| In the early 90s, Serbian President Milosevic met the | | | | 5. The child is irresponsible in behaviour. Children are |
| European leaders involved in the Serbian conflict to | | | | not born obedient. They have to learn obedience. |
| hammer out a peace treaty between the various | | | | Solomon says, "Train up a child in the way he should |
| ethnic races. | | | | go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" |
| Halfway through the negotiation, he stood up and | | | | (Proverbs 22:6). Even Jesus had to learn obedience |
| walked out of the meeting. As he left the room, he | | | | through the things He suffered (Hebrews 5:8). |
| turned and shouted at the delegates, "Well, if you | | | | 6.The child is unable to be reasoned with. No wonder |
| don't want to play by my rules, I am not going to | | | | the Bible says that "Foolishness is bound up in the |
| play by your rules!" The result of Milosevic's tantrum | | | | heart of a child;the rod of correction will drive it far |
| was the death of thousands of innocent people in | | | | from him" (Proverbs 22:15). This leads me to the last |
| the war at Kosovo. | | | | characteristic : |
| Jesus likens the men of this generation to children | | | | 7. The child only obeys concrete authority. |
| playing games: "If you don't want to play by my | | | | All that I have listed above are the characteristics of |
| rules, I don't want to play with you anymore. I will | | | | a child. As you mature, you are supposed to grow |
| take my ball. I will go home to sulk!" The late Dr. | | | | out of your childishness. |
| Edwin Louis Cole calls this "adult adolescence." | | | | But when a person matures only in age but not in |
| When a child is growing up, he exhibits 7 immature | | | | character, responsibilites and discipline, then the |
| characteristics because of his childishness : | | | | characteristics of a child will still be bound in his |
| 1. The child is the center of his own universe. | | | | attitude and worldview. |
| Everything revolves around him. | | | | That is when the syndrome of adult adoloscence |
| 2. The child is insensitive to the needs of others. | | | | becomes obvious. Pray that God will purge every |
| 3. The child demands hsi own way. And if he doesn't | | | | childishness out of our lives right now, so that we |
| get his own way, the enxt thing happens. | | | | can be mature sons of God. |
| 4. The child throws temper tantrums. | | | | |