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American Christians seldom seem to be able to separate their theology from an overall idea of personal affluence and success.
This has been a major bone of contention with me for a long time. There is simply too much worldliness within contemporary Christianity here in America. When a contemporary evangelical mega-church stresses "comfort, coffee, and cultural relevance" as means of bringing people in, a red flag goes up in my mind which screams "WORLDLY".
Along with that, American Christians seem to equate blind allegiance to the US form of government with being a good Christian. Makes you wonder if the Russian Orthodox and Eastern Catholics are somehow BAD Christians.
A few thoughts--this is from the cult Christian Science Monitor. Let's also not lump all evangelicals or evangelical churches in with "mega-churches." We should also note that the Bible talks about a great falling away (apostasy), so it is not just evangelical churches being affected in the falling away, but all churches. Christ will not return until the falling away occurs, so we should not be surprised by any decrease in Christian religious ratios compared to other religions as a whole.
Along with that, American Christians seem to equate blind allegiance to the US form of government with being a good Christian. Makes you wonder if the Russian Orthodox and Eastern Catholics are somehow BAD Christians.
So you are saying socialism and communism are "Christian-like"?? The freedoms we have in this country (at least freedoms that founded America which are slowly eroding with our push to fascism) are the epitome of God given rights as humans. Let us not forget this:
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
This has been a major bone of contention with me for a long time. There is simply too much worldliness within contemporary Christianity here in America. When a contemporary evangelical mega-church stresses "comfort, coffee, and cultural relevance" as means of bringing people in, a red flag goes up in my mind which screams "WORLDLY".
Along with that, American Christians seem to equate blind allegiance to the US form of government with being a good Christian. Makes you wonder if the Russian Orthodox and Eastern Catholics are somehow BAD Christians.
And then there is the Roman Catholic Church. I kind of like that one. Mega churches typically tell folks what they want to hear. That is, that the road is wide and so is the gate. Jesus's Church teaches timeless truth. Sometimes they tell you exactly what you don't want to hear, but hearing and living the truth is exactly what you need. It's kind of like that quote from the movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson. He said to his sons, "Aim small, miss small!"
Truth. Jesus said the gates of hell will not prevail against it. So that's why I am a Roman Catholic. I used to be Lutheran. Close, but no cigar.
And then there is the Roman Catholic Church. I kind of like that one. Mega churches typically tell folks what they want to hear. That is, that the road is wide and so is the gate. Jesus's Church teaches timeless truth. Sometimes they tell you exactly what you don't want to hear, but hearing and living the truth is exactly what you need. It's kind of like that quote from the movie "The Patriot" with Mel Gibson. He said to his sons, "Aim small, miss small!"
Truth. Jesus said the gates of hell will not prevail against it. So that's why I am a Roman Catholic. I used to be Lutheran. Close, but no cigar.
I agree with you about most mega-churches. They are ear-ticklers and many teach a false gospel.
p.s. The gates of hell will not prevail against the Body of Christ, not any particular religion or denomination.
Whoever just left me a really rude remark based on my above quote---way to hide behind anonymity. You show real courage and you should be proud. Feel free to PM me if you want to be mature about it.
So you are saying socialism and communism are "Christian-like"??
Did I say socialism and communism were "Christian-like"?
Are you saying Russian Orthodox and Eastern Catholics are bad Christians?
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