Biggest threats to Christianity

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1. Consumerism

2. Narcissism

3. Disregard for human life.
 
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aspen said:
1. Consumerism

2. Narcissism

3. Disregard for human life.
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I think #1 and #3 can be summed up in narcissism. Pride is the root of all evil? lol I'm misquoting :D
 
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greatkraw

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christianity will prevail; in fact the gates of Hell will not be able to prevail against thr Bride of Christ
 
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carpetmanswife

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none of the above...sometimes i think the biggest threat to christianity...is christians.
 
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NoahsMom

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none of the above...sometimes i think the biggest threat to christianity...is christians.TADOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!! somebody quick.....beat the flames off.
 
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karuna

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I would ask, threat in what sense? Christianity was obviously not intended to last forever. Its founder predicted that its true practitioners would always be in the minority and that, towards the end of time at least (if not simply at all times) the world at large would try to snuff them out. He obviously wasn't looking for an earthly kingdom and I don't think he expected his teachings to ever truly reach a large number of people, even if they passed through a large number of ears. I'm not sure what success would look like.

I would argue that consumerism, narcissism, and disregard for human life are no more hurdles for Christianity than being weak is for weightlifting. In other words, these three problems are among the objects of Jesus' teachings and could be overcome if only the teachings were consistently applied with effort. For me, then, it's the lack of contemplation and internalization that lead to individual failures. The teachings aren't given a chance to work before they're turned into slogans.

In other words, being sick is not the obstacle to being well - it's just a description of the state we're in. Blaming continuing to be sick on being sick is akin to holding the script from the doctor and wondering why the medicine isn't working yet.
 
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karuna said:
I would ask, threat in what sense? Christianity was obviously not intended to last forever. Its founder predicted that its true practitioners would always be in the minority and that, towards the end of time at least (if not simply at all times) the world at large would try to snuff them out. He obviously wasn't looking for an earthly kingdom and I don't think he expected his teachings to ever truly reach a large number of people, even if they passed through a large number of ears. I'm not sure what success would look like.

I would argue that consumerism, narcissism, and disregard for human life are no more hurdles for Christianity than being weak is for weightlifting. In other words, these three problems are among the objects of Jesus' teachings and could be overcome if only the teachings were consistently applied with effort. For me, then, it's the lack of contemplation and internalization that lead to individual failures. The teachings aren't given a chance to work before they're turned into slogans.

In other words, being sick is not the obstacle to being well - it's just a description of the state we're in. Blaming continuing to be sick on being sick is akin to holding the script from the doctor and wondering why the medicine isn't working yet.
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Jesus actually asked the question: would He find faith when He returned? Something to think about. I believe in the faith like Moses had, in a personal God who spoke to him face to face. This is in danger of being lost in Christianity. Oh, not by all, but definitely not the norm.
 
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I would have to disagree, the biggest threat to Christianity will be and has been is not having persecution.

Persecution gets rid of the not sincere Christians and the un biblical Christians, Persecutions spreads Christianity to places it wouldn't go otherwise. When Christianity is popular or forced on a population the psychics witches and every other thing you can think of labels them self Christian and starts there own style of preaching and doctrine. Without persecution true Christianity wouldn't exist. The best thing to happen to Christianity is persecution.
 
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I would have to disagree, the biggest threat to Christianity will be and has been is not having persecution.

Persecution gets rid of the not sincere Christians and the un biblical Christians, Persecutions spreads Christianity to places it wouldn't go otherwise. When Christianity is popular or forced on a population the psychics witches and every other thing you can think of labels them self Christian and starts there own style of preaching and doctrine. Without persecution true Christianity wouldn't exist. The best thing to happen to Christianity is persecution.
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Since there is so little persecution I guess that is why christians persecute each other.
 
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VW said:
Since there is so little persecution I guess that is why christians persecute each other.
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Excellent observation, I didn't consider that.
 
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giantone said:
Excellent observation, I didn't consider that.
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Have you ever heard of a teacher named Rick Joyner? He had a vision at the end of his book "The Harvest" which was something else, relates exactly to this. If you can find a copy, it would be enlightening.

blessing in Him,
 
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miktre

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VW said:
Have you ever heard of a teacher named Rick Joyner? He had a vision at the end of his book "The Harvest" which was something else, relates exactly to this. If you can find a copy, it would be enlightening.

blessing in Him,
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Funny you mention Rick Joyner. I've never heard of him and about 10 minutes before I saw this post I watched a video on his church.
This video looks more like demon possession more than anything. It's very tribal and looks more like voodoo witchcraft.
 [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rwzbcMXpSQ[/video]
 
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giantone said:
I would have to disagree, the biggest threat to Christianity will be and has been is not having persecution.

Persecution gets rid of the not sincere Christians and the un biblical Christians, Persecutions spreads Christianity to places it wouldn't go otherwise. When Christianity is popular or forced on a population the psychics witches and every other thing you can think of labels them self Christian and starts there own style of preaching and doctrine. Without persecution true Christianity wouldn't exist. The best thing to happen to Christianity is persecution.
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I've never thought of it that way before.

VW said:
Since there is so little persecution I guess that is why christians persecute each other.
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That is so true!
 
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karuna said:
I would ask, threat in what sense? Christianity was obviously not intended to last forever. Its founder predicted that its true practitioners would always be in the minority and that, towards the end of time at least (if not simply at all times) the world at large would try to snuff them out. He obviously wasn't looking for an earthly kingdom and I don't think he expected his teachings to ever truly reach a large number of people, even if they passed through a large number of ears. I'm not sure what success would look like.

I would argue that consumerism, narcissism, and disregard for human life are no more hurdles for Christianity than being weak is for weightlifting. In other words, these three problems are among the objects of Jesus' teachings and could be overcome if only the teachings were consistently applied with effort. For me, then, it's the lack of contemplation and internalization that lead to individual failures. The teachings aren't given a chance to work before they're turned into slogans.

In other words, being sick is not the obstacle to being well - it's just a description of the state we're in. Blaming continuing to be sick on being sick is akin to holding the script from the doctor and wondering why the medicine isn't working yet.
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You have made a good point. I've realized that I have used the wrong word - instead of Christianity I should have used the word sanctification.
 
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