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Today, with modern science, it is becoming hard to reconcile things such as the age of the Earth, a global flood, and evolution with the Bible.
The moral and spiritual demands are great in Christianity. In the Old Testament we can see Israel, Judah, and the surrounding nations turning to idolatry and witchcraft. There appeared to be perks to following idols and demons. Man made religion doesn't have high moral and spiritual demands. But rather they promote greed and sexual freedom.
How is it a crude and inaccurate view?That's a crude and inaccurate view.
Religion itself is made made, and it often serves human interests, especially those in power.
How is it a crude and inaccurate view?
It's my understanding Mormonism is declining rather rapidly, and they make up less than 1% of the world's population.
Why is Christianity declining both in membership and in clergy? Even the more conservative branches of Christianity such as Orthodoxy and the more conservative branches of Catholicism and Protestantism is declining although not as rapidly as the more liberal and heretical branches. Although Islam (prelest that combines Moon paganism with heretical forms of Christianity), which like Mormonism and Judaism is a cheap imitations of Christianity, is not declining.
Needs to be repeated.I know of no decline in the presence of Christ in this world. I know a great exposure and decline of the liars and fakers, including the racist and humanist self-glorifiers, as well as the national quasichristianisms, the quasichristian nationalisms, whether they call themselves churches, states, empires, or combinations thereof. This most explicitly includes those who falsely call themselves christianizers of this world.
Amen!Needs to be repeated.
Not possible.The church has to do better.
Agreed. Many people never use the law in evangelism. But as Paul said to the Galatians, "Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith" Galatians 3:24. Also, Psalms 19:7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."-Because it is divided and has been or is being rendered ineffective. Especially in the area of telling unbelievers how receive God's free gift of Eternal Life salvation.
Agreed. Many people never use the law in evangelism. But as Paul said to the Galatians, "Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith" Galatians 3:24. Also, Psalms 19:7 "The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple."
Thank you. I take it as a compliment.
Maybe not a worry. The opposite might be a bigger concern.It's a dozen years old by now, but I think there is still something to this post by Rachel Held Evans titled "How to win a culture war and lose a generation". In sum, Christianity is seen by the younger generations and the vast majority of non-Christians as more "anti-gay" than "pro-anything" (as well as being seen as "judgmental", "too involved in politics", etc.).
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