I have no idea about the details of this survey ... who they questioned, how they were questioned, how the questions were worded, etc. All I can say is that we all need to pray for the lost in our own churches. Throughout the existence of this neverending thread, we have pointed fingers at the "wrongs" of the opposite side. How sad that we are so quick to point out the "faults" of anothers faith when we can't even see the shortcomings in our own.
So many "Christians" focus their efforts on people of other faiths in efforts to "save" them. Yet we fail to see that the person in the pew next to us on any given Sunday needs that saving grace more than the person we are trying to convert.
Our church leaders (that includes all denominations) need to address this situation seriously and vigorously ... and we need to do the same. No, we more than likely will not be able to reach everyone that doesn't hold to the teachings of Christianity, but we can certainly reach out and try. That starts within the confines of our own families. Families need to pray together, study together and attend regular services together. That's the starting point for turning our congregation around and getting it back on the right track.
May God bless us in this effort to revive His church.
Agreed. But from these threads I have discerned (maybe wrongly) that one of the reasons the catholic church believes they are "the" Chruch is becasue the are "united" in their beliefs. That one of the reasons they can point fingers at the "prostestants" and say they are wrong is because there are so many different denominations. I was just refuting that argument by showing that the catholics are no more united then the protestants,