... the health of the Evangelical church in America (and by extension in the West). Events take place inside her visible presence that doesn't bode well for her at all.
Situations develop and conclude among her people in which a good grasp of Scripture is required. The evidence supports a conclusion that they not only do not have a "good grasp of Scripture," but they don't have a good grasp of the Gospel, church history, their own denominational history, evangelism, or missions. But most disconcerting and alarming is the absence of both a fear of God and an awareness of the utter sinfulness of sin.
One specific fruit of this abismal situation is the presence of non-believers and apostates in church leadership ... it's scandalous! And I don't even have to go to Barna Research and read their latest report to know this.
Situations develop and conclude among her people in which a good grasp of Scripture is required. The evidence supports a conclusion that they not only do not have a "good grasp of Scripture," but they don't have a good grasp of the Gospel, church history, their own denominational history, evangelism, or missions. But most disconcerting and alarming is the absence of both a fear of God and an awareness of the utter sinfulness of sin.
One specific fruit of this abismal situation is the presence of non-believers and apostates in church leadership ... it's scandalous! And I don't even have to go to Barna Research and read their latest report to know this.
Apostasy; Christianity; Church decay; Church health; Evangelicalism; Religion
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