Rejecting the World's Spirit
Tragically, some Christian youths have succumbed to the world's spirit. "I displayed a fine attitude in front of my parents and fellow Christians," admits one Japanese girl. "But I was also living another life." Says a youth from Kenya: "For some time I lived a double life, which included parties, rock music, and having the wrong friends. I knew this was wrong, but I tried to ignore it, hoping that in time it would just go away. But it didn't. Things just got worse." Another youth, from Germany, says: "It all started with having the wrong kind of friends. Then I took up smoking. I wanted to hurt my parents, but I only hurt myself.
Still, it is possible to resist, yes reject, the world's spirit. Consider the ancient example of Caleb. When the ten cowardly spies brought back a bad report about the Promised Land, he, along with Joshua, refused to be intimated and go along with the crowd. They courageously declared: "The land that we passed through to spy it out is a very, very good land. If Jehovah has found delight in us, then he will certainly bring us into this land and give it to us, a land that is flowing with milk and honey." (Numbers14:7, 8) What enabled Caleb to stand up to all that pressure? Jehovah said of Caleb: "A different spirit had proved to be with him." -Numbers 14:24.
Next time: Showing "A Different Spirit"
Watchtower, 1999
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