The decline of Christianity

[theLords]

Of course we know that for the end times to be upon us, Christianity has to decline, so the one world religion can take over...

Do you all find it amazing that we have lived this in our own short life times?

It seems as though after 1948 when Israel became a state and that Bible prophecy was fulfilled America began a steady decline.

the 1950's - predominately quiet, the calm before the storm; playboy published it's first issue setting the stage for...

the 1960's - the vietnam war, prayer to the Christian God is taken out of schools, the feminist 'burn your bra' movement began, hippies, drug culture, that oh so evil tap your foot make you gyrate rock and roll!

the 1970's - harder rock (love the zep) more drugs, aids

the 1980's - big hair rock, bad fashion choices (spandex, really?) MTV (the spawn of satan who cursed us with jersey shore, you will pay, satan, you will pay)

the 1990's - no, i did not have sexual relations with that woman, gangsta rap

the 2000's - terrorism, economic depression, the entire world despises America and the Jews (nothing new there actually)

All jokes aside, it's amazing how steadily each decade has declined. i remember growing up and being allowed to ride my bike around and come in as it got dark. my kids won't be allowed to play on the front lawn if they're not supervised.

as hard as it is to accept, i'm happy that the Lord is getting ready to establish His Kingdom on earth :D

anyone else want to contribute with their own observations?

 

[jasoncran]

the 80's in its decedence is nothing compared to today.

 

[Michae1]

I do not recall if greed is a sign of the end times, but it should be. It seems to me that greed is a cancer of society that cannot be cured because the ones in charge of running our society are inflicted with greed.

Greed is not growing slowly anymore. Now it is growing exponentially. A few people will sell out millions of fellow human beings, just so they can have more. Even though they have more than they will ever need.

It is sad, and I am ready for it to end.

 

[theLords]

the 80's in its decedence is nothing compared to today.

: which way you leanin' bro?

 

[theLords]

I do not recall if greed is a sign of the end times, but it should be. It seems to me that greed is a cancer of society that cannot be cured because the ones in charge of running our society are inflicted with greed.

Greed is not growing slowly anymore. Now it is growing exponentially. A few people will sell out millions of fellow human beings, just so they can have more. Even though they have more than they will ever need.

It is sad, and I am ready for it to end.

Rampant sin is a sign of the end times, so this totally fits in Michae1

Interestingly, I once heard it preached that Sodom and Gommorah's biggest sins were not their sexual perversions but their arrogance, and the fact that they had much and refused to help those around them. That sounds like another place I know that starts with an A and ends with Merika.

 

[jasoncran]

i am old enough to remember the late 70's as a kid,and back then there was no lady gaga's and miley cyrus teen queens and who else? ah katy perry, no way she would be allowed near sesame street.

 

[coffeeelover]

I don't think things are so bad. Things are better than they were in the 40's or 50's for sure.

 

[theLords]

i am old enough to remember the late 70's as a kid,and back then there was no lady gaga's and miley cyrus teen queens and who else? ah katy perry, no way she would be allowed near sesame street.

i see what you mean now. you know the world is in bad shape when 16 year olds can pose naked on a magazine with nothing but a guitar covering her.

there is hope though, katy perry did in fact do a song with sesame street but it was rejected because it was deemed too racy

 

[theLords]

i myself would prefer my children to learn from talking vegetables

 

[Pard]

I believe this applies...

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing to be wise, they became fools,
and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.
And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,
being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.

Romans 1:18-32

Militant atheism is something to add to that list. Also homosexuality and porn and sex and drugs are being embraced and praised and excepted and stuff.

 

[theLords]

Good has become Bad and Bad has become Good

Being modest labels you a prude and being called a slut is a label to obtain

A male who remains a virgin until marriage is a loser and a playboy is glorified

Kindness is met with suspicion

Wow, we can really go on and on...

 

[Michae1]

...

Wow, we can really go on and on...

Well, when they canceled 'Firefly' I knew the end was near.

