'Lost' Christians Greatest Crisis in American Church, says Author

curiousbonefish »

Sun May 11, 2008 9:57 am Agree: 1   Disagree: 0

I read some of your comments and your so-called "insight" about what the church is and isn't supposed to be and I laugh. You sound very much like Job's "wise" friends.

The issue of Christians falling away is most likely (speaking from a world of personal experience here) the failure of the Church (that's you and I, not some larger group of believers) to address suffering as an integral part of the Christian faith and our relationship to God. Instead, emphasis is placed on playing the part of the "good Christian", keeping your suffering to yourself, shake your heads at those who go through a crisis of faith, and abandon anyone getting in the way of the overall purpose and vision of the Church.

You people are something. Don't you know better than to pass on these judgements of people. DRJ, your incredibly uneducated comment (The CHURCH is comprised of people who have died to themselves and now live as unto the Lord Jesus. They have surrendered any and all of the "rights" they once clung to as non-believers. They exist to please the Lord and to make known His love to the rest of mankind. If anyone belongs to a "church" that doesn't believe, live, and preach these things, they had better hit the road, shake off the dust, and move on to a healthy group that does) is unfortuately the norm today, and comes from fear and from people who have never been, or never admitted to being, broken. DRJ, I would like to see how long you would own those words if God decided to burst your little self-righteous bubble and throw your life into complete despair. I have no room for people who have not been down on your face before the Lord, with your soul writhing in despair, calling on the Lord to restore you, listening to His silence. Oh, and losing everyone around you from the "Church" because they believe just like you and run in fear for their own lives. DRJ, once you get to that point, go back and read your post and see how you feel about it then.

How do I know? Why, because I was like you before God brought me to my knees.