I'm not sure this is relevant. In the end times, the only church that true believers will want to attend will be those that are dying. Popular churches will be those that tickle the ears of the attenders without teaching any of the true doctrine of the faith.
You've got to be kidding. You really believe the Evangelical churches tickle the listeners ears?? You get a much more "watered down”, “easy listening" gospel at any Catholic church than at any Evangelical church. 20 minute quickie masses versus 2-3 hour services twice on Sundays, etc. Much stricter list of “do’s and don’ts”. Need I go on?
Your God and my God are very different. Your God will go out with a whimper.
My God will go out with a tremendous, final, last outpouring of His Spirit, to keep as many as possible from perishing. My God will live up to his promise given in the following: "But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound". As wickedness increases in these last days, (as we both agree) so will his grace.
My pastor just did a two week indepth study on morality (fornication, adultery) becuase one of our members just left his wife. He has been expelled from the community of believers, with the admonition that we are to continue to love him and pray for his return.
There is nothing in my church that tickles the ears.
Nope!
You really believe the Evangelical churches tickle the listeners ears??
Don't get me started on the sermons I've heard in the Evangelical churches that have nothing to do with service to G-d and everything to do with how to get G-d to give you what you want out of life.
You get a much more "watered down", "easy listening" gospel at any Catholic church than at any Evangelical church.
I'm going to guess that I've been to many more churches than you have, both evangelical and liturgical. I could be wrong, but I've heard true Gospel out of both and watered-down mush out of both. It isn't the label that makes the people love G-d.
20 minute quickie masses versus 2-3 hour services twice on Sundays, etc.
Boy, I hope you're not one of those who measures the spiritual power of a service by how long it is. Those are soooooo boring they make me sick.
Much stricter list of ?do?s and don?ts?. Need I go on?
Which has the stricter list and is that good or bad?
Your God and my God are very different. Your God will go out with a whimper.
Who are you assuming "my" G-d is? There is only one G-d and only one Son by whose name we may be saved. There is only one Holy Spirit who reveals the truth to all men. Do you know of others?
Shalom.