Peer pressure is an immense force. There isn’t a person on this earth who hasn’t had to deal with it. As kids we beg for toys and trinkets, as teenagers we lie about their sex lives, and as adults we stay late at work to fit in.
Most people don’t have the resolve to resist peer pressure. Its not really that difficult to figure out why. What can you really say to things like:
- Know when judgement day rolls around…you can’t say you weren’t told…either you are going to hear one of two things….Depart from me, I know you not…or well done thy good and faithful servant.
- The bible states that the wages of sin is death.
- And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!
That’s a scary set of bullet points if I ever read one.
People who resist peer pressure are often ostracized from their peer group. Nobody wants to live a life of solitude…:(.
Peer pressure to attend church is a force like none other on the planet. Eternal fire and pain is a pretty strong motivator to hang with the right crowd. Oftentimes this force is used as fuel for individuals to attend church.
I never have and I never will agree with using peer pressure to bring someone to a religion. What do you think?
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