Prophecy Sign: An increasing apostate church as the time of the end.
One definition of Apostasy says that it is the defection or revolt from the previous long-held tenants of ones religious beliefs. The bible simply states that people will abandon the faith and follow false teachers who will introduce destructive teachings to the people. Just read through the following articles and try to say this isn’t happening even now.
Here are some of the keys points from the articles: Christian music festivals with hymn singing in a beer garden; Keeping a Sunday service to no more than 50 minutes in order not to keep people too long; 70% of Americans think the Bible is anything but the literal word of God; The Ordination of Homosexual clergy in the Presbyterian Church; More questioning of the existence of an actual Hell by so called Evangelical Pastors.
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 1 Timothy 4:1 NIV
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them--bringing swift destruction on themselves. 2 Peter 2:1 NIV
Having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with them. 2 Timothy 3:5 NIV
From the articles:
At least 25 Christian music festivals are held each summer in America North Carolina
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With most people torn between using Sunday mornings to go shopping or lie in bed, the prospect of spending 90 minutes in church has an increasingly limited appeal. There is a simple answer to this problem, according to one senior bishop who has urged clergy to cut the length of services in an effort to reverse declining levels of attendance. The Rt Rev Jonathan Gledhill, the Bishop of Lichfield, said worship has become too complicated and time-consuming, leaving people, who are not regular churchgoers, feeling confused and excluded. He said that services have become too long, recommending clergy should aim to keep them to no more than 50 minutes and make sure they are careful not to preach for too long.
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Three in 10 Americans interpret the Bible literally, saying it is the actual word of God. That is similar to what Gallup Gallup
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Homosexual rights advocates in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) plan to celebrate today as changes to their church constitution take effect. Gone will be the requirement that clergy live "in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness." Elimination of that language clears the way for ordination of clergy in same-sex relationships.
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Rob Bell’s recent best-selling book, Love Wins, sparked huge controversy inside and outside the evangelical church, questioning if people actually go to hell. Now three follow-up books—fast tracked by Christian publishers to capitalize on the still-percolating Love Wins buzz—are joining the critical fray. Most prominent among them is Erasing Hell: What God said about eternity, and the things we made up by Francis Chan, also an evangelical pastor-author who’s quickly rising in the same ecclesiastical circles that Bell
A broader church
Church services need to be shorter, says bishop
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/8612820/Church-services-need-to-be-shorter-says-bishop.html
In U.S.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/148427/Say-Bible-Literally.aspx
Homosexual pastors now welcome in PCUSA pulpits
Get Ready for a Bunch More Books on Whether Hell Is Real or Not
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