The World Being A Christian - 997 Words

In today’s world being a Christian is in many ways highly unpopular. Have you ever seen someone admit in public that they are Christian? The crowd around them seems to recoil at the very thought that a such an outdated social structure still exists and ever more so that someone would publicly align themselves with the malpractice often found in modern churches. As the unwitting victim steps out in a form of political suicide the mood in the room seems to drop about 30 degrees. There was a time in the world that this reaction was nearly unheard of, yet more and more it seems to quickly becoming the social norm. Society has, throughout the history of the world, utterly rejected God. Society is broken, it has been broken, and will continue to be broken beyond repair. In the absence of all the social power the church used to wield was is it left with? Has the church been reduced to a groveling social structure holding on to ideas that far from outdated and need to be classified as ancient or mythological? If you believe that for even a moment then you have failed to see that blessing God has given us as a church. Think about it this way, the church has been slowly dying since Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Yes you read that right, the church has been slowly dying for over 2,000 years; this does not mean the Christianity as a whole has been dead, but the idea of what Christianity is supposed to be through its original design has beenShow MoreRelatedEssay Christians And Non-christian Culture917 Words   |  4 PagesIn the world today there are believers and non-believers. There are those who devote themselves whole-heartedly to God and those who choose the lukewarm approach to Christianity. Regardless, humans are all from God and God is in all of them. It is the duty of the human race to unite as one under God and rise up against the evil forces of the world. In order to do this everyone, both religious and the not religious, need to be aware of and recognize the lifestyles of each other. Non Christians shouldRead MoreThe Decline Of The Roman Empire79 7 Words   |  4 Pagesthe World Christian Movement, 160). Some of the contributing factors to the rise of Constantine begun with the wars with the Persians that they were facing, in addition to managing the northern Germanic tribes which contained many of the Roman military resources (Irvin, History of the World Christian Movement, 160). 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Us Christians might object, rather defensively to try an sway the crowd, playing the card off, â€Å"that s unfair to draw sweeping conclusions based upon the report of one person in the church.† If you think that way, you d be right