To all,
Offended?
How many offended Christians do you know? People that no longer fellowship at any church because they are "hurt" or "bruised"? ...I believe that this is the most offended generation of Christians the church has ever seen... Let me leave you with some statistics on the reasons people leave churches: 10-12% leave because they prefer another church - music, friends etc. 10 - 12% leave through necessity, they move or relocate. 10-12 die, become sick etc. But 60 - 65% of Christians leave because of offence!
Two thirds of all people that leave the church do so because they have taken offence at the pastors or someone in leadership in that church. A conflict, which in most cases, is never solved. Jesus warned us in Matt 18:7: "For offences must come..." Many Christians take a hold of an offence and refuse to let it go. (Based on extract from Take Your Hand Out Of The Cage- Monkey! by Col Stringer)
Now how many offened so called Christains have left our board? I find it rather strange, they fear us but not God!!
Offended?
How many offended Christians do you know? People that no longer fellowship at any church because they are "hurt" or "bruised"? ...I believe that this is the most offended generation of Christians the church has ever seen... Let me leave you with some statistics on the reasons people leave churches: 10-12% leave because they prefer another church - music, friends etc. 10 - 12% leave through necessity, they move or relocate. 10-12 die, become sick etc. But 60 - 65% of Christians leave because of offence!
Two thirds of all people that leave the church do so because they have taken offence at the pastors or someone in leadership in that church. A conflict, which in most cases, is never solved. Jesus warned us in Matt 18:7: "For offences must come..." Many Christians take a hold of an offence and refuse to let it go. (Based on extract from Take Your Hand Out Of The Cage- Monkey! by Col Stringer)
Now how many offened so called Christains have left our board? I find it rather strange, they fear us but not God!!
Shain1611
"SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH: THY WORD IS TRUTH" ( John 17:17)
And Jesus Speaking; " He that rejecteth me, receiveth not my words, hath one that, judgeth him:the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."
( John12:48 KJV)
"SANCTIFY THEM THROUGH THY TRUTH: THY WORD IS TRUTH" ( John 17:17)
And Jesus Speaking; " He that rejecteth me, receiveth not my words, hath one that, judgeth him:the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day."
( John12:48 KJV)
