Christianity is modernizing?

[L Gilbert]

Noserings and all? lol
Well, hopefully they'll be a peaceful branch of this faith.

Documentary probes Canadian evangelism - The Globe and Mail

 

[In Between Man]

It is! On a huge level!

Les, you gotta see this program! I've already seen it, it's very exciting!

Evangelicalism is on the rise in big wayz! A whole generation of young people are smart enough not to brush God under the rug, but to ask questions, which leads to salvation thru Jesus!

Church is not the same anymore! It's been simplified, now we meet in coffee shops, parks, movie theaters, etc.

There's NO religion at all! Just the full gospel, spirit filled gathering!

While the denominations are failing, the evangelical church is experiencing double digit growth! That's the work of the holy spirit!

Praise God!

 

[L Gilbert]

Well, I am not about to praise anything, but I like this idea. As long as they don't get to proselytising, making judgements, et al on the rest of us, I say, go for it.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

While the denominations are failing, the evangelical church is experiencing double digit growth!

Which evangelical church is that alley? I remember reading somewhere that the younger generation has different priorities compared to the old guard, compared to the leadership. They want to get involved in issues such as poverty, hunger, environmentalism etc. They are not that enthusiastic about the tradition red meat issues of evangelicals such as abortion, grey rights, pornography etc.

I don’t know about the evangelicals, but these are not good days for the religious right.

 

[L Gilbert]

"red meat issues ... such as ... grey rights..."? Hey, putz, I have grey rights (I'm 55) and ain't letting go of them for no-one.

 

[In Between Man]

Well, I am not about to praise anything, but I like this idea. As long as they don't get to proselytising, making judgements, et al on the rest of us, I say, go for it.

Well, it's a good thing every human has the free will to choose Jesus or reject him. As for making judgements, remember Jesus didn't say "never judge" he said "don't judge, lest you be judged." We all make judgements, you probably think I'm misguided.

But it is great that Christianity is finally free from religion! It's open, inviting, completely relaxed and totally different from what you think. Bringing Jesus to Starbucks is the modern church.

 

[In Between Man]

Which evangelical church is that alley?

It doesn't matter what the sign out front says: Presbyterian, or Christian Fellowship, or Community Church, or Salvation Army. Or even if the followers meet in a park, the evangelical church is all those who believe they are saved through the free gift of Christ's death. The evangelical church embraces the full gospel, and welcomes the holy spirit comfort us.

I remember reading somewhere that the younger generation has different priorities compared to the old guard, compared to the leadership. They want to get involved in issues such as poverty, hunger, environmentalism etc. They are not that enthusiastic about the tradition red meat issues of evangelicals such as abortion, grey rights, pornography etc.

Actually, that's only partially right. The younger Christian generation is interested in poverty, hunger and the environment, very much so. But when it comes to the good fight in the political arena, it's currently being debated. Some passionately believe God has every right to be in our government, others don't. Watch the program once it's online. "Hip 2B Holy"

Where the real split is SJP, is amongst the entire generation. A very strong portion are giving themselves to Jesus, while other portion is following a materialistic life, filled with the occult and unbelief.

I don’t know about the evangelicals, but these are not good days for the religious right.

Religion is dying!!!! Evangelicalism IS taking over! It's so exciting! Simplified church, relaxed atmosphere, full gospel, anointed by the Holy spirit. Thousands, and thousands turning to Jesus! The biggest harvest is just around the corner! God really is moving TODAY!!!

It would be great to see the Catholic Church completely collapse because millions and millions of members will realize that the way to the Father isn't good acts, or membership in a particular church, or praying to a Saint. But rather through the free, beautiful gift of salvation through Christ's death. The door to heaven is wide open, it's not anything like the religious path they claim.

I predict amazing things for the evangelicals in the near future. Now that we have started to influence leaders in government, and young eager minds, are you going to start calling us the religious right SJP?

 

[Cliffy]

I predict amazing things for the evangelicals in the near future. Now that we have started to influence leaders in government, and young eager minds, are you going to start calling us the religious right SJP?

Religious fruit loops came to mind. We live in a mindless consumer society and that has been carefully planned by the powers that be. The "new" evangelism is just another commodity to be marketed and consumed. And you dear Alley are the poster boy for mindless religious consumerism. You are out there doing free PR for those who will rake in a killing on the gullable.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Now that we have started to influence leaders in government, and young eager minds, are you going to start calling us the religious right SJP?

Not quite, alley. Religious right has certain issues that it concentrates on. Issues such as abortion, contraception, homosexuality, pornography (religious right has all but given up the fight against pornography since the advent of internet), Creationism etc.

Religious left has its own pet issues, such as hunger, poverty etc. Whether a group belongs to religious right depends upon which issue it concentrates on.

 

[In Between Man]

Religious fruit loops came to mind. We live in a mindless consumer society and that has been carefully planned by the powers that be. The "new" evangelism is just another commodity to be marketed and consumed. And you dear Alley are the poster boy for mindless religious consumerism. You are out there doing free PR for those who will rake in a killing on the gullable.

