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It's perfectly okay to bash other religions for they have lost their way
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on June 3, 2006 at 12:27 PM
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The Church of Scientology is an example of the erosion of Christianity
in the U.S. See comments on Isaac Hayes' willingness to participate in the criticism of Christians but not in the criticism of Scientology on "South Park".
posted by
WindTapper
on June 3, 2006 at 12:21 PM
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Of those 76% only God knows which are True or who have a form of Godliness but deny the power..."Not everyone who says Lord, Lord, will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven..." and many say that there are those who call themselves Christians who don't produce the fruit to support it, and as we all know use this appearance of hypocracy as the reason they don't believe in God. But there are hypocrites in every arena of life, or the wheat grows right along with the tares, but the harvester will separate the wheat from the chaff in the end.
Convince? There's no convincing anyone whose "mind" is made up. Again, it's not about being convinced, it's about recognizing our own need, and no one can recognize it for you. It's not a mind issue, but an issue of heart, and as long as pride holds up a wall so that even your own heart is it's prisoner, it's hopeless. Sometimes when due to a tragic incident in life or something that causes pain or trouble...just something that causes us to Look for help beyond what humanity can offer, is when many have found God. They had a need for him all along, but didn't recognize it; but when some trouble came that caused them to Look for help from above, and they found God, they at the same time discovered the need they weren't even aware they had originally. Not everyone is so resistant to surrenderring; though it is the natural state of the mortality of man that he was born with. It's like the Cross is an offense to those who reject it, but the power of Life to those who accept it. Before I was saved I wasn't so resistant; I wanted very much to know what the Truth was to this life, the purpose & meaning. When God revealed it to my heart I was willing, though I did have a little was with the natural part that wasn't willing. And it has often occurred that things have come to me in life WHEN I was willing, and I remember specific examples where I didn't get what I was trying to get until I became willing. I suppose this might support the fact that God allows us our own free choice....we don't have to accept him....but he says his gift of Life is free and without cost to anyone who will come.....and both his Spirit and his people say Come.......Kim
posted by
Kimlynn
on June 1, 2006 at 12:49 PM
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Kimlynn
still 76% are Christians
looks like they're travelling the broad way?
now I issue yo a challenge
tell me what Christianity has to offer.
what would persuade a person to follow?
how do you convince non-=believers
or do you have to? (I just gave you sort of a jhout -- more of an excuse)
posted by
Xeno-x
on June 1, 2006 at 6:15 AM
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Why the unpopularity?
"In the last days men will be lovers of themselves more than lovers of God"
"Wide is the way that leads to destruction....narrow is the way that leads to life"
"When all men speak well of you beware..." "the world didn't love me and it won't love you"
"90% of people are going in the wrong direction in Life" (Walt Disney)
posted by
Kimlynn
on May 31, 2006 at 8:24 PM
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the area where I live has one of the lowest percentages for church
attendance in the U.S. (about 17%). The people around here are more reserved and not as friendly as people in the "Bible Belt". Perhaps people are getting to be less sociable and more into "self". Less likely to go to church or anywhere else where you may have to talk to someone. Paranoia, perhaps.
A lot of churches feed this problem by trying to be impressive and imtimidating instead of friendly and ougoing. The wrong approach in my opinion.
I think that there should be more small neighborhood churchesand fewer "Mega-churches".
posted by
redwood
on May 30, 2006 at 2:45 PM
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