Is Our Generation A “Crooked Generation?”
Categories: Church of Christ Bulletin Articles, uncategorizedWe could call today’s generation “crooked and perverse,” just as Paul described his own generation in Philippians 2:15. Even Moses would have understood what Paul was talking about, for he said of Israel, “They have corrupted themselves; they are not His children, because of their blemish: a perverse and crooked generation” (Deuteronomy 32:5).
The term “crookedness” refers to the means by which people accomplish their objectives — doing whatever it takes to get what they want. Shortcuts to success are applauded. Some even boast about how they circumvent the law.
We may sometimes get hurt by the crooked behavior and distorted thinking of people. But we are called to be “blameless and harmless” and to “shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15).
The straight and narrow way is God’s way for a crooked generation (Matthew 7:13-14).
We are called with a holy calling
The light of the world to be,
To lift up the lamp of the Savior
That others His light may see. —Anonymous