The Americanized Gospel

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America so often aligns itself with that of a Godly nation; hence the nations’ founding fathers were ‘Christian’. Broadly speaking, this ‘Christianity’ America ties itself to is nothing more than a man-made religious activity that has lost its foundation. According to statistics from the Federal Government, 78% of Americans have a belief in God and claim to be “Christians”; yet Christians currently have less influence than any other time in this nations’ history. Since the majority of Americans profess Christ as their Lord and Savior, the all-powerful God, creator of heaven and earth, who is above all, in all, and through all, where is the evidence of Him? The Gospel from the Bible has been ripped out and roughly applied to the American dream, which completely contradicts Jesus: “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). As America spins toward destruction at an unprecedented pace, one can only wonder how this has happened. At a growing pace the infrastructure of the United States is crumbling morally, economically, and spiritually. It is an inevitable fate history plays over and over. Evaluated with its predecessors, the United States shares all the characteristics of a global empire and is in the latter stages before its fall from world power. One of the last signs in these empires collapse takes place with the decay of religion (Stone, 54). So often people complain about present situations and wish for things to return to the state they were in the ‘good ole days’, when in fact there’s never been such a thing! Presidential candidates, Senators, Representatives, even mayors and city councilmen promise to return local and national levels of government back to ... ... middle of paper ... ...eb. 20 Apr. 2011. Lloyd-Jones, David M. Studies in the Sermon on the Mount. Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1976. Print Noll, Mark. “The English Reformation and the Puritans” A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada. 1992. 30-53 Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1992. Pink, Arthur W. Studies in the Scriptures, 1947. Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1982. Print. Platt, David. Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American Dream. Colorado Springs, Colo: Multnomah Books, 2010. Print. Ravenhill, Leonard. Why Revival Tarries. Minneapolis, Minn: Bethany House Publishers, 2004. Print. Stone, Perry. Nightmare Along Pennsylvania Avenue. Lake Mary: FrontLine, 2010. Print. The Holy Bible: King James Version. Iowa Falls, IA: World Bible Publishers, 2001

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