All this week on the television speaking about the Duggar family deception. Why were Christians deceived by this family if Christians always quoting 1 John 4:1
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Maybe many Christians are watching to much worldly television which does not edify the Body of Christ or Christians have become worldly in their views of the faith. Many Christians are fooled by a person outward appearance, but why when the Word of God speaks of deception of appearances.
1 Samuel 16:7English Standard Version (ESV)
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Proverbs 31:30English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Luke 7:25English Standard Version (ESV)
25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.
2 Corinthians 4:18English Standard Version (ESV)
18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Great article below about Worldly Christians:
'Worldly Christians' are 'damaging the faith' | Christian News on Christian Today
'Worldly Christians' are 'damaging the faith'
An online survey has indicated that about a quarter of Christians are 'not very Christian' in how they live their daily lives.
The Christianity Quiz, which was created by the nonprofit Changing the Face of Christianity, includes 10 multiple-choice questions that assess how anonymous participants live their faith.
In data taken from January 2011 to October 2012, which included 8,475 responses, the Quiz found that 71.6 per cent of respondents were either "Good Christians" or "Spiritually Mature Christians". By contrast, 24.8 per cent of respondents were identified as "Worldly Christians" and 3.6 per cent were identified as "Far from Christ".
Changing the Face of Christianity defined a "Worldly Christian" as someone who lives much like their non-Christian peers and deals with challenges with little regard to what Christianity teaches.
R Brad White, founder of Changing the Face of Christianity, told The Christian Post that he was unsurprised by the results.
"We've run this study for close to two years now and we've checked in on the results several times. This latest update is our first cumulative look at the 22 months of data," said White.
"These 'worldly Christians' or people we categorise as 'far from Christ' are doing incredible damage to our faith. They are a stumbling block to people who are considering Christianity."
Questions asked on the quiz include asking the respondent how often they read the Bible and what they would do in certain real-life circumstances like someone cutting them off on the highway.
"For those that don't score very well, we hope it convicts them with a desire to study the Bible and pursue a more loving relationship with God and others," said White.
White told CP that he felt these findings should prompt churches and congregations to "wake up and take this seriously".
"Churches should be about helping followers to become spiritually mature disciples of Jesus Christ. But, I would also say that the responsibility isn't just with churches, pastors and church leaders," said White.
"The responsibility lies with individual Christians within the fellowship of a supportive church community. How many people accept Jesus Christ as their saviour but have absolutely no initiative and no plan on how to truly become a living disciple of Jesus Christ in their daily life?"
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to determine if they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
Maybe many Christians are watching to much worldly television which does not edify the Body of Christ or Christians have become worldly in their views of the faith. Many Christians are fooled by a person outward appearance, but why when the Word of God speaks of deception of appearances.
1 Samuel 16:7English Standard Version (ESV)
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
Proverbs 31:30English Standard Version (ESV)
30 Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
Luke 7:25English Standard Version (ESV)
25 What then did you go out to see? A man dressed in soft clothing? Behold, those who are dressed in splendid clothing and live in luxury are in kings' courts.
2 Corinthians 4:18English Standard Version (ESV)
18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
Great article below about Worldly Christians:
'Worldly Christians' are 'damaging the faith' | Christian News on Christian Today
'Worldly Christians' are 'damaging the faith'
An online survey has indicated that about a quarter of Christians are 'not very Christian' in how they live their daily lives.
The Christianity Quiz, which was created by the nonprofit Changing the Face of Christianity, includes 10 multiple-choice questions that assess how anonymous participants live their faith.
In data taken from January 2011 to October 2012, which included 8,475 responses, the Quiz found that 71.6 per cent of respondents were either "Good Christians" or "Spiritually Mature Christians". By contrast, 24.8 per cent of respondents were identified as "Worldly Christians" and 3.6 per cent were identified as "Far from Christ".
Changing the Face of Christianity defined a "Worldly Christian" as someone who lives much like their non-Christian peers and deals with challenges with little regard to what Christianity teaches.
R Brad White, founder of Changing the Face of Christianity, told The Christian Post that he was unsurprised by the results.
"We've run this study for close to two years now and we've checked in on the results several times. This latest update is our first cumulative look at the 22 months of data," said White.
"These 'worldly Christians' or people we categorise as 'far from Christ' are doing incredible damage to our faith. They are a stumbling block to people who are considering Christianity."
Questions asked on the quiz include asking the respondent how often they read the Bible and what they would do in certain real-life circumstances like someone cutting them off on the highway.
"For those that don't score very well, we hope it convicts them with a desire to study the Bible and pursue a more loving relationship with God and others," said White.
White told CP that he felt these findings should prompt churches and congregations to "wake up and take this seriously".
"Churches should be about helping followers to become spiritually mature disciples of Jesus Christ. But, I would also say that the responsibility isn't just with churches, pastors and church leaders," said White.
"The responsibility lies with individual Christians within the fellowship of a supportive church community. How many people accept Jesus Christ as their saviour but have absolutely no initiative and no plan on how to truly become a living disciple of Jesus Christ in their daily life?"
