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1 | Question rephrased | Acts 2:47 | EdB | 52465 | ||
Joe There is a another reason a church dwindles. Many people don’t want to hear the truth they want to hear things that tickle their ears. 2 Thes. 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, I believe this verse is telling us what we are seeing in the church today. People drifting from the truth to a lie. If a man stands up and tells a congregation that God wants them happy, rich, and healthy he will have more people next week. If a man stands up and says there are going to trials and tribulations come into your life but God is more that sufficient to see you through them people will not be back. Pick up your cross and follow me is not a very popular teaching today. Most people want to hear Jesus was filthy rich and you can be also. EdB |
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2 | Question rephrased | Acts 2:47 | Reformer Joe | 52474 | ||
You are right about people wanting to have their ears tickled, Ed. However, I do not think that established congregations, with years and years of solid, Bible-based, God-centered worhip and teaching under its belt, are likely to face the dwindling of its membership to any significant degree if they stick to the God-ordained means of His grace. It certainly is possible, but if people know that they can come to that fellowship and drink of the pure spiritual milk of the word of God, those who are thirsty most likely will continue to come and drink. Now if Benny Hinn were to suddenly get his theology straight, then I would expect to see a sudden drop in attendance at his gatherings! --Joe! |
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3 | Question rephrased | Acts 2:47 | EdB | 52538 | ||
Joe Your right most grounded and established Christians would not get lead astray. However I feel safe in saying most churches are made up of people that are not that grounded or established. I think a Barna survey showed that most so called evangelical Christians never read their Bible. I think with that thought in mind many don’t really know what they believe. In Florida (where I live) we see people jumping from one church to another. When asked most will tell you they are looking for the programs for their children/teens and teaching that make them feel good about themselves. What they are really seeking is baby sitters for the children, someone that who will straighten out 13 years of no parental guidance for their teens and someone to tell them they aren’t all that bad and are really doing a pretty good job with the kids. That the real problem is society, that has corrupted their kids, and it is not the fact they sought baby sitters rather than being involved in the children’s life’s EdB. |
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