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Originally Posted by spiritualcrusader
Why has many Born again, Bible believing, fundimental, churches stopped preaching repentance? I'm concerned, because without repentance there is no remission of sin.
Wasn't Saul driven to his knees by the Holy, Soverign God? Don't you think repentance was involved when God showed grace to Saul, and allowed him to come to the realization that He was sinning by "kicking against the pricks"? Through grace Paul was used of God in "His" ministry.
Humanism has crept into many churches, and has caused many to become false teachers. Humanistic salvation will send people to Hell. Some of these people truly believe they are saved, but if you watch, they are living religious lives trying to do things "of themselves" that only God can do through them.
Where is the Holy Spirit filled Christain?
A national from the Philipines was traveling our country. He attended a common American church missions confrence. Later that day at lunch, the pastor asked what he thought about American churches. The national replied,"its amazing how much American churches do without God."
Churches built on flesh only produce more flesh, but churches built through the Spirit produce Spirit filled believers.:
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Aloha brother,
I greatly appreciate your post and thoroughly agree with the Filipino pastor's remarks on American churches (in general - of course!)
I am convinced if you want to see how a New Testament church is truly supposed to operate in this day and age, you will have to go to China, India, South Korea, or the Philippines, etc., in order to see churches functioning like the New Testament churches of Paul's day.