What Do You Think are the Most Pressing Issues Facing Christians Today??

[Im_A]

1)America and Europe. I would be pretty confident in saying that 90% of the people on this forum are from America or Europe. We hate ourselves for some reason, even the little fishy sign is being used as a way to snootily proclaim your faith for all to see (the OPPOSITE of it's purpose). If you live in rural China, you had better be careful about proclaiming your faith as a Christian. Here, we have other competingly snooty bumperstickers with darwin fish eating Jesus fish. America and Europe: our sin is pride and complacency.

2)The unwillingness of Christians and the Catholic church especially to enter into meaningful dialogue with other religious traditions (esp. hindhuism, buddhism). It's time to pull a Paul and try to find the holy spirit in the new "gentiles" (i.e the other 40% of the world)

3)The failure of Christians to use their positions of power to bring modern technology to bear on the problem of poverty. No group was as beloved by Jesus as the poor, we focus on war and forget about the poor. Without a life full of works, faith is dead. This is also true on a scale made up of the whole of the body of Christ, we Christians have all the power in the world but we have not followed Christ's lead, our faith is dead.

great post!

 

[DeSilentio]

pride
parochialism
supserstition

predominantly, issues that have been around forever, though they always come forward in a different guise.

 

[ottaia]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to morningrob again.

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[holo]

I think I must agree with my friend who says the bible, the church doctrine and our consciousness are the three greatest hindrances.

 

[ahab]

1) Spiritual poverty - Disbelief in Christ or not knowing Christ.
2) Material poverty - too many people cant even live in this world let alone believe.

 

[angelosKD]

1) Liberals who question the Word of God
2) Christians failing to submit to God
3) Cream puff pie Christians, all soft

1] Fundamentalists (and liberals) who question the Word of God
2] Christians failing to submit to the will of God to love one another as he loves
3] Pop Christians - worshipping wealth and health

 

[angelosKD]

culture,
fearlessness of gods wrath,
and political correctness!

When I grew up - way back .... political correctness was called manners

We definitely need manners

 

[70judge]

What do you think are the top 3?

1. science is proving most religious superstitions untrue.

2. christians failure to embrace science makes then irrelevent.

3. christian hucksters like benny hin shearing the sheep in the name of god.

 

[ottaia]

1. science is proving most religious superstitions untrue.

2. christians failure to embrace science makes then irrelevent.

3. christian hucksters like benny hin shearing the sheep in the name of god.

Hey! I can agree with you on nos. 2 & 3! We agree on something! Praise the forces that be (that was for you judge!)

 

[FLANDIDLYANDERS]

1)America and Europe. I would be pretty confident in saying that 90% of the people on this forum are from America or Europe. We hate ourselves for some reason, even the little fishy sign is being used as a way to snootily proclaim your faith for all to see (the OPPOSITE of it's purpose). If you live in rural China, you had better be careful about proclaiming your faith as a Christian. Here, we have other competingly snooty bumperstickers with darwin fish eating Jesus fish. America and Europe: our sin is pride and complacency.

2)The unwillingness of Christians and the Catholic church especially to enter into meaningful dialogue with other religious traditions (esp. hindhuism, buddhism). It's time to pull a Paul and try to find the holy spirit in the new "gentiles" (i.e the other 40% of the world)

3)The failure of Christians to use their positions of power to bring modern technology to bear on the problem of poverty. No group was as beloved by Jesus as the poor, we focus on war and forget about the poor. Without a life full of works, faith is dead. This is also true on a scale made up of the whole of the body of Christ, we Christians have all the power in the world but we have not followed Christ's lead, our faith is dead.

[pong]That is it.[/pong]

Although, isn't europe and America only 45% of the world? Making the NEW GENTILES = 55% (the majority)

 

[karen freeinchristman]

I couldn't possibly add anymore to these, totally true responses to a really great question!

 

[Im_A]

the only thing i will add is:


the desire to convince every other Christian of their "Christian views."