Renewed in Old Age
This article challenges secular society's dismissal of the elderly by presenting a biblical perspective on aging and the continued spiritual productivity of older believers. Drawing on Scripture, the author argues that elderly Christians remain educable, capable of spiritual growth, and fruitful servants of God throughout their later years, calling younger generations to honor and learn from them.
Just a century ago, the well-known psychologist Dr. Sigmund Freud wrote that those over the age of 50 were "no longer educable." 1 Still today, new is in, old is out. Mass media and billboards plaster a cult of youth virtually everywhere. Let the good times roll without the weak, dependent elderly around! Freud's view was not new. Some societies even abandoned their old people by exposing them to the elements or outright murdering them. Against the law for now, perhaps our society does better....
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