When people hear the word puberty, the majority shall not immediately think about the natural process of physical changes into maturity, but think about rebellious teenagers, who don’t want to listen and submit to their parents, but are disobedient and do what they want to do. Throughout the years, the world has accepted this rebellious behavior and has considered it normal. This is mainly because the scientists of this world claim that this behavior is caused by, among others, hormonal changes. Therefore, no one can do anything about this behavior, it’s just part of puberty. What used to be considered rebellious behavior and use to be unaccepted and corrected, is now accepted by calling it puberty. Puberty makes rebellious behavior approved and considered normal. But is rebellious behavior normal behavior? Is this rebellious change of conduct part of maturing or is there something else going on and is puberty an excuse for demonic manifestations?
Puberty and behavior
According to medical science, puberty is the process of physical changes through which the body of the child matures into an adult body that is capable of sexual reproduction. During this period not only the body (biological) matures, but also the soul matures (social, emotional, and moral development). Puberty takes place between 12-20 years, however, this can change per person. But one thing is for sure, everyone will go through the same process of bodily and soulish maturing.
Since everyone is different, the behavior of teenagers differs as well. There are teenagers, who don’t suffer from anything and you won’t notice a thing. But there are also teenagers, who experience extreme mood swings and become disobedient, unruly, rebellious, and in some cases can’t be maintained.
Good has become evil, and evil has become good
The world has found a way to approve all behavior, which God disapproves and rejects namely science. Through scientific research and observation, scientists determine the cause and make a claim about whether the person can do something about it or not.
Scientists are carnal people, who are led by their flesh. They form opinions and find out from their flesh; senses and intellect.
Their intellect is formed by all the knowledge they gained and sensory observations. They make statements from their results, which are believed and accepted by the world as the truth.
Many times, science approves behavior and deeds of people, that go against the will of God and are to Him an abomination. This must not be a surprise since the world diametrically opposes God and is controlled by the kingdom of darkness.
The world thinks it has all the knowledge and wisdom and trust in the intellect of people (the mind), but God laughs about it. However, He cries about His children, who also rely on the knowledge and wisdom of the world and believe the words of scientists above His words and apply their words to their lives instead of His words. Therefore many exalt the words of scientists above the words of God.
Puberty is a manifestation of demonic powers
The world is always looking for excuses to approve the misbehavior of people. This also applies to puberty, especially rebellious behavior. The world can give all kinds of natural causes and explanations for this behavior. But the truth is that rebellious behavior during puberty is a manifestation of evil spirits, who have entered throughout the years through all kinds of (worldly) channels and forms of entertainment in the child’s life, like music, television, books, games, social media, occult games, toys, sports like martial arts or yoga, amusement parks and so on.
The child grows up with these sources of entertainment and as the child matures (s)he shall bear the fruits of entertainment.
The development of adolescence
The development of maturity and the level of disobedience and rebellion towards the parents and others has everything to do with the nurture of the child. Is the child being raised by parents, who are born again and who have disciplined, corrected, and fed the child from the Word and the Spirit and the Kingdom of God and protected the child against the evil powers of darkness? Or is the child raised by parents, who maybe visit the church but are not born again, and raise the child in a free-range way, feed their flesh with the things of the world, and leave the gates of the kingdom of darkness open?
The fruits that a teenager bears show on which field of his/her life the teenager has sown; the field of the spirit or the field of the flesh (Read also ‘put off the old man’ for an overview of the carnal fruits)
Rebellion against the Word of God
If a child belongs to the world and has sown on the field of his/her flesh, the child shall agitate and shall oppose reading the Bible. As soon as you pick up the Bible and want to read, the spirit of the antichrist shall manifest itself through rebellious behavior. Because the spirit of the antichrist resists against the Word; Jesus Christ and exalts himself above the Word; Jesus Christ and shall not be submissive. That’s why everyone, who possesses the spirit of the antichrist shall rebel against everything that is written in the Bible (the living Word of God), the Kingdom of God, and all authority that is appointed by God, including parents.
When a child is being controlled and led by the spirits of this world; the spirits of darkness, the child shall not tolerate reading from the Bible and shall do anything (s)he can to prevent it. If the parent doesn’t give into the will of the child but continues to read from the Bible, the child shall become restless, and shall slide, wobble or twist on the chair, play with his/her hands, and shall not listen.
Rebellion against the church
There will also be teenagers, who shall suddenly resist their parents and don’t want to go to church anymore. This should not be surprising, since the spirit of the antichrist, who lives in the teenager and controls the teenager’s life doesn’t want to go to church, where the Word is preached. The teenager wants to be carnally entertained and that’s not something that the Word does. Because the Word is meant for the spirit of man and not for the flesh. The flesh of the teenager is not fed in a normal church service and that’s why teenagers rebel and don’t want to go to church.
