The headline in Christianity Today is shocking: Gallup: Fewer Than Half of Americans Belong to a Church. How can that be when somewhere between 70-80% of the population claims to have some religious affiliation? Ultimately, what does it say when fewer than 50% of the people in America belong to a church?
What does it say when fewer than 50% of the people in America belong to a church? More
Did the Pope really change the Lord’s Prayer? He did. Sort of. Pope Francis did change the translation of the Lord’s Prayer. But the original Greek remains. Christians believe, should believe, the Bible is the inspired word of God. The translations are not the inspired word of God. We hope they translators do a proper job. But a look at various translation and especially at various commentaries on the Bible tells us they often don’t agree. Even on key points like “lead us not into temptation”, they don’t agree.
Temptation – Did the Pope really change the Lord’s Prayer? More
If we are going to do something about the Great Disparity between Christianity as promised in the Bible versus Christianity as experienced in life today, we really must perform The Great Commission, not The Great Omission.
The Great Omission from The Great Commission More
