October 04 2006
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ENTRY
07:33pm:
The main problem with American church today is sermon. The sermons have become irresponsible lectures. Having no relationship with the audience or ignorant of the audience.
Sermon is the most important part in servitude of the Lord. Many have failed here. Hence, the church is scattered, some brought in ingredients of other religions, philosophy and rationalization of man.
It is unfortunate that some think the Bible, the Word of God, is merely a philosophical book. Hence, this brings the question of their faith. Why are they Christians? Or rather, why do they CLAIM to be christians?
Most would reply it is because they like Christianity, they like having the fellowship. The smarter ones would add because Jesus saved them but not knowing what that really means except that it was the answer given by many pastors who have mostly aquired such answers from their academical pursue. So in conclusion, they like it, they feel a connection to it, hence they CHOOSE to become a Christian. To clarify, I use this analogy. When a person is born to this family, he is loyal and faithful to this family, one would easily argue that if he were to be born to the other family, he would have been loyal and faithful to that family. Because he was born there, he was given food and care, he grew up there.
Nonetheless, in Truth, Christianity is the only path not because one likes it. It is the only path because that is the truth.
Is this important to know? Of course it is. One may think he's a christian, but he might not be. One might not be a christian now, but at the last second, the grace of God could be so effective on him on his deathbed that he repented just before his death when no one was around. The Jews thought they were all CHOSEN, but in Romans 9-11, we know the term CHOSEN is only used by God, not by any natural law or regulation.
It is therefore our duty, to inform others, so that they may come back to the right path.[@more@]