Amen.
Church pew research? Punny.
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Author doesn’t understand that when the church is most persecuted its growth is greatest as this is when the Gospel shines the brightest!
“Christianity the fastest growing religion on the planet…”
That is to bad..and very, very sad.
why?...because Christianity IS NOT a ‘RELIGION”.....:(
The definition of religion as far as the world in concerned is:
a particular system of faith and worship.
plural noun: religions
“the world’s great religions”
OR
a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance.
“consumerism is the new religion”
..do’s and dont’s...morals and ethics....a never ending list of when to kneel....and how to pray...and where to face....and ....and....and.....
BUT
Here is the GOOD NEWS.... Christianity is not a religion!
Then what is it?
Christianity is at it’s very foundation and in totality simply a REALTIONSHIP!!! PERIOD!
A relationship between the only Son of God and risen Savior JESUS CHRIST....who HAS risen from the dead!!... and now is alive!!
Jesus Christ rose from the dead! Jesus Christ now sits at the right hand of the Father! Right now....HE see’s you..he never can’t see you....he longs for you.
...And when we ask him for forgiveness of our sins...the sins that will/should put us into the lake of fire eternally....HE FORGIVES us of those sins.... Because he already paid the price and died for us on that tree.… he then enters within our earthen vessel made of clay … To bring to us the Kingdom of God!!!.... within us!!
THINK OF IT!!
... The Holy Spirit empowers this relationship. And we grow like the seed of a mustard tree... through the sanctification of the word of God… Every day… In accordance to how we yield to will of and plan for God in our life.
It saddens me to think of “Christianity” being a fast growing quote religion”…
But
It warms my heart and I praise my God and our Father in heaven.... every single time someone who is lost in there sins, alone, bereaved and powerless… who asks for forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ and enters into a RELATIONSHIP with the God of heaven the Alpha and the Omega
...and begins an eternal ‘New Life’....because they now belong to the Author of Life...
The Love of Christ to all,
Revelation David
In a constant sea of media negativity and propaganda, this is very heartening stuff. Thanks very much for posting!
Great post.
I think the Pew study is very misleading and too many people accept that Islam is destined to be the #1 world religion.
Christianity is growing rapidly globally and Pew denies that anyone essentially converts as a matter of evangelism or free choice. They only seek to understand demographics. That would never explain how Christianity has come to have more than 2.3 billion adherents.
**For the record, I place Roman Catholicism under the heading “Christianity,” and we have not discussed this church’s growth or decline, except only in passing.**
So many of the “Christian” numbers may really be Catholic numbers.
Not accurate at all — they need to be counted separately.
Wow! What an encouraging post! God is at work in His world!
Hate to be a damper, but what kind of “Christianity” are we talking about? Catholic? Orthodox? Mormon? Roll-your-own? Biblical? Christian Socialism? (this is a rhetorical question, no answer needed)
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Revelation 7:9-10
9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands. 10 And they cried out in a loud voice:
“Salvation belongs to our God,
who sits on the throne,
and to the Lamb.”
It sure seems like the Holy Spirit is working to bring us to the End Times soon!