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1 | 'Reinvented' Gospel | 2 Tim 4:3 | prayon | 110168 | ||
Greetings New Creature, I too have to agree with the article. Too many pastors today are watering down the gospel to make it sound more appealing to people. It is so sad. Many people are not hearing the true word of God. There are a few reasons I believe that this is happening. 1) Pastors want large congregations and will do whatever it takes to get one. They know that if they step on people's toes that they are going to loose those people from their congregation. 2) Another reason is that some pastors do not want to loose their financial contributors. They feel that their church will go under if they do not have these people to give. What they don't understand is that if they would just trust in God they would be just fine. 3) Another thing is that they want popularity. preaching the true gospel is going to step on toes. These Pastors however in the end will have to answer to God for their watered down messages. prayon |
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2 | 'Reinvented' Gospel | 2 Tim 4:3 | stjones | 110176 | ||
Hi, prayon; Another reason is even more troubling. According to pollster George Barna, only half of Protestant pastors even have a Biblical worldview. Barna defined this worldview as "believing that absolute moral truth exists, that it is based upon the Bible, and having a biblical view on six core beliefs (the accuracy of biblical teaching, the sinless nature of Jesus, the literal existence of Satan, the omnipotence and omniscience of God, salvation by grace alone, and the personal responsibility to evangelize)". In short, half the pastors re-invent the Gospel because they either don't know it or they don't believe it. I guess it's not too surprising that Barna found less than a tenth of "born again" believers have such a worldview. (www.barna.org, Barna Updates, 1/12/2004) Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |
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