I was reading Tacitus' Dialogus and one part of it was this, "Quis enim ignorat et eloguentism et ceteras artes descivisse ab illa vetere gloria non inopia hominum, sed desidia iuventutis et neglegentia parentum et inscientia praecipientium et oblivione moris antiqui?" This makes me reflect on the situation of many Christians in Singapore. There seems to be such luke-warmness in them, especially so among the so called second generation Christians. They do not seem to be serious about their faith and relationship with God. It makes me fear that this generation might not be able to locate people to pass the baton to who will continue the race. Will Singapore Church have a future?
I think we have to guard against laziness among our young people, the carelessness of parents, the ignorance of teachers and the decay of 'old-fashioned' moral and virtues. We must help our children to be diligent in their spiritual formation / discipline, parents must be examples for their own children, teachers must be trained to provide 'professionalism' and a return and emphasis on good old Christian virtues. Unless we are diligent in making sure that these happen in our churches, Singapore churches may soon be in trouble.
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