Do you have a correct point of view?

Psalm 25: 10

All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful for those who keep the demands of his covenant.

 

Is it possible to have faith in Christ, without ever attending church?

62% of all American believers seem to think so.

 

This group of people in the 62% category, say they have made a personal commitment to follow Christ, yet they haven’t attended church in over 8 months.

For some reason, that just does not add up, and it also does not seem to make a whole lot of sense to me.

 

The Barna Research group, suggests that what people in the church really want, is this…

“Make Christianity accessible and practical, but don’t expect any consistent participation.”

 

That does not sound like the Gospel I was raised on.

The more I read the Bible, the more I know it says, it has nothing to do with the way I feel, or what I want.

 

Walking with Jesus still takes commitment.

Walking with Jesus has never had anything to do, with making us feel good.

 

I’m certain that what Jesus wanted to assert, is that following Him would require our very lives.

So many people still haven’t connected with that theory.

 

A new church plant, has somewhere around a 1 to 3 ratio of commitments to Christ, per church member.

By the time that same church is 10 years old, that ratio drops to, 1 to 75.

 

Does the modern American church have some issues?

I guess that depends upon your point of view…