I’m guessing indicators of the popularity of the “theistic, moralistic, therapeutic” mode-of-thought, right? (eg “I’m ok; basically everyone is a good person and while we fail sometimes as long as you ‘try to be good’ everything is fine.”)
I’m reminded of a small video I saw wherein a speaker said, to a room full of *PASTORS*, “There is a difference between you and me: you believe that something is true because you believe it; I believe in it because it is true.” (Or something similar.) And I have to say that such seems to be the state of much [American] Christianity today: people don’t believe it because it’s true, but believe it based on ‘feelings.’ {There’s a theory/supposition that this is tied into the “feminization of the Church”-phenomena, and this is why many men don’t like church: it’s all about [feminine-type] ‘feelings’ and not at all about ‘Truth’/’Justice’ and “standing against evil.”}
‘Basically, if you have a sinking ship, you don’t invite people to it, you jump off and get away. And so I would say it’s perhaps the most harmful myth that Christians believe about ourselves.”
Faithless is he who says farewell when the road darkens.
You have about nailed it...
Where is "For ALL have SINNED, and fall short"?
Where is "And all our righteous deeds are like a filthy garment"?
Too many churches are "seeker sensitive", and don't want to offend "seekers" by telling them that they are sinners and need a savior.
If people don't know they're sinners, why do they need a savior.
If people don't need a savior, whats the purpose of a "missions" trip to "bring Christ" to them.
Is this Christ a savior from sins, or just a feel good Kumbahya song leader?