What should a church teach on?  Are there areas a church should avoid?  Are there areas a church should leave up to the individual or the parents?   Where this rises up the most is among our children, youth, and young adults. 

I would like to answer this with a question, does the rest of the world have anything that is off limits?

Let’s look at the big four influencers on minds today:  TV, movies, music, and social media.  They can do and say whatever they want whenever they want.  These four things are shaping the minds of people, especially those between 4 and 30, our most impressionable people.   

Then look at our schools and universities.  Every thought is fair game, every agenda is fair game, except for one, God’s teachings.  They hide behind the separation of church and state, which should be more properly stated the separation of state and the one true God because almost every other belief system is allowed. 

Most parents in the US agree that sending kids to church is a good thing.  Many will drop them off, send them in a van, or send them with grandparents.  When the church tries to teach a child, a teen, or a young adult what God says on a certain subject, the church is criticized, and we are told to stay in our lane or leave it up to the parents. 

These same parents then allow their children and youth to watch, listen and be on social media where anything can be said about anything at any time.  Then these people become young adults with no semblance of what is true.  Today the most popular thing to say among young adults is you have your truth and I have my truth.

There cannot be your truth, and my truth.  If that was the case, then nothing is ever true.  If truth can change or be subjective then it is not true. 

But some of those issues could offend someone.  What if they don’t believe that way.  The thing is the truth is the truth no matter what you believe.  1+1 is always 2.  God says in His Word this is what He will use to determine what is right and wrong. 

When the church avoids any issues, we lose the ability to apply the truth in all matters of life.  With that being said, we must not speak what we think, but what God says and show people what God says.  We also do have to keep in mind who we are speaking to.  If it is kids, youth, or adults and teach appropriately. 

Now should a church talk about these subjects in a condemning way, no, because we all sin, we all mess up, just use what God says.  We need to come from a grace point of view.  We don’t need to add anything to it. We also must answer questions in love, but at the same time never compromising the truth. 

2 Timothy 3:16-17 says All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Some won’t like what the church has to say, that is OK, they can have their own opinion, but it doesn’t invalidate the church’s right to preach the definitive truth found in God’s Word. 

Matthew 5:13-14, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

When the church sets limit on what it will and not say we lead people to the broad road that leads to their eternal destruction.  It is our job to speak the truth, in love, but the truth and all the truth so people can find the narrow way that leads to life!

Are there any issues that a church should avoid?  NO absolutely not, all things should be on the table.  The world is already pounding these things into us without asking our permission or debating what is the appropriate way to do it.

Never be afraid to speak about any subject any time with what Jesus has to say on it.  No one is guaranteed another day on this earth.  It may be their last time to hear the truth that can free them and save them.  Don’t be afraid, someone’s eternal destination may very well depend on us showing them the truth at that moment in time.

Remember Jesus loves you; I love you, and you are awesome!