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Nonetheless, the math is real. With 2 billion Christians on a planet of 6 billion people, that equals each telling 3 people about Christ.

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I understand where you are coming from...but I am under the impression that though the work of carrying the Gospel will continue of course...there is a growing need to rescue and deter those from falling into the cults and false religions which are growing and working fast to steal away those who are young in the faith and those who would one day come to the Lord....not to mention those already caught in the enemies strongholds.

Jesus left the 99 to rescue the one sheep gone astray....today I believe there may be more caught in thicket, or on their way there, than there are those receptive to Christ and the Gospel in our country.

I agree with Alamo-Girl that not all who claim Christian are Christian....testimonies of those who have come away from false Christianity attest to the fact that though they thought they were Christian..once they step away from the clutches that bound them they soon learned they were not even close. As that day approaches when Christ calls us to Himself I am fast coming to believe there will be and is a "rescue" attempt to seek out believers and bring them back to the fold of true Christianity before He comes.

There are some missionaries now who are joining churches who see their mission as converting those within the church to Christianity....the church itself is now seen as a mission field.