Who are those nuts? They would not be allowed within 500’ of my SBC. Where in the Bible does it support gay marriage? They are not true Christians.
That may be, but the megas are draining people from the smaller churches, and while they sometimes sound biblical, the real emphasis is self-help stuff. Jesus wants to help you with your finances, nail fungus and remote control choices. Scripture is purposely de-emphasized, Christian symbolism like crosses removed (so as not to turn off the “unchurched”). After all, it’s not about YOU. These churches are growing and members of smaller churches who like all the glitzy programs, lights and contemporary feel, coffee bars and slick web sites are leaving smaller but scripturally faithful churches to shrink and shrivel. Thing is, these megas are often politically liberal, but the masses attending only slowly catch onto that. The terminology sometimes stays the same while the meaning behind it differs.
That may be, but the megas are draining people from the smaller churches, and while they sometimes sound biblical, the real emphasis is self-help stuff. Jesus wants to help you with your finances, nail fungus and remote control choices. Scripture is purposely de-emphasized, Christian symbolism like crosses removed (so as not to turn off the “unchurched”). After all, it’s not about YOU. These churches are growing and members of smaller churches who like all the glitzy programs, lights and contemporary feel, coffee bars and slick web sites are leaving smaller but scripturally faithful churches to shrink and shrivel. Thing is, these megas are often politically liberal, but the masses attending only slowly catch onto that. The terminology sometimes stays the same while the meaning behind it differs.