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Evangelical · 10-31-2017, 03:42 AM

The lack of of biblical knowledge in denominations by even the most fervent church-goer, reminds me of what Paul said in Hebrews 5:12:

In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!

This characterizes many denominations and the verse also proves that the view that we don't need teachers is wrong (here, Paul seems to expect the believers to function as teachers, it is not the job of just the pastor or priest).

Although some have claimed it is boasting, it is only the reality that many teenagers in the local church have a better grasp of the bible than a youth pastor (for example) in a denomination.In fact in one denominational church I used to go to, the youth bible studies were often nothing more than watching a movie and playing games. The pastor was quite incapable of leading a bible study and the participants would rather do other things than study the bible. The modern day churches, even though they may be large and attractive, are really just social gatherings and entertainment centers with a religious flavor. Few people there are able to answer a fairly straightforward question from the Bible. In fact the post-church conversations are often not related to God or the Bible at all, the general disinterest in discussing anything of spiritual value is evident.

Here is an article which supports what I am saying, called "The Epidemic of Bible Illiteracy in Our Churches":

http://www.christianitytoday.com/eds...-churches.html

The Sad Statistics
Christians claim to believe the Bible is God's Word. We claim it's God's divinely inspired, inerrant message to us. Yet despite this, we aren't reading it. A recent LifeWay Research study found only 45 percent of those who regularly attend church read the Bible more than once a week. Over 40 percent of the people attending read their Bible occasionally, maybe once or twice a month. Almost 1 in 5 churchgoers say they never read the Bible—essentially the same number who read it every day.

There have been many other studies showing similar results, one of which claims that 80% of church goers don't read the Bible:

http://www.christianitytoday.com/new...ay-survey.html

In a fresh study of "Bible engagement" released yesterday, LifeWay Research surveyed more than 2,900 Protestant churchgoers and found that while 90 percent "desire to please and honor Jesus in all I do," only 19 percent personally read the Bible every day.

The morning revival encourages daily bible reading, and the meetings also encourage it because of the expectation to share something in the meeting. I think a person who has the morning revivals would generally be better off than a person in a denomination, given the statistics.

10-31-2017, 03:42 AM	#282
Evangelical Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 3,965	Re: Smoking Gun? The lack of of biblical knowledge in denominations by even the most fervent church-goer, reminds me of what Paul said in Hebrews 5:12: In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! This characterizes many denominations and the verse also proves that the view that we don't need teachers is wrong (here, Paul seems to expect the believers to function as teachers, it is not the job of just the pastor or priest). Although some have claimed it is boasting, it is only the reality that many teenagers in the local church have a better grasp of the bible than a youth pastor (for example) in a denomination.In fact in one denominational church I used to go to, the youth bible studies were often nothing more than watching a movie and playing games. The pastor was quite incapable of leading a bible study and the participants would rather do other things than study the bible. The modern day churches, even though they may be large and attractive, are really just social gatherings and entertainment centers with a religious flavor. Few people there are able to answer a fairly straightforward question from the Bible. In fact the post-church conversations are often not related to God or the Bible at all, the general disinterest in discussing anything of spiritual value is evident. Here is an article which supports what I am saying, called "The Epidemic of Bible Illiteracy in Our Churches": http://www.christianitytoday.com/eds...-churches.html The Sad Statistics Christians claim to believe the Bible is God's Word. We claim it's God's divinely inspired, inerrant message to us. Yet despite this, we aren't reading it. A recent LifeWay Research study found only 45 percent of those who regularly attend church read the Bible more than once a week. Over 40 percent of the people attending read their Bible occasionally, maybe once or twice a month. Almost 1 in 5 churchgoers say they never read the Bible—essentially the same number who read it every day. There have been many other studies showing similar results, one of which claims that 80% of church goers don't read the Bible: http://www.christianitytoday.com/new...ay-survey.html In a fresh study of "Bible engagement" released yesterday, LifeWay Research surveyed more than 2,900 Protestant churchgoers and found that while 90 percent "desire to please and honor Jesus in all I do," only 19 percent personally read the Bible every day. The morning revival encourages daily bible reading, and the meetings also encourage it because of the expectation to share something in the meeting. I think a person who has the morning revivals would generally be better off than a person in a denomination, given the statistics.