 

[jasoncran]

Good has become Bad and Bad has become Good

Being modest labels you a prude and being called a slut is a label to obtain

A male who remains a virgin until marriage is a loser and a playboy is glorified

Kindness is met with suspicion

Wow, we can really go on and on...

that second line gets me the most, the feminist movement wanted to stop that. when i was teen being a slut was a bad thing. of course, sadly the male playboy was the thing to be. that too is wrong.

then i want to add these pushers of sin.

the show weeds

the new hbo show on the lives of those in polygamy, and making it sound do able. again why would any women want to be the second or third wife and get letovers?. and jealous of them men.

 

[jasoncran]

Well, when they canceled 'Firefly' I knew the end was near.

firefly, that wasnt all that, watch the movie of that and in the end you will see something that they promoted indirectly.

 

[Strangelove]

I think the true falling away and the real sign of the times is fake christianity.

Never mind all the atheists and debauchery and wotnot,,,,,look at all the horrendously apostate churches and what they are doing and teaching.

Also I think a real sign is when the U.N. formerly announces that they are gonna boss all the nations on Earth. I think that will be the start of the "one hour".

../////////// although how long that 1 hour will be is anyones guess>>>.lolz.

 

[Oats]

I don't think things are so bad. Things are better than they were in the 40's or 50's for sure.

you're kidding

 

[theLords]

I think the true falling away and the real sign of the times is fake christianity.

Never mind all the atheists and debauchery and wotnot,,,,,look at all the horrendously apostate churches and what they are doing and teaching.

Also I think a real sign is when the U.N. formerly announces that they are gonna boss all the nations on Earth. I think that will be the start of the "one hour".

../////////// although how long that 1 hour will be is anyones guess>>>.lolz.

this is a very good point. this is the reason so many christians will fall for the charms of the anti christ

 

[jasoncran]

you're kidding

yup were better alright. the cities of new york, miami in that era were safer(one didnt have to lock the doors at night then).

no racial riots, oddly(even though the jim crow laws are wrong. men worked then and helped others. not so today.) it helps to have parents that grew up in the 50's and 60's. one from the north and one from the south.

 

[Mike]

Actually, the global percentage of Christians has remained virtually unchanged in the last 100 years, but there is growth in southern areas such as Africa. Interestingly, 100 years ago, 80% of Christians were Europeans. Today, only about 40% are.

I've read that India will be a region of growth for Christianity. I don't know what this says about the long term trends going forward.

Lausanne World Pulse - World Christian Trends, Update 2007

"1. Christianity has shifted dramatically to the South. Looking at Slide 1, we can see that at first glance there has been little change in the status of global Christianity over the past one hundred years. For the entire 100-year period, Christians have made up approximately one-third of the world’s population. This masks dramatic changes in the geography of global Christianity—a process stretching back to the earliest days of the world Christian movement.
Slide 2 illustrates these changes by mapping the statistical center of gravity of global Christianity over the past two thousand years. One can readily see that in the modern period (highlighted in red) there has been a decisive southern shift. At the time of the 1910 Edinburgh conference, the statistical center of global Christianity was near Madrid, Spain. In fact, at that time, over eighty percent of all Christians were European. By the time we meet for the 2010 Lausanne Congress in Cape Town, South Africa, the statistical center will have shifted well south of Timbuktu in Mali. This 100-year shift is the most dramatic in all of Christian history. Only about forty percent of all Christians will be Europeans in 2010."

 

[Strangelove]

Actually, the global percentage of Christians has remained virtually unchanged in the last 100 years, but there is growth in southern areas such as Africa. Interestingly, 100 years ago, 80% of Christians were Europeans. Today, only about 40% are.

Yeah but Mike....unfortunately that growth in Africa is a growth in APOSTATE christianity. Those figures represent the work done by nutjob charismatic fakeoids like Reinhard Boenke with his million man "Fire of God" concerts where people get crushed to death trying to watch his magic healing stage sorcery and even claiming that he raises people from the dead!

Without making a judgement on these African christians hearts, I'd hazard a guess that a large majority of them have been "instantly saved" with a sinners prayer or a public stage salvation event and therefore duped into a non-salvation with the mob without even glancing at the Gospels.

I dont think we can take too much heart from any "rise in christianity". The invisible Church is what counts and were never gonna know the figures for that. All we know is its gonna be a minority.