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The us church is dying

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Mainline denominations are headed for extinction. Southern Baptist church has lost millions of people in only 15 years. Rcc numbers are kept afloat mainly by immigrants.

I think this is Scripture being fulfilled, and I also think it's better for those who love Jesus. But maybe i am mistaken.

What do you think?
 
I wonder if it is dying or losing the attenders that found church to be socially advantageous. If the latter, I would call it purification rather than dying.
 
im reminded of david wilkerson, writing about a 'last day's remanant.' he lined up it up with both Scripture and personal revelation (hey, he was Pentecostal). I'm...inclined to agree, because some of the more public figures who have given up Christianity seem to have been dedicated to church-culture, etc....not Jesus. --personal opinion--
 
I believe this is the lord doing this. He said He's coming back for a Bride without blemish. So this is prolly still the early part of that. I think a lot more division is coming to the church. And what's left will then have a real fear of God again, Purity and truth behind it's walls.

Remember the story of Ananias & Sapphira? They died in church. Maybe that is coming back also?
 
Christ_empowered said:
Mainline denominations are headed for extinction. Southern Baptist church has lost millions of people in only 15 years. Rcc numbers are kept afloat mainly by immigrants.

I think this is Scripture being fulfilled, and I also think it's better for those who love Jesus. But maybe i am mistaken.

What do you think?
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Hospes said:
I wonder if it is dying or losing the attenders that found church to be socially advantageous. If the latter, I would call it purification rather than dying.
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Christianity itself has been on a decline. According to Wikipedia the percentage of the US population that identified as Christian....
1990 - 85%
2001 - 81.6%
2012 - 78%
2015 - 75%
2014 - 70.6%
2019 - 65%

Doesn't appear to be showing signs of slowing down.
 
WIP said:
Christianity itself has been on a decline. According to Wikipedia the percentage of the US population that identified as Christian....
1990 - 85%
2001 - 81.6%
2012 - 78%
2015 - 75%
2014 - 70.6%
2019 - 65%

Doesn't appear to be showing signs of slowing down.
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My Opinion, I think that is because people are moving around and searching for Christ. When they don't find Him in their particular church they look at another church. Perhaps with the advent of the world wide web, many are landing there and finding Him there. I do know for a fact that the Lord is all over Youtube for example. That could drive overall church attendance down. Meat and potatoes instead of only milk.
 
WIP said:
Christianity itself has been on a decline. According to Wikipedia the percentage of the US population that identified as Christian....
1990 - 85%
2001 - 81.6%
2012 - 78%
2015 - 75%
2014 - 70.6%
2019 - 65%

Doesn't appear to be showing signs of slowing down.
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Being a "good Christian" person used to be socially advantageous. As the culture influencers - media, entertainment, academia - become more secular and hostile to Christianity, the more socially uncomfortable it will become as a follower of Christ in that His teaching is definitely "on the wrong side of history." (What an inane phrase.) Those in the church who find Jesus less valuable than things in the world will drift away. My guess is your numbers are showing the drifting away of people that never knew Christ as the primary treasure of their lives, i.e. never truly born again.
 
The Catholic Church has suffered setbacks before. This is just a covid hiccup. I'm predicting a huge return to dominance.
 
WIP said:
Christianity itself has been on a decline. According to Wikipedia the percentage of the US population that identified as Christian....
1990 - 85%
2001 - 81.6%
2012 - 78%
2015 - 75%
2014 - 70.6%
2019 - 65%

Doesn't appear to be showing signs of slowing down.
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65% of 330 million is still a lot of Christians. I'm too lazy to do the math.
 
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kiwidan said:
65% of 330 million is still a lot of Christians. I'm too lazy to do the math.
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50 per cent would be 165 million.
10 percent would be 30.3 million
5 per cent would be 15.15 million
Is that easier now?
 
humble soul said:
The Catholic Church has suffered setbacks before. This is just a covid hiccup. I'm predicting a huge return to dominance.
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According to the information I found, only about 20% of the professed Christians in the US are Catholic. Long way to go to return to dominance. I wonder if the Catholic church ever had dominance in the US.
 
kiwidan said:
65% of 330 million is still a lot of Christians. I'm too lazy to do the math.
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Yes, in numbers it is still a lot of Christians but with 65% Christian, that means 35% nonChristians. That too is a lot. Let's look at the numbers. In 1990 85% of the population identified themselves as Christian. The population in 1990 was about 250 million and 85% of 250 million is about 212 million. Today the US population is approximately 333 million and 65% is about 216 million. So, even though the population has increased by 33%, the number of professed Christians has only increased by about 4 million or 1.8%, circa 2019. Based on the trend I would not be surprised if by now, the number of professed Christians in the US might be about the same as it was in 1990.
 
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Edward said:
My Opinion, I think that is because people are moving around and searching for Christ. When they don't find Him in their particular church they look at another church. Perhaps with the advent of the world wide web, many are landing there and finding Him there. I do know for a fact that the Lord is all over Youtube for example. That could drive overall church attendance down. Meat and potatoes instead of only milk.
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The information I presented was not about church members. It was about Church members, ergo, believers.
 
WIP said:
According to the information I found, only about 20% of the professed Christians in the US are Catholic. Long way to go to return to dominance. I wonder if the Catholic church ever had dominance in the US.
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Statistics are not always a true indicator. WIP, you should have stayed on the A Team.
 
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