While I haven’t said this around these parts in a while, I think a big part of the problem is hiding kids away in youth group rather than bringing them into the full life of the church.
The reasons given are a concern that they need something they can understand. Turns out youthngroups tend to be fun driven, rather than something serious. Young folks leave looking for just that,
(sigh) How long, O, Lord?
Meanwhile, Islam advances.
Hey if the Baptist catechism isn’t deep enough, the Catholic one is deeper, but the Jewish one is deeper than that. People will ask questions, and the Holy Spirit will lead.
“He remembers ... wishing his church had pictures.”
Kind of says it all, doesn’t it.
The Catholic Charities organization is focused on open borders. That should give some pause however the Evangelicals are also tied up in the “interfaith” movement thereby aiding civilizational jihad.
Something is wrong with so called Christian churches; i.e. Social Institutions rather than religious, money ‘grubbing,’trying to be trendy, immoral(sodomy advocates), many are baby killers. People are leaving the so called churches in droves. Lastly, there are historical factors these are secular times and people will not have restraints put upon their behavior. People are lost as the people in the article demonstrate-changing religions. Soon they will convert to Islam, Shinto, Tao or whatever.
In my opinion, this is a poor title. In fact, it is offensive. ‘Baptists, do a better job so our kids don’t stray’.
“article headlined “When We Leave One Religion for Another: How two brothers, raised Baptist, found their way to two different faiths”
This premise is a lie.
They did not change religion or faith.
They are Christians and never changed.
i am confused..
is this guy saying that catholics are not christians??
does not that make him a bigot, not unlike the KKK?
Moehller is one to talk about being taught weak doctrine
he is one of the leaders of the Emergent Church errors
That title is misleading
The piece is about Southern a Baptists church inability to keep two in their flock
This is rather getting very old, very fast.
Both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Church are BOTH scripture and sacraments based.
Welcome Home!
Because if they do, all that "eternal security" and "blessed assurance" goes up in (incense) smoke ... "poof"!
Remember, no sin can snatch you out of the Father's hand; if it could, that would mean you had earned your salvation, which you didn't, so it can't.
No sin, that is, except for the sin of becoming a Catholic.
Oh, I don’t know. It worked out pretty well for me. Very well indeed actually.
Wow, I have to laugh - not in an offensive way, but as a Catholic. We say the EXACT same things and have the exact same thoughts when our kids go the other direction....didn’t teach them the faith enough, didn’t ground them in an adult faith but only a teens faith, the other churches are just so entertaining we cant compete!
And we are both right! Do a better job, BOTH OF US! They need to know Jesus always better!
A side note - a picture is a thousand words - look at some terrific Catholic art and you will SEE the Gospel! Sure, it is not the WHOLE gospel, but so much of it as to be enlightening and of teh Holy Spirit. Or look at that classic of Jesus kneeling at Gethsemane....THERE is a whole lot of education!
Liberals. No values except diversity and dunking.