The grasp most Americans have on basic Christian truths is amazingly weak.
Video summary:
The State of Theology - A Survey Conducted by Ligonier Ministries
Some highlights:
Posted on 04/14/2015 5:34:43 PM PDT by SJackson
If one does not know what is true, it will be exceedingly difficult to identify what is false.
One of my friends in Scotland commented that Christianity in America is a mile wide and an inch deep. After returning to America from living overseas twice as an adult, I would say this is a fair assessment.
The majority of Americans identify as Christians; however, their response to Gallup and Barna polls reveals there’s a disconnect, and even a contradiction, between what self-ascribing Christians actually believe and claim. Sadly, poll results indicate that most self-ascribing American Christians, while they state they would like to read the Bible more, are unfamiliar with fundamental Biblical facts; they misunderstand or have no knowledge about what Jesus says about himself, salvation, heaven, hell, or death.
Some self-ascribing Christians claim that “born-again Christians are disturbing.” (Such a claim either represents ignorance or the rejection of Jesus Christ’s teachings recorded in the four gospels as true. Clearly explained in John 3:1-21 and elsewhere, Jesus himself declared that salvation from sin/separation from God requires that one “must be born again.”)
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Some self-ascribing Christians either support abortion now, or had the opportunity to prevent it or did nothing after the Supreme Court’s final ruling in 1973. Some self-ascribing Christians have expressed “horror” over abortion practices (like Gosnell’s) but voted for and continue to justify their support of leaders who advocate for infanticide and sex-selective abortions.
Still, others support same-sex marriage as a civil rights issue, unable to understand its spiritual and biblical origin, while also whining about religious rights issues. Such claims–that completely ignore, reject, and/or misinterpret Biblical truth clearly articulated by the God they claim to worship–obviously mislead and confuse non-Christians.
To be sure, many Christians make mistakes, misunderstand, and/or disagree about scriptural interpretation. Christians aren’t saints. Some have committed crimes.
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But straightforward falsehood guised as Christianity is dangerous. If one does not know what is true, it will be exceedingly difficult to identify what is false.
This is falsehood: a person who claims to be a Christian–yet, both in word and deed: •Claims: “I will stand with Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.” •Claims: “The future does not belong to those who slander Islam.” •Claims: “America is no longer a Christian nation.” •Gestures with the al-Shahada affirming what Muslims believe to be true: “There is but one god (Allah) and Muhammad is his messenger.” •Lies about incontrovertible, historical facts about Christianity. •Purges Christians from the U.S. military, punishes chaplains, and hires key staff with known ties to the Muslim Brotherhood—a group committed to killing Jews and Christians. •Refuses to name evil (ISIS), but instead funds its widespread ethnic cleansing campaign and persecution of Christians.
This is truth: a genuine, born-again, Bible-believing-and-following Christian is first known by their confession, witness, and testimony that Jesus Christ is Lord, that He is the only son of God, and that He and the Father are one. Jesus claimed that only through Him can anyone know God, and that through Him alone can one have eternal life. Either Jesus is who he says he is, or he isn’t.
True Christian belief is evidenced in the out-workings of one’s faith: repentance, obedience, sacrifice, service, and evangelism (highlighted in Acts 2; 1 Cor. 15; 2 Cor. 5; Gal. 5; Hebrews 11; James 2; 1 John 1:3; Luke 10, 15; Matt. 28, and Romans).
Those who claim to be a Christian, but persecute Christians and shield persecutors from justice, are what Jesus’ disciple Peter describes as:
“springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved. For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error, promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved” (2 Pet. 2:12-19).
Timothy also clarifies: “If anyone advocates a different doctrine and does not agree with sound words, those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and with the doctrine conforming to godliness, he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain” (1 Tim. 6:3-5).
Easter is not only the most important date of the year for Christians— but it presents the opportunity for everyone to understand the consequence of rejecting Jesus Christ as Lord: death (Romans 6:23).
As is the consequence for those who make false claims. Jesus said of them, “I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’” (Matt. 7:21-23). He also warned, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”
Imam Obama speaks
Is he declaring himself Pope?
The grasp most Americans have on basic Christian truths is amazingly weak.
Video summary:
The State of Theology - A Survey Conducted by Ligonier Ministries
Some highlights:
obie is follower of chrislam at best..
where there is no CHRIST there is no Christianity and where there is islam....there is no reverance for nor trust in Christ.
Obies Christianity is even more shallow than the average Americans...by several orders of magnitude
STFUBO.
I call him ST.FUBO.
Bookmarked.
A Christian is someone who asks Jesus into their life, thanks Him for dying for their sins and repents from their sins.
God Be Merciful to me a sinner,Jesus come into my Life, Thank You for dying on the cross for my sins, I turn to you Lord From my sins, please be Lord of life, thank You for saving me.
The terms “pro choice Christians” or “Liberal/Democrat Christian” are both oxymorons.
To vote Liberal or Democrat means you could not under any circumstances have the Spirit of Christ within you.
Voting Democrat is not a sin of passion, or a giving in to a sudden temptation, it is a in your face decision to spit in God`s face.
A vote for a Democrat/Liberal is a vote to murder children, remove God/Christ from the classroom/public square, and a vote that gives your OK for children to be taught that homosexuality is normal.
And for those that say, hey no problem I dont vote...Well your opinion you give at the water condemns you just the same.
To support gay marriage is to harm a child... The Bible says anybody that hurts one of my little ones, would be better if he had a millstone around his neck and drowned in the depths of the sea.
A good litmus test, yes I have one, its this...if you support gay marriage and abortion in any way shape or form, you have never sincerely asked Jesus into your life, and certainly you have never repented.
Yes when we fall their is forgiveness, but wilfully going out to vote Democrat or liberal is not falling.
Speaks the fairy which went to his racist , hateful, bigoted so called church
I’m just curious what the survey said was the correct answer to the question concerning whether or not there will be people in heaven who have not heard about Jesus Christ.
I see no FRUITS....of any sort of righteousness from the walking talking human debris known as Obama.
It’s pretty alarming!!
“If one does not know what is true, it will be exceedingly difficult to identify what is false. “
I’m so tired of these ‘Progressives’ trying to preach Christianity when they do not know the word of God.
God only judges us by what we know or has been given to us. Jesus is the Creator. If all you ever was exposed to was the knowledge of a creator and you attempted to worship Him in the knowledge that you have, I believe you would go the Heaven. But all who are reading this has been exposed to the knowledge of Jesus death on the cross and His teaching. Therefore you are held to that knowledge and will be judged by that knowledge.
Lots, and lots of "nominal" American Christians out there.
On a given Sunday, more Americans are obsessed with sports or give their pagan worship to another addiction instead of going to a Bible believing church.
In my opinion, anyone who voted for Obama (twice) is not a true Christian. By their fruits shall ye know them.
Aren’t those questions kind of vague?
In my opinion anybody that voted once is NOT a Christian... We have known the Democrat Party was anti Christian since...what 1965 or thereabouts.
“Is Obama declaring himself Pope?” Answer: no, he’d never demote himself
Was Obama holding himself up as an example of “is not?”
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