Peer Pressure

By Christopher Davenport

Come on just try it," "it won't hurt you-trust me." These are common sayings to a teenage mind. How do teenagers deal with the pressures of Jr. High and even High school life?

Church helped me to overcome the people who taunt and torment. During the past two months I've been a teachers aide in the 3-6 grade class. We have been studying about the man of lawlessness. I thought it was a perfect example of peer pressure.

In 2 Thess 2:4, it reads: "He opposes and exalts himself over everything that is called God or is worshipped, and even sets himself up in God's temple, proclaiming himself to be God."

What this verse is saying to me is that we should be ready for the kind of people who can deceive us and trick us to do evil. We should be alert to withstand the powers of Satan.

During my two years of high school so far I've heard about it all: "Come on man it's just a cigarette," "Do it, if you don't your not cool."

That brings me to another topic, branching off of peer pressure." "What is your meaning to the word "'COOL?" To me "cool" is having the power to stand up to the type that pressure you to do things.

In conclusion, I'd like to post another verse: 2 Thess 2:15 "So then brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter."

Member of Bakersfield, CA Church of Christ