America's Only Hope!: Conclusion to the Introduction

America's Only Hope!: Conclusion to the Introduction
Brad Reiches
Oct 17 2006 12:37AM

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Tuesday, October 17, 2006
GodThoughtsWired!

"America's Only Hope!"

THE RE-INTRODUCTION OF BIBLICAL CHRISTIANITY
INTO THE AMERICAN CHURCH

CONCLUSION TO THE INTRODUCTION

"Many will fall away...will mislead many...
will mislead many...And then I (Jesus) will
declare to them (the many), 'I never knew you...'"

Matthew 24:5,10,11; 7:21-23 (bold mine)

In reference to yesterday's introduction to, "American's Only Hope!," one GodThoughtsWired! subscriber wrote:

"YIKES! Those odds are terrible!  I like to think of myself as a Christian
with a personal relationship with Jesus, but now you make me wonder. 
You're gonna' have to break this down really simple for those of us
who may fall into this category...This GT has me a little concerned..."

"Now you make me wonder..."  FABULOUS!  That's precisely the purpose!  To challenge you to "examine" your Christianity just as the Bible admonishes us to do.  To get you to ask yourself, "Where do my beliefs come from?"  "On what do I base my beliefs?" 

"Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith;
examine yourselves!...Pay close attention to
yourself and to your teaching."
2 Corinthians 13:5; 1 Timothy 4:16

In light of the above scriptural admonition to "examine yourselves,"  I think that "YIKES!" is a pretty good response.  That is certainly my response.  As we will see from Barna's research, really, the "bottom line" question is, "From where do you get your definition of Christianity?"  If it's from anything, or anyone*  other than the Bible, you're in BIG TROUBLE! 

"Do not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness,
but instead, even EXPOSE THEM...Whaever is contrary
to sound teaching...point out these things...Exhort in
sound doctrine and refute those who contradict...Be on guard
for yourselves and for all the flock."
Ephesians 5:11; 1 Timothy 1:10; 4:6; Titus 1:9; Acts 20: 28-31 (bold and caps, mine)

If it's from ANY OTHER SOURCE (even when that source CLAIMS to get their definitions from the Bible*), then you're VERY LIKELY deceived.  The sad part about this study is that it RADICALLY CONFIRMS the biblical prophecy that reveals the majority who call themselves Christians despite getting there definitions of Christianity from sources OUTSIDE of the Bible (i.e.  Mormons call themselves Christians, Moonies call themselves Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses call themselves Christians, etc.)  The problem, of course, is that, with ALL of these examples, their beliefs are RADICALLY different than that which the Bible teaches.

"At that time many will fall away...
Many false prophets will arise and mislead many."
Matthew 24:10-11

INDEED.

*For a classic example of someone who claims to preach Biblical Christianity..but actually doesn't, please Click on and read:  Joel Osteen:  True or False?
Also, for the complete transcripts from which this article is derived, click on CNN.com.

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