauty of 'a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight'.  You are specially gifted as being loving and nurturing.  Use those gifts.  Take every opportunity to show tender kindness and encouragement to those around you.  You are princesses in the royal courtyard of the High King of heaven and earth.  Do not forget that, and act accordingly.  Act in a way that brings your Father in heaven glory.  Do not forget that you are worth much to God.  Your worth is not in how attractive you are, or how much attention you get.  Live with confidence in the value you have in God's sight.  Live as a warm and loving person.  Do not build barriers between you and other believers, but trust those in the church.  Trust the leadership of the men in your life, which now is probably your father, but in the future will likely be a husband.  Do not marry a nonbeliever, or you will be placed in a very difficult position.  In everything, think first of what God wants for you, His daughter.  And give Him praise and honor with the reverence of your life.