Posted on 06/18/2014 11:03:20 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
Last month, Southern Baptists reported its seventh straight year of declining numbers. Yet, even as the largest American Protestant denomination, along with many other Mainline denominations, continue to lose members, the charismatic Assembles of God has experienced its 24th year of attendance growth in the United States.
The Pentecostal denomination, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, reported an uptick of just over 30,000 in attendance from 2012 to 2013, bringing their total number of adherents to 3.1 million, up from 3.09 million.
....Domestically, the denomination credits its growth to the United States' growing Latino population, which they say make up 20 percent of their American population.
(Excerpt) Read more at christianpost.com ...
It is a process of change. It is Christian evolution
“....at mainline churches where they only think of God on Sunday mornings.”
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And that is bad?
Do you think that there are other entities that could even come close or compete with God’s holiness and importance?
what nonsense....devoted Christians don’t break the law to show how devoted they are...And I can guarantee you that those churches for the ‘immigrants’ don’t run in English
my tagline please
Ever hear of a time sequence?
The complaint is alleging that “some other” people do not associate consciously with God during the rest of the week.
That is not official at ANY Christian denomination I have ever heard of.
Broad brushes have a way of smearing the holder.
I’m not sure you are describing the AOG. That sounds more like the Church of Christ. I’m in a non denominational church right now, but I’m sure most would describe it as some form of AOG and we believe once saved always saved. We believe in salvation through Grace and understand that we all fall short. Church of Christ OTOH, believe you can lose your Salvation and must somehow keep earning it.
Everyone already knows what has been happening to the Robes and Incense churches. I wouldn't be all that concerned about falling numbers but more staying out of a church with "Ichabod" over the door.
http://www.jesus-is-savior.com/Wolves/assemblies_of_god.htm
ping!
yes and that isn’t even close to being on point....other than that have fun
Your link also calls Catholicism and Lutheranism cults, so.... not much use to me.
You don’t even have the ability to take a hint.
The changes are wrought by men, not by God.
“I’ve got a p-u-u-u-u-re religion and dontcha tell me otherwise!”
gee pot kettle black
I think the article did mention that, didn’t it?
It’s hard to see how you inferred that from what I wrote, but knock yourself out.
I see the so-called "heresy hunters" are busy-bodying themselves already on this...
I spent a great part of last week's online FReeping defending the Catholic church from FReeper bigotry. Same thing goes on here for/against the Mormons, or the Catholics against the Protestants, etc. It's sad, really. This is the one place we should be learning from one another and striving for unity in spirit in spite of the doctrinal differences, as we all have a common enemy.
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