Well, I found another barometer of how "successful" apostianity is doing in the world today "winning people" for Jesus. Here ya go:
While Christianity has typically generated an uneven reputation, the research shows that many of the most common critiques are becoming more concentrated. The study explored twenty specific images related to Christianity, including ten favorable and ten unfavorable perceptions. Among young non-Christians, nine out of the top 12 perceptions were negative. Common negative perceptions include that present-day Christianity is judgmental (87%), hypocritical (85%), old-fashioned (78%), and too involved in politics (75%) - representing large proportions of young outsiders who attach these negative labels to Christians. The most common favorable perceptions were that Christianity teaches the same basic ideas as other religions (82%), has good values and principles (76%), is friendly (71%), and is a faith they respect (55%).
Even among young Christians, many of the negative images generated significant traction. Half of young churchgoers said they perceive Christianity to be judgmental, hypocritical, and too political. One-third said it was old-fashioned and out of touch with reality.
Interestingly, the study discovered a new image that has steadily grown in prominence over the last decade. Today, the most common perception is that present-day Christianity is "anti-homosexual." Overall, 91% of young non-Christians and 80% of young churchgoers say this phrase describes Christianity. As the research probed this perception, non-Christians and Christians explained that beyond their recognition that Christians oppose homosexuality, they believe that Christians show excessive contempt and unloving attitudes towards gays and lesbians. One of the most frequent criticisms of young Christians was that they believe the church has made homosexuality a "bigger sin" than anything else. Moreover, they claim that the church has not helped them apply the biblical teaching on homosexuality to their friendships with gays and lesbians.
The ‘UnChristian’ Label
When young people were asked to identify their impressions of Christianity, one of the common themes was "Christianity is changed from what it used to be" and "Christianity in today’s society no longer looks like Jesus." These comments were the most frequent unprompted images that young people called to mind, mentioned by one-quarter of both young non-Christians (23%) and born again Christians (22%).
Kinnaman explained, "That’s where the term 'unChristian' came from. Young people are very candid. In our interviews, we kept encountering young people - both those inside the church and outside of it - who said that something was broken in the present-day expression of Christianity. Their perceptions about Christianity were not always accurate, but what surprised me was not only the severity of their frustration with Christians, but also how frequently young born again Christians expressed some of the very same comments as young non-Christians."
http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=280
As christians, I thought the idea was to love the sinner, but hate the sin? We should hate the homosexuality but love the sinner, does'nt look like that's quite coming across from apostianity huh? Is this the way apostianity attempts to bring glory to the Creator? Everthing about todays so called christianity is SICKENING, absolutely nauseating. Where's the love? The world sure does'nt see it, neither do I. If there's no love, what does that say about the sickening fraud known as christianity today? Hmm, something from the bible comes to mind:
John 13:34-3534 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
The world and the few true believers in Jesus see through the apostianity fraud from a mile away. The only people who don't seem to "get it" are those who are up over their eyeballs in the apostacy, thinking they are doing God some kind of service. That brings to mind another scripture:
John 16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time ...
"They will make you outcasts from the synagogue, but an hour is coming for everyone who kills you to think that he is offering service to God.
We are there. They all encourage one another as if nothing was wrong. Time is short, a day of reckoning is coming for all those who have chosen to believe lies instead of receiving the love of the truth. The apostate flock has surrounded themselves with men who tell them what they want to hear, not the counsel of the Lord.
2 Timothy 4 : 3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; 4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables
There are many different "christs" in the world today, and I can tell you that my Jesus is not theirs. The apostate church worships a number of different "jesus" figures, none of whom are the same as the one I see in the bible. Close is not good enough. There is ONE Jesus who saves, the true son of God, any other jesus will land you in an unpleasant place. The time for "playing christianity" is OVER. Get and stay right with the true Jesus Christ today. You can find him in your bibles. Grace and peace
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