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Quote:1 in 3 'Christians' say 'Jesus sinned'

Half of Americans who call themselves "Christian" don't believe Satan exists and fully one-third are confident that Jesus sinned while on Earth, according to a new Barna Group poll.
Another 40 percent say they do not have a responsibility to share their Christian faith with others, and 25 percent "dismiss the idea that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches," the organization reports.

Pollster George Barna said the results have huge implications.

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As we know, the paucity of accurate, detailed Bible teaching of all sorts is one of my major concerns about the current state of contemporary U.S. Christianity. This is something of a two-way street however. By that I mean that there is a supply side, but there is also a demand side. God never lets genuine desire for the Word of truth go unsatisfied. The fact that there is very little substantive Bible teaching (and very little that is even true) emanating from churches and pulpits in our day (health, wealth and prosperity, false doctrines, etc.) has a lot to do with the sad fact that few Christians in the country today are interested in receiving it. Were there a genuine ground swell of desire for the truth, God would certainly provide.

Ultimately, we can only be responsible for ourselves and our own decisions. We cannot really affect the hearts and volitions of even the most near and dear to us, no matter how desperately we would wish to do so -- beyond demonstrating love, patience, prayer, and setting a good example, there is little else we can do. That is also true in terms of the local church scene and what passes for teaching. To an extreme degree, many within local churches desire rat poison over the sincere milk and strong meat of the Word. All a believer who really thirsts for the pure water of the Word can do is what we ought to be doing: "vote with their feet" and leave places of parched ground behind.

Those of us on the supply side who have dedicated our lives to the study and teaching of the Word of God have a similar dilemma. We are by and large not welcome in the churches of this country, not by the denominational organizations, not by the local boards, not by the congregations as a whole generally speaking. That explains why this ministry is on the net and not behind a brick and mortar facade. So I do empathize with the plight of those who desire the absolute truth. I was blessed to be able to find a way with God's help to offer this type of ministry to all and sundry in spite of the generally negative attitude to substantive Bible teaching abroad in the world and in our country today. Believers who are looking for good face-to-face teaching that fills this bill have my sympathy because that is very, very hard to come by these days. Just like me, all we can do as an individual believer is our duty to Jesus Christ. If my assessment of our current position on the biblical time-line is anywhere close to being correct, things are likely to get much worse. Blessedly, however, God deals with us as individuals, and He is faithful and just to supply your every need, especially in this most critical area of spiritual growth. If we seek faithfully, He will not fail to provide just what we need.

Titus 2 Wrote:But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

God Bless!

[Caretaker]

Amen Bro!!!!!

I would imagine that Peter, John, and especially Paul would be shunned by a large segment of the "Christian" community.

Praise the Lord for those who stand for Christ and will not compromise the Word of God!!!!

Matt. 7:

15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
16: Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
17: Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
18: A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
19: Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
20: Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21: Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
22: Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23: And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24: Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26: And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28: And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:
29: For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

[Caretaker]

Apostasy Today

The focus of the early Church was to TEACH and PREACH the Lord Jesus Christ. Any teaching that points the listener in the opposite direction of what the Bible says concerning the fundamentals of the Faith and the
Lord Jesus Christ should be considered "departing from the faith" or
"apostate".

Modern "Christianity" has, for the most part, abandoned the Gospel message
and cheerfully preaches sermonettes geared toward itching ears. Sermons and books flood the marketplace of Christendom with "new and fresh" approaches
to "biblical principles".

Yet, with every passing decade, the Gospel has been watered-down to the point where it is almost non-recognizable. And Jesus, Himself, said, "when the Son
of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?"

Today, there are more "bible websites" and "bible teachers" that one could ever ask for. But just because something is deemed as "Christian" does not make it biblically sound. So how does one keep on the right path? By sticking to the Bible with the focus ALWAYS being on the Lord Jesus Christ. He is our Savior; He is our reason for living.

[Dave]

People don't seem to get it, if Jesus sinned then we have no savior, and we are all doomed to the final judgement of God. What good would Christianity be with no savior?
Wake up Christians.
Dave

[Baruch]

Seems like the rapture is the wake up call that is going to have to do it, albeit, too late as many may find themselves left behind.