The world says, that you should not force a child or teenager, because that will only lead to the exact opposite. But this is also a lie of the devil, which many Christians believe. Because the Word says, that the child should obey the parents (Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Matthew 19:19, Mark 10:19, Ephesians 6:2, Colossians 3:20)
They base their opinion on the experiences of people from the past, who have left God and the church, due to the strict way their parents raised them. But experiences don’t make a truth. Because although many have left God, and use the excuse of strict parenting and religion, there are also many people who are raised the same way and never considered the way their parents raised them as strict and they still love God and go to church. Some are even saved from mischief, due to strict parenting. But you don’t hear anyone talking about these experiences.
But because many believers believe more in what the world says than what the Word of God says, they listen to the knowledge and wisdom of the world. Instead of teaching teenagers to kill the deeds of the flesh and to yield the flesh to the Spirit, they give into the will of teenagers and organize special youth services, whereby the youth are the center and natural elements and loud music predominates. This way, they give into the will of the flesh of the youth and they will be entertained.
What has started with small social gatherings has evolved into large Christian amusement programs, and events, with spectacular light shows and effects, music that sounds like secular music, feel-good and motivational messages that temporarily motivate teenagers in the flesh and fellowship. This way the carnal needs of teenagers and young adults are fulfilled.
A feel-good gospel is offered that meets the needs and desires of carnal people, but often deviates from the truth of God and excludes sin, sanctification, death, hell, the devil, and demons.
Rebellion is not a fruit of the Spirit
They are of those that rebel against the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof (Job 24:13)
Rebellion is not a fruit of the Spirit and is not a characteristic, that derives from the Kingdom of God. Sometimes believers take on a ‘cool’ attitude by saying: “Well, I just had it with God, I was so angry with Him and decided to not talk to Him anymore” or “I will tell God that He should….” But that’s not cool behavior, but stupid behavior.
Rebellion has no place in the Kingdom of God. Although, it happened once in heaven, but we all know the ending of that rebellion, namely the fall of satan. It also happened on earth and we all know the ending of that case too, namely the fall of man.
Therefore, let no man exalt himself above God, because everyone who exalts himself or herself above God shall fall.
Rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, He hath also rejected thee from being king (1 Samuel 15:22-23)
Every kind of rebellion is a sin against God because this behavior resists and exalts itself above God. Rebellion is a fruit, that every adversary of God bears. That’s why those who belong to the world and the devil shall bear the fruit of rebellion. To God rebellion is equal to the sin of witchcraft and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because this behavior doesn’t acknowledge Him as the Almighty God, Who created the heavens and the earth and has all the wisdom and knowledge in heaven and on earth and all authority in heaven and on earth.
What is a reprobate mind?
And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. (Romans 1:28-32)
A young child can already have a mind, that exalts itself above God and the authority that God has appointed over a child, namely parents.
When a child possesses the spirit of the world; the spirit of the devil, the child shall have unclean spirits, like a spirit of pride, a spirit of rebellion, a lying spirit, a spirit of perversity and (sexual) uncleanness, a spirit of strive, a spirit of angriness, a spirit of fear, a spirit of anxiety, a spirit of depression, a screaming spirit and so on.
In the Word of God it is written, that since people have not retained God in their knowledge, which means that they do not do what the Word tells them to do, God gave them over to a reprobate mind. This reprobate mind does all the things that go against the will of God, including disobedience to parents.
There are plenty of examples mentioned in the Bible about rebellious behavior and its consequences, which were sometimes poignant.
Ignorance among believers
The world calls it puberty, the Word calls it rebellion and demonic manifestations. But because many believers are carnal and live after the flesh, they listen to the world and believe the world above the Word of God. They don’t consider behavioral changes in the lives of children and teenagers as demonic manifestations, but as natural effects of a natural cause. Therefore, puberty makes it all right to behave unruly and rebellious. But as long as you believe in a natural cause and effect, you shall never be able to help a child and deliver a child from the powers of darkness.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled (2 Corinthians 10:3-6)
We are in spiritual warfare and our weapons are not carnal, but spiritual. We don’t war after the flesh, because our weapons are not carnal, but spiritual. We don’t fight against people (flesh and blood), but against principalities, powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12)
Our weapon is the Word of God, which represents the Truth. If you don’t know the Word of God, you cannot walk in the truth and will be taken captive by the lies of this world; the rulers of the darkness of this world, in no time. Because a soldier without a sword is not able to fight and stand.
If you don’t know the Word or don’t apply the words in the correct manner then it won’t be long before these seducing spirits will mislead you and you shall believe every lie of the world.
If you don’t know the Word, you shall not able to stand and cast down every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. You will not be able to do that in your mind, let alone in your life, your family, and in the lives of others. Through all these lies, your mind shall be darkened and shall not be able to save others, including teenagers.
Faith in the Name of Jesus
When you are born again and study the Word of God and renew your mind with the Word of God, then you shall find the Truth. You shall find out that all those manifestations in a teenager’s life which are considered normal are not normal, but are demonic manifestations of the kingdom of darkness. You shall not approve this behavior, but you shall command this spirit in the Name of Jesus to leave the teenager’s life and restore every disruption of the body.
The Name of Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth. If you are born again in Him and seated in Him, then you have been given all His authority. In His Name shall every knee bow, this also includes a spirit of rebellion that reigns in the lives of many teenagers.
‘Be the salt of the earth’
