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Originally Posted by Evangelical
Many Christians, claiming to know their Bible and follow it, are clear about God's will concerning loving God, loving neighbors, baptism, faith, repentance, and spreading the gospel based upon the plain words of the Bible.
Very few, regard the biblical church model and the biblical way churches are planted.
Is it any wonder that Christianity is in such a mess?
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"Most Christians know Christ as their Savior, but few know Him as their life". Does this sound familiar? You have a generic statement, as if you could look into every human heart and suss out what they experientially know. Or did you do a poll, with 1,000 randomly chosen Christians, and give them a multiple-choice test?
"Many Christians are this.... but few are this". It is hard to get through a single WL message without this refrain. You base your criticism of others upon ignorant assumptions, and then use this criticism to separate yourself. Create a straw man, then your solution is what? Not the straw man! Well, hurrah.
The local church is so far from any 'biblical church model' as anyone could ever imagine. No love, no freedom of the spirit, no respect for anyone as valid in their own right, only how they are related to the Ascended Master. Constant criticism of "Christianity". Zero curiosity as to what the Bible says, only what the Great Man told you it is supposed to mean. On and on. What a horrible place! Many nice and dear Christians, yes. But the place is a spiritual charnel house, full of dead men's bones.