EXAMPLES
by A l Sanders
love, while character is spirit, faith and purity.
I t ' s been wisely suggested that if you want to have young ideas, then think like young people but if you want to die young, ju st try to keep up with them! The Bible gives us some excellent exhortations for young people; whether in years, or in youthful frame of mind, it mat ters not, for they are practical and applicable to every age. In I Timothy 4:12 we read, “Let no man despise thy youth.” The Word of God clearly tells us that we’re to be useful for Christ regardless of our age. “Be thou an example of the believer.” The word example comes from the suggestion of a copyhead. Back in first grade, I recall the wonderful teacher we had. She was the one who gave us our first lessons in writing. Not only did she write very beauti fully on the black board up in front of the class where all could see, but also she penned large letters on paper so that each pupil could have a copy right at his desk. By looking a t the black board or the alphabet in front of him, the student had the pattern. If needed, he could even trace the letters, getting their swing and flow. This is the way we learned to write. From copyhead we get our word “example.” Our lives are to be so ordered that others will want to pattern their existence in the self same manner. Some helpful and specific sugges tions are given in the Word of God showing how we can be examples for Jesus Christ. These fall into two primary categories with three in each. They are reputation, or what other people think about u s ; and character, or what we’re really like on the inside, the part of us that others can’t see. Reputation then is word, conversation and charity, or
HOW TO CREATE A JUVENILE DELINQUENT 1. Begin in infancy to give the child all he wants. In this way, he'll grow up believing that the world owes him a living. 2. When he picks up a bad or dirty word, laugh at him as though it were cute. It will encourage him to learn others. 3. Avoid the word "wrong" or "no ." It may develop a guilt complex in the child. 4. Don't help him to decide be tween right and wrong, but let him find out for himself. 5. Always take his part against the school teacher and the police. 6. Pick up everything after him: shoes, books, clothes, and so forth. Avoid giving him any duties or chores for himself. 7. As parents, always quarrel in the presence of your children. It'll give them some real experience for life. 8. Let him read anything he wants, and be sure he has plenty of spending money, too. 9. Allow him to be away from the home as much as possible. And when he is home, see that he's there alone. This will help him to develop self-reliance. 10. When they take him to prison, excuse yourself by saying, " I did my best, but I just couldn't do anything with him." The Bible rig h tly reminds us, "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
The first exhortation is that we are to be example of the believer in our words. When the Lord was here 26
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