Rebellion

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I’ve found that more and more I really am different than the world. And hopefully you are different from the world too. Not by your own actions, but by Christ alone.

By Him, His birth, His life, His death, His resurrection, His glory.

Because of His actions we are not content to live in an apathetic, complacent stupor.

What is happening, specifically in young, reformed Christians (and in a general sense to my generation of Christians), is that we are refusing to be like everyone else.

I stumbled across a video by Lecrae, a young reformed rapper who’s message is clear.

Consider this for a minute, this video is only three minutes long, but the depth, quantity, and quality of the theological content is frankly reminiscent of old puritan hymns.

A sanctified troublemaker but He never sinned – “For we have as high priest, not one who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in all respects like ourselves, but without sin” (Hebrews 4:15)

you leave evaporated like you missing a gas cap -”For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appearth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” (James 4:14)

all glory to the King on the throne (Jesus) – So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)

you either love Him or leave Him alone but you cant do both -  “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.” (Luke 6:46-49)

Cause you refuse to conform, won’t eat the kings meat – “But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank.” (Daniel 1:8)

I could easily go on, but I don’t think I need to. Hopefully you understand the point I’m making, we are the reformed rebellion and our lives are contrary to the world’s.

Two books can help you understand this reformed rebellion, I have read one of them and can’t wait to order the other.

From what I’ve read about both these books, they fill in each other’s gaps.

Do Hard Things focuses on the rebellion of young Christians against the cultural grain and conformity to this generation.

Young, Restless, and Reformed focuses on the surge of New Reformation among young people across the world.

The idea of Rebellion quickly brought me to the iconic science fiction saga of our generation. Star Wars. In particular there is one phrase that echoes throughout all the books, the comics, the games, and even makes it appearance a few times in the movies.

Rebel Scum

This really hits home on both points, though we have indwelling sin, we still have been elected, have been called, have been regenerated, are being sanctified, and will be perfected.

In all of this, I started considering how exactly we could make a banner, a flag of some sort, for this rebellion. Stay tuned for the last and final part…

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