These false teachers count on the fact that 80% of Christians never read the Bible. So it’s real easy to lead them to hell.
The guy I bought my house from was a 20-something that became a pastor at a local church. They fired him after a year because he was bringing sound doctrine into it. This church had elderly members that had been faithful attendees their entire life but did not know the difference between the old and new testaments.
I’ve learned, after going to churches in one of the most unchurched parts of the country to then attending in the bible belt that there is a cultural difference I did not expect: People go to church in the bible belt becuase it is culturally what you do. People go to church in Seattle because they are Christians.
Obviously that is a generalization, but you get my drift.
The great apostasy/falling away must and will happen.
(And is happening)
United Methodist church article today, anyone?