Young men, so potentially volatile, impulsive, passionate, arrogant, ambitious, inexperienced,

need to become the masters of all the areas of their lives.

Everything needs to come under control.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Maybe you've heard that experience is something you can't get on an easy payment plan. You don't get it now

and pay for it later. It only comes with time and age. So the question is, what about younger men,

those who have less experience than older men, can their contributions to evangelism and

teaching God's word be as significant as those of older men. Those are important

questions that John MacArthur considers today as he continues his study, revolutionary

living in a dark culture. Before we turn to the subject of living in a way that's countercultural,

John, we received a letter from a listener who has been helped by some of your more recent messages

on having a biblical worldview in these increasingly difficult days. So, if you would, please

read that letter. I'm happy to do that. You know how much I enjoy sharing these wonderful

letters with our listeners. This one begins. Hello, Pastor John. You have been a

faithful shepherd to the flock, which includes radio and podcast listeners like me. I've read many

of your books and listened to hundreds, if not thousands of your sermons. Wow. I pray that the

Lord will allow you to continue to guide us through these

increasingly dark days. I'm so thankful for how you have addressed current cultural issues,

interpreting them from a biblical point of view and teaching us how to respond without fear

and to stand firm.

Because I have moved frequently and am rather shy,

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