Monday, November 28, 2022

Real vs Counterfeit

 


Christianity is an independent monotheistic religion and, like Islam and Judaism, goes back to Abraham, the progenitor of the Israelites. Christianity has the most followers worldwide with over 2.2 billion believers.

America's Christian majority is shrinking, and could dip below 50% by 2070. The U.S. Christian majority has been shrinking for decades. A Pew Research Center study shows that as of 2020, about 64% of Americans identify as Christian. Fifty years ago, that number was 90%.

More recent study published in 2022 by Pew Research Center, have found a retention rate among American Christian Churches closer to 67%, and cited that the decline of Christianity is primarily due to people leaving Christianity and choosing to have no religious affiliation. (rather than due to people converting to other religions)

Real Christians are not leaving Christianity... they are  leaving counterfeit Churchanity. Bible believing Christians are fed up with organized religion's false doctrines and unbiblical practices. Jesus himself separates real Christians from Church goers. ~ Matthew 25:32
 
Real Christians know that no Church has a franchise on God, or a monopoly on the truth.
 
The Church Jesus founded is not an earthly organization. True Christian assembly is with Believers, not institutions. Believers are individuals, searching for God by revelation, perseverance, and personal conviction. They worship in spirit and in truth, not in Articles of Faith, dogmatic ritual, or by unction from a hireling clergy.

Jesus Christ is the only person who changed the world with His sacrifice for all humanity. Just imagine what the Kingdom of God will accomplish when this same Jesus returns.

“Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” 
~ Revelation 21:3-4
 
Actions speak louder than words. Who you really are is not shown in your words. It is shown in your deeds. Jesus came to earth to give us a perfect example. For millennia, his words have echoed throughout the ages. And even more so his deeds. He didn't just speak of God's Kingdom, He brought it to us. It became visible in his daily life. He did not only speak of love, He is God's love made touchable. He did not only speak about the price of discipleship, He paid the price. He did not only speak of suffering, but went all the way to the cross. Even more than his words, his actions show what God the Father is like.

Jesus Revealed The Father

If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him. He who has seen Me has seen the Father. ~ John 14:7-11

Be an echo of God's love that is visible in deeds! 

 
The purpose of this post is to get people to think about what they believe and why they believe it, not debate who's right or wrong. To learn the revealed truth of God we must know and understand the true meaning of the words God inspired to be written. Use Strong's Concordance to check the original word before it was translated. Do your own research, make up your own mind, rely on the Holy Spirit to guide you.