What do YOU think is the biggest problem in American Christianity Today?
- Posted by: Todd
- Posted on: Mon, April 06, 2009
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Personally, I do see his point. However, I would differ with who he would say is the root of the problem, because I think he has communicated over the years that it’s pretty much everyone but him. 
What do you think? Is MacArthur right on this one, or dead wrong?
Todd
Take a look at this for a couple of ideas. Then I'd love to hear your own. Do you agree or disagree?
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Peter Hamm on Tue, April 07, 2009
Jud,
You kinda did say that.
Your words… [What MacArthur is getting at are the masses of unregenerate people INSIDE the Church who, when asked, can’t explain or even understand core doctrine such as the Blood Atonement.
This is because of DECADES of pragmatism that have led people to believe they are saved because they said a prayer, or they “asked Jesus into their heart” after having their emotions manipulated once upon a time in a service designed for that very purpose.]
There’s an implied connection between these two points, and if you didn’t mean to make that connection, I’m sorry, but many who seem to me to agree with you do.
...and besides, I would argue that if somebody genuinely asks Jesus into their heart, he’ll come on in.
But as far as this statement goes, [if you claim to know Jesus Christ and you can not personally explain how a person can be saved ( I’m a good person and I try to live a good life….) then I get HUGE question marks], I agree…
Wendi Hammond on Wed, April 08, 2009
The biggest problem with the American church today is spiritual narcissism (and JM has a chronic case of this). We think everyone needs to “work out their salvation” exactly as we do. We are puffed up and proud in our faith, lacking humility and grace. This condition causes us to become inward focused and as a result we lose our passion to spend ourselves serving the “least of these.” When our mental energies are used worrying about those inside the community of faith (but outside our own faith community), there is little mental energy left to love our neighbor as ourselves.
Wendi
Brian L. on Wed, April 08, 2009
Jud,
Thanks for the clarification. And like Peter, I would agree with that last paragraph, as would probably most of the people here.
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