12 Contrasts Between TODAY’s FAITH and Biblical Christianity

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Today’s Christianity focuses on individual destiny. The Bible focuses on corporate vision and destiny.

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Today’s Christianity focuses on individual prosperity. The Bible focuses on stewardship

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Today’s Christianity focuses on self-fulfillment and happiness. The Bible focuses on glorifying God and serving humanity.

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Today’s Christianity appeals to using faith to attain stability and comfort. The Bible encourages believers to risk life and limb to advance the Kingdom.

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Today’s Christianity usually focuses on individual salvation. The Bible deals with individual and systemic redemption.

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The Today’s Christian is apologetic focuses on human reason. The Bible’s apologetic focuses on the power of God and experience.

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The Today’s believers have a consumerist mentality regarding a home church. The biblical emphasis is being equipped for the ministry.

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The Today’s Christianity promotes a culture of entertainment. The Bible promotes the pursuit of God.

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Today’s Christianity depends upon services within a building. The biblical model promotes a lifestyle of worship, community and Christ following.

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Today’s highly secularized Christianity is about efficiency. The biblical model is about effectiveness.

11In Today’s Americanized Christianity the pastor is elected. In the biblical model God calls the pastor.

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Today’s Christianity trains its leaders in Bible colleges. Biblical Christianity nurtures leaders through personal mentoring.