An Inconvenient Truth: Global Pew Warming





By the year 2020*, if the Lord tarries, the church as we know it we will
be in massive trouble. There will be very few churches that escape the
reach of this dilemma. Almost every church in every part of the world
will be affected. However, churches on the cutting edge in their
“ministry,” relevant in every way to the current societal norms, will be
the most affected by this phenomenon. A flood that has long been
predicted by those who monitor and track the climate change in the
church is inevitable. Global Pew Warming will wreak its devastating
consequences unless we change.



For years there has been a melting away of the basic truths of God’s
Word. In an effort to be relevant, more user-friendly and more
comfortable to the masses, shortcuts have been taken in the application
of truth. Sound, biblical preaching and teaching have undergone massive
erosion as progress and growth at any cost has become the mantra.
Biblical convictions that once stood as the foundation for the
infrastructure of the church have been replaced by feelings, fun and
frivolity.



Noise pollution has become one of the leading factors in Global Pew
Warming. There are now multiple ways in which people can communicate a
message and the competition to be heard is enormous. The sheer volume of
unaccountable words spoken has done great damage to what started out as
a very simple message. (See John 3:16.) Much of what is being
communicated comes more from the minds of men than the heart of God and
the eternal value is very limited, if even there at all.



A consequence of this epidemic is already being seen in the food supply.
Genetic modifications have been made to the good seed and have caused
fruit production to decrease to levels that have not been seen in our
lifetime. The fruit that is being produced by this modified seed lacks
the ability to provide necessary nutrition and ultimately, to sustain
life. Though it has only been used in production for a relatively short
time, this bad seed is showing its inability to produce lasting results.



This has helped to produce Global Pew Warming.



Defined, Global Pew Warming is the sad truth that large majorities of
the people who are in the church today are not born again believers as
defined by scripture. (See First John.) They are people who have been
convinced, through various means, that church is good for their life and
their family. They have been convinced that they need to add God to
their lives in order to be more complete. They have been convinced that
going to church can be fun, exciting and a great benefit to their sense
of well-being. They have been shown that the church can compete weekly
with anything in the secular world in order to attract their attention.



Massive amounts of resources have been used to grow this church
environmental nightmare. Money is thrown at anything that will get
people in the doors. Time and energy are expended by well-meaning
members as they are given tasks that are supposed to be building the
church. Methods, no matter how harmful, are legitimized and become the
accepted norm as long as they work to the desired end; bring in lots of
people, keep them happy and have lots of programs for them to support
that make them feel good about things in their lives.



Who is responsible for this Global Pew Warming?



While I am sure that there is enough blame to go around, the
responsibility for this seems to fall squarely at the feet of leaders,
specifically leaders in the church.



Many leaders in what is called the church today have become addicted to
Big Church, Big Production, Big Budget, Big Buildings, Big Debt, Big TV,
Big Crowds and Big Success. In their pursuit of these goals, the
biblical environment that is supposed to exist in the church has been
polluted to the point that it is hardly recognizable. What we see today
is a result of years of neglect. The outlook seems to be very bleak.



Is change possible? In truth, yes and no.



For many of these leaders, because of their addiction, their goals and
desires, when confronted with the need for change, they can only give it
lip service. They see clearly that reform is needed to correct the
problems associated with Global Pew Warming but the cost is just too
great. If they initiate reform and return to biblical truth, preaching
the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all its exclusivity, people will be
offended. More than likely, many would choose to leave the church and an
exodus like that would trigger a landslide of financial problems, not to
mention the programs that would be destroyed. All that time and energy,
wasted.



The hope lies in leaders in the church who believe that the Lord is the
One who builds His church. They rest securely in the fact that they are
called to faithfully preach, teach, disciple and train believers for
life and ministry to God. They desire to see the true transforming power
of the Gospel at work in the lives of those who are being born again.



So is there hope? Can Global Pew Warming be reversed? I believe so. Here
are a few suggestions to get the process started:



Reduce the toxic emissions of relevance
Drive less with purpose for life and more with passion for the gospel
Recycle the Word of God in the church and home
Eliminate “led” based ideas unless they are biblically sound
Cut back on energy consumption for things that do not matter for
eternity
Promote conservation and preservation of truth


If we begin with these few steps, we may be able to reverse the current
effects of Global Pew Warming.


David Raynaud

www.christianworldviewnetwork.com


*Not scientifically proven nor meant to be specific

OleJeb,

this is a great post, very true, and certainly food for
thought

Confucious say: Man who farts in church sits in own pew.

(The hope lies in leaders in the church who believe that the Lord is the
One who builds His church. They rest securely in the fact that they are
called to faithfully preach, teach, disciple and train believers for
life and ministry to God. They desire to see the true transforming power
of the Gospel at work in the lives of those who are being born again.)
YOU SAID IT ALL IN THIS ONE PHRASE.
THANK U

SPIDERCMB--- LOL LOL LOL HE WOULD BE WORSHIPPING ALONE ON HIS OWN PEW.

Thank you OleJeb. What an eye opener this is. This is so true and I'm
glad you posted it. Bless your heart.

VERY TRUE WE HAVE TO FOLLOW JESUS TEACHINGS NOT OUR OWN AMEN