More and more churches in the United States are treating church services and Sunday worship as mere clubs! Many churches have become clubs for the elderly to pass the time, and many now have congregations playing bingo during Sunday worship. My question is: Why, with so many churches and an increasing number of baptized Christians, is there so much sins in America? Do Christian churches and Christianity truly have a reason to exist? This is a question we, who consider ourselves holy Christians, should really be pondering! I want to ask how many Christians truly believe in God's sovereignty? How many believe God is a God of blessings and wealth? And how many believe God has the authority to judge?
The Bible has 1189 chapters. If we studied one chapter each week, it would take 23 years to finish! Diligently studying the Bible is only beneficial to ourselves! Each Bible study brings new insights! Bible study helps us better understand God's word and His will. God's blessings come from His promises! There are over 6000 promises in the Bible! Our God is a Creator who keeps His word! If we grasp God's promises, our lives will be filled with abundant blessings! Abundance, peace, and joy will surely follow us! Do we dare to fully trust this Creator? Do we dare to completely entrust ourselves to Him? Do we dare to completely follow this Creator?
Christians are not about quantity, but quality! More and more churches focus on the number of believers, but not on the transformation of believers' lives! Not every Christian can go to heaven, nor will every Christian receive God's blessing! Without being rooted in biblical truth, words of love are lies! Did the serpent love Eve? (Genesis 3:5) "For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil." ~ The serpent's words seem to show love for Eve! The serpent wanted to help Eve open her eyes and enable her to know good and evil! But the truth is: The serpent tempted Eve to sin! Therefore, without the foundation of biblical truth, so-called "love and freedom" are sins! Many Christians are not blessed at all; they do not believe in a God who governs the universe! Many Christians believe in lawyers, doctors, teachers, scientists, pastors, and various other experts, but they don't believe in the power of the Creator! This is a major reason why churches often become clubs! Because these people don't believe in the Creator's power, let alone His existence, and therefore don't believe in the Creator's words in the Bible. If people don't believe in the Creator, how can they possibly read the Bible and follow its truth? Only those who believe in the Creator's existence and His power will truly understand His words, want to study them, and follow the truth of the Bible! If a church doesn't have the Bible as its foundation, doesn't have the Word of God as its foundation, does it have any reason to exist?