YOUNG PEOPLE
(A) YOUNG MEN
(1) Truths to be Kept in Mind by
The Ideal of a Clean Life
Psalms 119:9
The Certainty of a Day of Reckoning
Ecclesiastes 11:9
The Value of Restraint
Lamentations 3:27
The Power of Personal Influence
1 Timothy 4:12
That Soberness is Better than Frivolity
Titus 2:6; Titus 2:7
Moral Strength is Mightier than Physical
Proverbs 20:29; 1 John 2:13; 1 John 2:14
(2) Examples of those Promoted to Leadership
Genesis 41:46; 1 Samuel 17:33; 2 Samuel 5:4; 2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 34:3
Luke 3:23; Luke 18:18; Acts 7:58; Acts 9:6; Acts 9:22
(3) Examples of Godly young Men
Joseph
Genesis 41:38; Genesis 41:46
Samuel
1 Samuel 2:26; 1 Samuel 3:1
David
1 Samuel 17:33,1 Samuel 17:37
Joash
2 Chronicles 24:1; 2 Chronicles 24:2; 2 Kings 12:2
Josiah
2 Chronicles 34:1-3; Psalms 71:5
Jesus (in the temple)
Luke 2:49
Timothy
2 Timothy 1:5; 2 Timothy 3:15
(4) Examples of Sinful
-- Cain
Genesis 4:8
-- Esau
Genesis 25:33; Genesis 25:34
-- Sons of Eli
1 Samuel 2:12
-- Sons of Samuel
1 Samuel 8:3
-- Absalom
2 Samuel 15:6
-- Rehoboam
1 Kings 12:8-14
-- Jeroboam
1 Kings 13:33; 1 Kings 13:34
-- Manasseh
15:13
(B) YOUNG WOMEN, examples of Godly
-- Jephthah's Daughter
Judges 11:36
-- Ruth
Ruth 1:16
-- Esther
Esther 4:16
-- Mary Magdalene
Mark 16:1
-- The Virgin Mary
Luke 1:38
-- Mary of Bethany
Luke 10:39; John 12:3
-- Martha
John 11:24
-- Daughters of Philip
Acts 21:9
--SEE Notable Women, WOMEN
(C) YOUTHFUL MUSICIANS
Judges 11:34; 1 Samuel 16:18; Psalms 68:25
(D) ATHLETICS, SPIRITUAL, the Christian life compared to a foot-race
Striving for the Prize
1 Corinthians 9:24; Galatians 2:2
Hindrances to the Runner
Galatians 5:7; Philipians 2:16
Pressing toward the Goal
Philipians 3:14
Stripping for the Contest
Hebrews 12:1
The Home Stretch
2 Timothy 4:7
The Prize Won
2 Timothy 4:8
SPECIAL DUTIES OF YOUNG PEOPLE
(E) FILIAL HONOUR AND OBEDIENCE
(1) Filial Honour Enjoined
Exodus 20:12; Leviticus 19:3; Deuteronomy 27:16; Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 20:20; Proverbs 30:17; Isaiah 45:10
Matthew 15:4; Ephesians 6:2; 1 Timothy 5:4
--SEE Filial Obedience, YOUNG PEOPLE
(2) Examples of Filial Honour
-- Joseph
Genesis 41:12
-- David
1 Samuel 22:3
-- Solomon
1 Kings 2:19
-- Elisha
1 Kings 19:20
-- Sons of Jonadab
Jeremiah 35:8
-- Jesus
Luke 2:51; John 19:25; John 19:26
(3) Filial Obedience Enjoined
Proverbs 1:8; Proverbs 6:20; Proverbs 7:1; Proverbs 23:22; Ephesians 6:1; Colossians 3:20
(F) REVERENCE FOR OLD AGE, General References to
Leviticus 19:32; Job 32:6; Proverbs 23:22; 1 Timothy 5:1; 1 Timothy 5:2
--SEE Gray Hairs, LONG LIFE
(G) SINS OF YOUTH
(1) Results of
A Sad Inheritance
Job 13:26
Disease and Death
Job 20:11
Bitter Memories
Psalms 25:7; Ecclesiastes 11:9
Shame and Remorse
Jeremiah 3:25; Jeremiah 32:30
(2) Disrespect for Old Age, examples of
30:1; Lamentations 5:12
--SEE Dishonouring Parents, HOME
(H) SPECIAL TEMPTATIONS OF
-- Pleasure-seeking. See SELF-INDULGENCE
-- Prodigality. See SELF-INDULGENCE
-- Self-indulgence. See SELF-INDULGENCE
-- Revelry. See SOCIAL LIFE
-- Love of Dress, See DRESS