Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holy
and justly and unblameably we behaved
ourselves among you that believe:
as ye know how we exhorted and comforted
and charged every one of you, as a father
doth his children, that ye would walk
worthy of God, who hath called you unto
His kingdom and glory.
1Thessalonians 2:10-12
Authentic Christianity is our firm foundation board is built upon the firm foundation of Jesus Christ and without this foundation it would be impossible to elevate the current state of Christianity and of the values that are harming the nation for without it or be no successful efforts as they will eventually fail. If there is a failure then this nation and the current state of Christianity will drop to levels of morality that previously existed and it is even possible that it will drop into lower levels of immorality. Authentic Christians will see this Authenticity essential so that they exercise all their efforts to revive within themselves vital faith that our forefathers possessed.
To experience renewal or revival within the Christian Church there needs to be a change and that change must begin with the ministers, pastors, and church leaders of the local churches. Far too many men coming out of seminaries today are coming out of seminaries that have succumbed to liberality and the culture of this world. What else are we to expect at that infection will infect the people of the various congregations in which they lead. Men who have become socialistic and have engrafted at the very least some of the culture of this world have a responsibility and that responsibility is to raise the level of spiritual health within their congregations. They are not to bring socialistic and liberalistic, and the culture of this world and to the Church.
it is the preaching of the Gospel, not another form of Gospel as so many churches have succumbed to teaching, no, they are to teach the simple truth of the Bible.
Authentic Christians are often friends of men and women who are either associated are administrating civil authority and they should attempt to support those men and women. Support for them does not mean that you must agree to everything that they propose and you are to ensure that what they decide is of the biblical morality that is good for the health of the city, county, state, and the nation. Authentic Christians must not shrink back from this responsibility and are not to fear that there will be changes. Yes, it will be spiritual renewal but we are not to let that renewable give way to occasional this orderly and in your regular exhibitions which are the detriment to the church. This has become the current state within the Christian churches and this needs to be changed for this is not the norm for the norm is to remain faithful to only scripture. Authentic Christians will work hard in their duty to all and especially for those who are serving in the clergy who are seeking to promote vital Authentic Christian Faith. Many are now in that work and they need our support and that support begins by ourselves repenting of our sinful and immoral ways and returned to the simple truth of Scripture.
Would you send your children into a cave to retrieve a lost ball when you know that there are hungry lions just waiting to devour them? I think the answer was simple: you would not! So then, why are Christians sending their children into the lion's den of public schools that are being gay was out atheism, even promoting Islam, inclusiveness, multiculturalism, and defaming Christianity? Is it so important that both parents must work so that they can gather all sorts of toys, trinkets, a larger bank account, that the children are left to themselves, given money to spend as they wish, have no supervision of any large amount, and then say "I am a Christian!" Why not live simple and quiet lives? Why not be there when your children come home from school? Here's a great question: why not homeschool your children so they do not have to face the Lions in public school? What is more important: you? What is more important: your empowerment? Where in the world is Authentic Christianity? James tells us that our faith is seen in our works and our works as a direct result of our faith. Where does your faith lie? You need to be there to encourage, to instruct, and lead your children in morality and vital spirituality and this you need to promote and you cannot do that in absenteeism. Things have gotten so far out of hand in our time in his fact that our home life, the life of our children, the lives of our marriages, for the form of preaching that many sit under is devoid of Authentic Spiritual Content.
I and my study on the current state of Christianity and it is clear like to must do all I can to aid the church to return to Authentic Christian Faith. Will you join me in this effort? God will help us if we take to heart the pursuit for the kind of life that Scripture teaches us to live. How great it would be to see young men and women grow up to be strong men of Christian Faith. How great it would be to see missionaries bring not only medical help, construction help, but more than that to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people who have little chance of hearing it. Here's a quote:
Restore your light, O excellent chief
To your country; for it is like spring
Where your countenance has appeared;
To the people the day passes more pleasantly,
And the sunshine more brightly.
Horace, Odes, bk. 4,5,5. (Italics mine)
Return to your first love
Richard L. Crumb
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