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A new Barna survey shows the sad state of those in the U.S. who consider themselves to be Christian.
1) Half of those who call themselves Christian don't believe in the existence of Satan.
2) Millions of so called Christians think that a person can do enough good works to earn eternal salvation. (This is a complete and absolute denial of what the Bible says. Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5)
3) And one third of those who think of themselves as Christian actually believe that Jesus sinned during His time on earth during His first Advent. But here is what the Bible says about that.
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.
1 Peter 1:19 but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
1 John 3:5 ...and in Him there is no sin.
The majority of those who think of themselves as Christians are picking and choosing their beliefs and rejecting what they don't like. They are going so far as to combine the beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, and others with Biblical theology, or simply taking what they like from the Bible and discarding the rest.
We are living in 21st century post-Christian America. (America was never a Christian nation, but it was founded on Biblical principles.) But how many of those who think of themselves as Christian, in reality are not? And the reason for this sad state of affairs is the failure of pastors to fulfill their responsibility to teach the doctrines of the word of God to their congregations.
And how much longer before God judges this nation for its apostasy and perversions as He did Sodom and Gormorrah?
We are living in 21st century post-Christian America. (America was never a Christian nation, but it was founded on Biblical principles.) But how many of those who think of themselves as Christian, in reality are not? And the reason for this sad state of affairs is the failure of pastors to fulfill their responsibility to teach the doctrines of the word of God to their congregations.
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And how much longer before God judges this nation for its apostasy and perversions as He did Sodom and Gormorrah?
He has already, it is called homosexuality, Abortion, economic greed, violence etc..... God has turned us over to our desires. As that survey indicates about our churches not to mention what we see on the news, media etc... . Do you actually believe God is still blessing the U.S. or that God is still here?
A new Barna survey shows the sad state of those in the U.S. who consider themselves to be Christian.
1) Half of those who call themselves Christian don't believe in the existence of Satan.
2) Millions of so called Christians think that a person can do enough good works to earn eternal salvation. (This is a complete and absolute denial of what the Bible says. Eph. 2:8-9; Titus 3:5)
3) And one third of those who think of themselves as Christian actually believe that Jesus sinned during His time on earth during His first Advent. But here is what the Bible says about that.
The majority of those who think of themselves as Christians are picking and choosing their beliefs and rejecting what they don't like. They are going so far as to combine the beliefs of Hinduism, Buddhism, and others with Biblical theology, or simply taking what they like from the Bible and discarding the rest.
We are living in 21st century post-Christian America. (America was never a Christian nation, but it was founded on Biblical principles.) But how many of those who think of themselves as Christian, in reality are not? And the reason for this sad state of affairs is the failure of pastors to fulfill their responsibility to teach the doctrines of the word of God to their congregations.
And how much longer before God judges this nation for its apostasy and perversions as He did Sodom and Gormorrah?
I know, its just beyond belief.
I was unaware of this, till I seen this on Fox (where else would it be broadcasted) so I googled it..."religious nones" (grew 138% since 1990). It is becoming the fastest growing "religions" in the US...the religion of no religion
Inside the News: Religious 'nones' on the rise in U.S.
"Mar 11, 2009 ... In addition to the "nones," there are many more who say they are affiliated with a religious brand but don't actively practice their faith. ..."
He has already, it is called homosexuality, Abortion, economic greed, violence etc..... God has turned us over to our desires. As that survey indicates about our churches not to mention what we see on the news, media etc... . Do you actually believe God is still blessing the U.S. or that God is still here?
It will continue to get much, much worse as time goes on if there is not a change in the attitudes of believers toward the word of God. But yes, you are correct, God is no longer blessing this country except in the sense that the country is still here. We are still the custodians of the Gospel. That is, this nation is still charged with dissemination of the Gospel in missionary activity through out the world. And so we are still a Client Nation to God, just as Israel was, even though they were under divine discipline.
There are five cycles of discipline by which God judges a nation. It is hard to say what stage we are in. The fifth cycle is total destruction of a nation. We are not quite there yet.
Its funny how you guys(fundamentalists) talk about heresy and how anyone who doesn't believe the traditional authorities to which you subscribe are heretics. Its funny how you all talk about how most Christian theologians agree on your doctrine of eternal torture and the like, but then when it comes to the fact that the traditional authorities of the single most popular Christian denomination(Roman Catholicism) in the world which was the only form of Christianity for over a thousand years considers you to be heretics for your protestantism all the sudden your argument for traditional authority goes right out the window by your own admission. Again, very Ironic ...
Its funny how you guys(fundamentalists) talk about heresy and how anyone who doesn't believe the traditional authorities to which you subscribe are heretics. Its funny how you all talk about how most Christian theologians agree on your doctrine of eternal torture and the like, but then when it comes to the fact that the traditional authorities of the single most popular Christian denomination(Roman Catholicism) in the world which was the only form of Christianity for over a thousand years considers you to be heretics for your protestantism all the sudden your argument for traditional authority goes right out the window by your own admission. Again, very Ironic ...
Ironic by the way you constructed your argument. That's beyond a straw-man. That is not our argument and who is for traditional authority? Have you read the protestant reformations? "5 solas" brotha'. and you sound alittle perturbed. Dude just preach the gospel and leave the history books home.
Ironic by the way you constructed your argument. That's beyond a straw-man. That is not our argument and who is for traditional authority? Have you read the protestant reformations? "5 solas" brotha'. and you sound alittle perturbed. Dude just preach the gospel and leave the history books home.
FYI....We think the Catholics are apostates too.
IN order to understand the true Gospel you have to know your history friend. A strawman? I am not providing an argument at all, i said that its ironic how you guys think people who don't agree with your traditional fundamentalist teachings are heretics, while a far older tradition of doctrine from which protestants separated says the same thing about your not believing in their traditional orthodox teachings. Do you even know what a strawman is? Look it up ...
IN order to understand the true Gospel you have to know your history friend. A strawman? I am not providing an argument at all, i said that its ironic how you guys think people who don't agree with your traditional fundamentalist teachings are heretics, while a far older tradition of doctrine from which protestants separated says the same thing about your not believing in their traditional orthodox teachings. Do you even know what a strawman is? Look it up ...
that is the strawman. I don't argue about baptism, millianist, preterist, speaking in tongues, regeneration before repentance, once saved always saved, and so much more. These are non essentials which should not be wrangled over but the essentials is where we draw the line as far as labeling someone a heretic or abhorrent teacher.
So as you can see we don't wrangle over everything, calling them a heretic. So please stop exaggerating because it is not true.
Its funny how you guys(fundamentalists) talk about heresy and how anyone who doesn't believe the traditional authorities to which you subscribe are heretics. Its funny how you all talk about how most Christian theologians agree on your doctrine of eternal torture and the like, but then when it comes to the fact that the traditional authorities of the single most popular Christian denomination(Roman Catholicism) in the world which was the only form of Christianity for over a thousand years considers you to be heretics for your protestantism all the sudden your argument for traditional authority goes right out the window by your own admission. Again, very Ironic ...
The Roman Catholic church is apostate. It is false christianity and is the Mystery Babylon spoken of in Revelation. It is Satanic to the core and will be a part of the world religious system that manifests itself after the rapture of the true church. That is, the body of Believers in Christ. The true church is also called the bride of Christ.
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