ANALYSIS
What comes to your mind when you think about Generation Z and Generation Y, better known as the Millennials?
Social media? Working from home? Technology?
The sad reality of American culture in the 21st century is that it has cultivated selfishness and narcissism across generations like no other time in American history. With the rise of post-modernism, as well as the rise of social media, one could feel like there is not a lot of hope for younger generations. What can be done about this? There is an answer.
The Gospel is the key, but there is one specific component of the Gospel that must be embraced by the Christian youth of Gen Z and Millennials for hope to become a reality. The hard part about the Gospel, and what really goes against the grain of our human nature, is the part that calls us to deny ourselves and to follow after Jesus. Jesus isn’t looking for fans. He is looking for followers.
Everything in American culture elevates self. Social media is perhaps the greatest example of this. The overall purpose of social media at its core is to get people looking at “me”. To get more likes and followers,
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