The Church's Job Is To

The Life Function Of [the Local Church] Is To Love The God Who Created It - To Care For Others Out Of Obedience To Christ, To Heal Those Who Hurt, To Take Away Fear, To Restore Community, To Belong To One Another, To Proclaim The Good News While Living It Out. The Church Is The Invisible Made Visible.

The Church Has Been Brought Into The Same Value System As The World: Fame, Success, Materialism And Celebrity. We Watch The Leading Churches And The Leading Christians For Our Cues. We Want To Emulate The Best Known Preachers With The Biggest Sanctuaries And The Grandest Edifices. Preoccupation With These Values Has Perverted The Church's Message.

In Our Day, You Can Mock Religion In Public And Even Get Funds For Doing It. But You Can't Show Respect For Religion In Public - Or You Risk Being Hauled Into Court.

I Do Not Believe One Can Experience Conversion Or The Fullness Of The Christian Life Apart From The Church.

Hostility To Religion Is Having An Effect. In 1963, The Number Of Americans Who Said That They Believed The Bible Is Literally True Was 65%. Today, The Number Has Dropped To 32%.