Post by Flying Monkeys on Feb 25, 2019 12:16:26 GMT
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/25/favourite-bible-passage-gets-overhaul-messages-hope-resonate/
For a long time (the print age), this was the favourite Bible passage among Christians:
In the online age, the new favourite is:
How strange, the me-me-me self-obsessed millennials pick a verse that offers them something free for having to do nothing.
For a long time (the print age), this was the favourite Bible passage among Christians:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John, 3:16.
In the online age, the new favourite is:
“For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah, 29:11.
Rev Dr Phillips, who’s book titled Bible, Digital Culture and Social Media is published later this year, said: “We find that millennials tend to share therapeutic messages - it’s far more about their own identity and how faith can help them in their future.
How strange, the me-me-me self-obsessed millennials pick a verse that offers them something free for having to do nothing.
