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Youngling Assignment 9
(Return to COJK Assignments) (By Kai Stormwalker)

I know that a lot of younglings are at an age where they have raging hormones, are dealing with a lot of confusion, and are constantly in conflict with their parents and other authority figures. Here are some scriptures that you should not only memorize, but meditate on in order to help you deal with these issues.

The quotes I have used are from The Message, a translation of the Bible in modern language so it is easier to understand.

"Watch what God does and then do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn't love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that."

Ephesians 5:1-2, The Message

"You're familiar with the command to the ancients, 'Do not murder.' I'm telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother 'idiot!' and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell 'stupid!' at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill."

Matthew 5:21-22, The Message

"Kill off everything connected with your that old way fo death: sexual promiscuity, impurity, lust, doing whatever you feel like whenever you feel like it, and grabbing whatever attracts your fancy. That's a life shaped by things and feelings instead of by God. It's because of this kind of thing that God is about to explode in anger. It wasn't long ago that you were doing all that stuff and not knowing any better. But you know better now, so make sure it's all gone for good: bad temper, irritability, meanness, profanity, dirty talk."

Colossians 3:5-8, The Message