The door to heaven is wide open. You only need to enter. This is it, the church has finally made it! No more religion, no more pharisees, no more holding back. God is once again ready to break into the world in a big way! The great revival and harvest is just around the corner, and the rapture soon after!

After the rapture Cliffy, I'm certain you'll be one of the smart ones who remembers us Christians talking about it. There still will be time, but Earth will not be a very hospitable place.

 

[L Gilbert]

Well, it's a good thing every human has the free will to choose Jesus or reject him. As for making judgements, remember Jesus didn't say "never judge" he said "don't judge, lest you be judged." We all make judgements, you probably think I'm misguided.

But it is great that Christianity is finally free from religion! It's open, inviting, completely relaxed and totally different from what you think. Bringing Jesus to Starbucks is the modern church.

Yeah. More power to you. Judgement is a tool of wisdom. Thing is, it isn't meant for judging people; judging their deeds, whether to eat a green apple or a red one, have a glass of red wine or white, etc. is what judgement is for.

 

[Cliffy]

The Church of Starbucks! How fitting, how ironic! I love it! Coffee: the new sacrament. "Take of this muffin for it is my body and drink of this coffee, for it is my blood."

Sorry my boy but if the rapture happens, all the Paulianas will be standing around wondering where all the atheists disappeared to.

 

[Cliffy]

If the Bible is true, then these conditions are real and verifiable outside of the Bible:
The world is only six thousand years old, dinosaurs never existed, the world is flat and the earth is the center of the universe, the Sun goes around the earth, demons, invisible spirits, ghosts, holy ghosts, demons, angels, snakes, bushes, and donkeys, can talk, virgin birth is possible, god and jesus live in the clouds above, prayer has secret powers over this god, miracles and blessing do occur, invisible souls can either be saved or unsaved, depending on what a person decides to believe in their heart, the heart is the center of all thought and emotion, people can talk to god and jesus with their heart, there is no such thing as a brain, people can be raised from the dead, people can walk on water, water can be turned into wine, 5000 people can easily be fed with two loaves and two fishes, only invisible jesus can save invisible souls, diseases are caused by demons, science is of the devil, a person can live in the belly of a whale for three days and nights, whales' stomach acid has no effect on humans.


For the whole article: A WrittenTestimony To Man's 6000 Year Old Ignorance

 

[Scott Free]

Religion is always modernizing. It changes with society because it is a product of society and evolves along with it. I'm sure the next few thousand years will herald new gods and old ones will fade away.

 

[SirJosephPorter]

Religion is always modernizing. It changes with society because it is a product of society and evolves along with it. I'm sure the next few thousand years will herald new gods and old ones will fade away.

Modernizing is the success to survival. Look at Hindu religion. It is thousands of years old, probably the oldest religion in the world. But it is still going strong. It coexisted with ancient Greek religion. Greek religion died out 2000 years ago, Hinduism is still hugely popular. The reason for it is that it evolves with time.

Where it doesn’t evolve, it is reinterpreted or many times simply ignored by the Hindus. But that is the success to survival, evolve or perish. And in this respect, Islam has a huge problem.

 

[darkbeaver]

Religion is always modernizing. It changes with society because it is a product of society and evolves along with it. I'm sure the next few thousand years will herald new gods and old ones will fade away.

No you are wrong, jesus is the enternal flame of consistancy, evolution is Satans work. You lot who want to dress jesus in blue jeans and cowboy boots make me sick with fear that Satan has entered our churches and smoked a marawanna cigarrette right in front of the pulpit.:lol:

 

[darkbeaver]

Modernizing is the success to survival. Look at Hindu religion. It is thousands of years old, probably the oldest religion in the world. But it is still going strong. It coexisted with ancient Greek religion. Greek religion died out 2000 years ago, Hinduism is still hugely popular. The reason for is it that it evolves with time.

Where it doesn’t evolve, it is reinterpreted or many times simply ignored by the Hindus. But that is the success to survival, evolve or perish. And in this respect, Islam has a huge problem.

Compared to you SJP Islam has no problem at all. I imagine you scan the horizon for signs of the Islamic armada every evening while you toast off a fifth of scotch, somethings fueling your imagination.:smile:

 

[Scott Free]

No you are wrong, jesus is the enternal flame of consistancy, evolution is Satans work. You lot who want to dress jesus in blue jeans and cowboy boots make me sick with fear that Satan has entered our churches and smoked a marawanna cigarrette right in front of the pulpit.:lol:

Jesus was the hippie, so if anyone was smoking it was him. :lol:

 

[darkbeaver]

Jesus was the hippie, so if anyone was smoking it was him. :lol:

They do say that Scott but I'm not sure that the story is not a product of some drug deluded mind seeking justification for a dreadful habit by simple coopting the good name of JC in the free love period of the sixties of the last century. jesus is it that long ago? Alternativly he could very well have been a user of hashish or any of the other cannibis products freely and widely available at the time in the region. His portraits do seem to indicate he was of an early hippy cult.:smile:

 

[Said1]

Jesus was the hippie, so if anyone was smoking it was him. :lol:

He was a Capricorn and ate organic food, too. Total liberal.