Blainer) Well, yeah, I agree. The falling away is evident everywhere, but has little to do with any particular religion. Any Christian religion, if adhered to strictly and conscienciously, would be more than sufficient to prevent this falling away. The problem is, with almost every religion preaching a different version of the true gospel, as found in the Bible, and confirmed by the BoM, there is no credibility with any of them. Many a times I have heard people say, in effect, "there is no consistency, so it is all false. I will do better to make up my own religion--at least I am not asked for contributions!!" LOL BUT . . . The kingdom of God must be established, and in Daniel, it is likened to a stone cut without hands from the side of a mountain, and once it begins to roll forth, and gather momentum, it fills the whole earth. Joseph Smith (the hands of man) did not initiate the Mormon Church--God did, (without hands) and in the due time of the Lord, according to His timetable, not ours, He will fulfill this prophecy. I am willing to bet ten percent+ of my income on it. What sacrifices have you made lately to establish the Kingdom of God?
On Sun, 8 Dec 2002 20:03:27 +0000 (!!!First Boot!!!) "Terry Clifton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I really do not see any phenomenon, and certainly do not see anything > impressive. The Bible tells us that in the last days there will be > a great > falling away, so it is no surprise that great numbers are abandoning > the > faith for false teachings. The surprise would be if this did not > happen > after God said that it would. > Blessings, > Terry > > -------Original Message------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Monday, December 09, 2002 00:51:08 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [TruthTalk] Growth Rate > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Blainer, Yes, thank you Dave, that is right. It was 19.3% to be > exact. > > I mentioned it along with the numbers--11,000,000+ members, > actually > > closing in on 12,000,000. The numbers alone are impressive > enough, > > considering the church has only been around since 1830--172 yrs, > as > > compared to most Protestant churches which have been around for > 1500+ > > years. > > DAVEH: I think the Protestants claim much less than that, Blaine. > SINCE > the 1500s might be more appropriate. > > > > > But the growth rate, which exceeds any religious denomination in > the > > United Staes as of the year 2002, is the real phenomenon. > > -- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Dave Hansen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.langlitz.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know > how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > have a > friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > > . ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
