What is Happening in Babylonian Christendom?

The following article is a testament to the nature of the churches of Babylon today and Bonnie captures some important points that everyone should consider when it comes to their personal beliefs and moral convictions vs. those of their clergy or religious organizations.

The Lords' Witnesses have strived to prove and reprove the pharisaical control of the false Christian churches today and have given pages and pages of biblical support on these issues, however breaking through the preconceptions and indoctrinations of your youth is extremely difficult.  Add to that the pressures of the church and even your own families to keep you from actually seeking the Lord on your own time and by your own methods is considered apostate by some.  We are told to "examine all things" to include the works of others and the doctrines they adopt.  Only by the sweat of your own brow will you eat bread.  Please read this article carefully and consider what is being said here:

February 26, 2009

Erosion of the Good News

 By Bonnie Alba

The Southern Baptist Convention has reported a drop in membership in the latest church annual report, "Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches." They're now in company with all the other mainline denominations who have steadily lost members over the last decade.

Barna Group's latest poll provides some clues. Half of those who responded no longer believe that Christianity is "the Religion" of America. More startling is the mixed bag of beliefs residing in the minds of those claiming to be Christians, evangelicals and born again Christians.

** 50 percent believe that Satan does not exist;

** 33 percent believe that Jesus sinned while he was on earth;

** 25 percent do not believe the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches.

An overwhelming 74 percent agreed that their religious faith was becoming even more important to them. But 71 percent noted that they are personally more likely to develop their own set of religious beliefs versus a comprehensive set of beliefs taught by a particular church.

Is this Bible illiteracy? Or, is there something more going on beneath the surface of these statistics? With over 200 U.S. Christian denominations upholding various theologies, have we reached saturation? Much like walking down a grocery cereal aisle, do we choose what we like and discard what we don't like? Particularly if it affects our desired lifestyles?

The Oprah Winfrey show is an example with its many-flavored approach to religion and spirituality. Leading us to selectively pick a little of this and a little of that, we follow the rosy-looking path of whatever pleases us and not God.

The effects of our modern thinking is woven throughout our narcissistic culture. Naming God as just a "higher power" and adopting the "all human beings are born good" stance is ignorance of who God is and what he says about himself through his Word.

This poll also determined that the majority no longer adhere to a particular denomination. Instead of identifying themselves as Baptist, Methodist, Catholic — they now pick and choose their belief system from a menu of both Christian and non-Christian spiritual philosophies.

In his conclusions, Barna stated that "This has resulted in an abundance of unique worldviews based on personal combinations of theology drawn from a smattering of world religions such as Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam as well as secularism."

We can see the contradictory beliefs all around us and even in ourselves. It is now possible that a "Christian" might adhere to beliefs that we shouldn't step on a bug or spider; that we must save the animals; and also believe that it's perfectly okay to murder a human being in the womb.

In his book, "Christless Christianity," Michael Horton argues that America is well on its way to parting with Jesus Christ and the Good News. He says that it's "not that evangelicalism is becoming theologically liberal but that it is becoming theologically vacuous."

What is replacing "...the old, old story" is the culture's self-centered "I do what pleases me" mindset. Even in churches. Many Christian churches have departed from God's story to solely the human story. We're becoming a sin-free, guilt-free society intent on instant gratification, individual convenience and keeping self-esteem above all else.

There is a tug of war between between the culture and the churches. Forgetting that Jesus said, "...I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it" churches have ceded to the horizontal humanistic pull of the world and narcissistic desires of people over and against the Good News.

Many people have proffered the "What would Jesus do?" axiom. Horton contends the question should be "What has Jesus done?" — for you and me. It's not about us, it's about God.

As Horton rightly asks "Is Christianity all about spiritual and moral makeovers or about death and resurrection — radical judgment and radical grace?"

© Bonnie Alba

The bottom line here is that Babylonian Christians are beginning to awaken from their spiritual sleep and realize that they have been kept in darkness.  They have been fed by the breast of Satan and are woefully disappointed in the way it has kept them from true spiritual enlightenment.  Babylon (churches) will fall and is already beginning to fall just as the Babylonian kingdom (secular) will fall.  Just as their is a divide in the people of the world over a global NWO, there will be a divide in the church as to whether they should stay in Babylon or "get out of her".  All true Christians are told to follow the voice of the lamb wherever he goes.  That is where His faithful slave really is. 

He left us the roadmap but it is up to us to follow the road!  Now is the time for the Kingdom is at hand!!!!!!!!!!

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