Really, most of the points surprised me, but #5 did not. Have seen that in our denomination
#2 is not surprising; lukewarm churches lose members and don’t understand why pandering doesn’t work. Bible-believing churches gain members because of the Gospel.
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Those countries with vibrant and growing Christian populations have bright futures.
The USA... not so much.
Re #5, there is a lot going on in China and India, too.
Not mentioned but I believe is the most powerful occurrence of all:
As Prophesied in Jude 3, God is restoring around the world the true gospel of the grace of Christ “which was once delivered to the saints”. People are sick and tired of the law and its demands that they can never keep. Enter the supply of the grace of God in Christ who is able to save to the uttermost.
The true gospel of grace will shortly cause a worldwide incoming of souls as prophesied in Luke 14:23 after which Jesus takes his own outta here and along with the departure of the Holy Spirit, will commence seven years of the most unimaginable horror ever seen on earth. Before this century is over IMO.
We don’t know the day or the hour of this departure triggering the seven-year tribulation, but we DO know the “times and the seasons”(I Thess. 5:1).
The “times” are that we are now in the 21st Century, the beginning of the seventh millennium which is God’s rest (Jesus 1000-year rule on earth as the Prince of Peace).
The “seasons” are the coalescing of all the elements that will manifest in the tribulation, among which are: the beginnings of Israel turning to their Yeshua Hamashiach (Jesus the Messiah), the rise of the spirit of antichrist in the Left, the proliferation of nuclear capabilities among unstable nations, the rise of homosexuality, and the rise of Islamic Supremacy from which the “Twelfth Imam” AKA the “beast”) will arise (but only after the departure of God’s own).
Many scoff at this, but Peter warns, “Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation” (2 Peter 3:3-4).
Come Lord Jesus.
The most surprizing aspect was not even mentioned, that is church buildings and church building attendance (precovid) is way down. Christians are returning to the Acts type of church and faith growing. No need of a church building or a “leader” telling me what i need to know.
Depends some on what is meant by Chritian.
Considering the growth of the prosperity gospel nonsense, which names Christ as a window dressing, I doubt the actual number of true Christians is what it has been in the past.
God knows who are His and there are going to be a lot of surprises some day.
Christianity will go nowhere as long as it is completely feminized. Bring men back to the church.