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<blockquote data-quote="joseph_" data-source="post: 70268631" data-attributes="member: 391632"><p>I would encourage you to study more about the well being of the mainline world. Many churches have closed. It is not an issue of church growth per se, so much as it is an issue of doctrinal and ecclesiastical solvency. Many mainline churches are dead. Also, if you look at the prevalence of spiritual gifts as evidence of the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, it gives other signs of the decline of liberalism. </p><p></p><p>How many liberals can prophesy? I hear things from the Holy Spirit every day. The church needs to be open to the Holy Spirit. It is not a debate about abstract ideas, theological liberalism is an impotent church, unsure of herself and lost in an unsanctified, undisciplined manner. Even Mark Noll called the mainline world "spiritually comatose".</p><p></p><p>Also the issue with evangelism is an issue of spiritual maturity. When Christians mature spiritually, they will reach out to others and attempt to confront sin. I agree that not all are called to be evangelists, but all are called to warn people that are perishing. This is important for the spiritual health of Christian communities, to have people that are willing to hold others accountable. <em>But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself. </em>Eze 3:19</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joseph_, post: 70268631, member: 391632"] I would encourage you to study more about the well being of the mainline world. Many churches have closed. It is not an issue of church growth per se, so much as it is an issue of doctrinal and ecclesiastical solvency. Many mainline churches are dead. Also, if you look at the prevalence of spiritual gifts as evidence of the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, it gives other signs of the decline of liberalism. How many liberals can prophesy? I hear things from the Holy Spirit every day. The church needs to be open to the Holy Spirit. It is not a debate about abstract ideas, theological liberalism is an impotent church, unsure of herself and lost in an unsanctified, undisciplined manner. Even Mark Noll called the mainline world "spiritually comatose". Also the issue with evangelism is an issue of spiritual maturity. When Christians mature spiritually, they will reach out to others and attempt to confront sin. I agree that not all are called to be evangelists, but all are called to warn people that are perishing. This is important for the spiritual health of Christian communities, to have people that are willing to hold others accountable. [I]But if you do warn the wicked person and they do not turn from their wickedness or from their evil ways, they will die for their sin; but you will have saved yourself. [/I]Eze 3:19 [/QUOTE]
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