Thank you for the question, “What ails the evangelical church/world?”
Here are some thoughts on what ails the Evangelical church:
A. The failure to address the social issues of today from a Biblical perspective. There isn’t one unified answer on social issues which leaves Evangelicals divided.
B. The failure to address modern criticism and apologetic questions. Pastors are preaching the Biblical text without addressing the “errors” of the Bible. We need conferences on apologetics.
C. The self-absorb ministry of growing their own ministry. Church leaders are planning to grow their ministry without helping smaller struggling churches. The church has a tendency to build around the Pastor for his preaching and personality.
D. Seminaries are graduating church leaders who may not uphold the fundamentals of the Faith. The degree program’s emphasis Master of Arts instead Master of Divinity. Graduates are ill prepared to be pastors with poor mentoring of graduates.
E. The new generation of believers are more self-centered than Christ centered. The call of bearing one’s cross or not loving the world is no longer a popular message. It is being blessed with health and wealth than commitment to a Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It’s no longer going for Christ but getting from God.
F. The alignment of a political person or party rather to Jesus Christ. Satan has used this to divert us from our true purpose of proclaiming Christ and making disciples (Acts 1:8, Matt. 28: 18–20). The social and political concerns can’t replace/diminish the Gospel.
Summary: Evangelicals loses credibility when they place their hopes on a political person or party. Christ is our only Foundation.
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