Parts of this book could probably be described as more of a personal polemic or rant that has arisen from the frustrations of a long standing Church History Teacher who has consistently seen and experienced history repeat itself over and over again in his own lifetime. However there is plenty of serious material within the pages of this book to encourage effective Christian living along with various interesting historical characters and analysis that is definitely instructional for contemporary Christians. For the most part I have provided Bible study particularly from the Beatitudes to encourage and inspire Believers to make a difference and yet understand some of the complex and strange trials that confront them while trying to make the difference. But focusing on my polemic sections: I genuinely get disturbed by the appalling and wholesale turning away from God and Christianity. It has reached phenomenal proportions. And the antagonism towards religion, and the resentful and belligerent attitudes are widespread and condemnatory of the church, and basically people revile Christianity. I find myself continuously defending the Faith, the church, and Christianity. Lately, it has occurred to me why people revile Christianity and the reason is obvious: Christians have miserably failed to comprehend the type of church that they should be. Instead the church, administered by men and women with ‘feet of clay,’ have made a horrible mess of things and people are correct to pass scathing judgements upon it. Look at the countless lives that have been ruined and utterly put off the church because of what Christian institutions have failed to do. The great sins of omission that have occurred as people have suffered at the hands of the church, not to mention all the other hidden as well as openly blatant miseries caused in the name of Christ.
In my polemic and analysis I compare and discuss the natural thinking and religious man still caught up in the Old Testament way of thinking as opposed to the spiritual man or woman who follows the New Testament grace teachings.
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79
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Church - I have somewhat against you: Effective not affected Christianity
Parts of this book could probably be described as more of a personal polemic or rant that has arisen from the frustrations of a long standing Church History Teacher who has consistently seen and experienced history repeat itself over and over again in his own lifetime. However there is plenty of serious material within the pages of this book to encourage effective Christian living along with various interesting historical characters and analysis that is definitely instructional for contemporary Christians. For the most part I have provided Bible study particularly from the Beatitudes to encourage and inspire Believers to make a difference and yet understand some of the complex and strange trials that confront them while trying to make the difference. But focusing on my polemic sections: I genuinely get disturbed by the appalling and wholesale turning away from God and Christianity. It has reached phenomenal proportions. And the antagonism towards religion, and the resentful and belligerent attitudes are widespread and condemnatory of the church, and basically people revile Christianity. I find myself continuously defending the Faith, the church, and Christianity. Lately, it has occurred to me why people revile Christianity and the reason is obvious: Christians have miserably failed to comprehend the type of church that they should be. Instead the church, administered by men and women with ‘feet of clay,’ have made a horrible mess of things and people are correct to pass scathing judgements upon it. Look at the countless lives that have been ruined and utterly put off the church because of what Christian institutions have failed to do. The great sins of omission that have occurred as people have suffered at the hands of the church, not to mention all the other hidden as well as openly blatant miseries caused in the name of Christ.
In my polemic and analysis I compare and discuss the natural thinking and religious man still caught up in the Old Testament way of thinking as opposed to the spiritual man or woman who follows the New Testament grace teachings.