I read with interest that the way that I have responded, is considered as "abrasive", and lacking in "grace", etc. If Jesus Christ were a member of these forums, He was probably be banned on day one! In Matthew 12:34, He says to the Jews, "You brood of vipers!". And in 23:27, "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.". And in John 8:44, "You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies."
I call a spade a spade, and if this "offends" some, and it is the Truth of the Holy Bible, I am not sorry, because Bible Truth IS very painful. There is much of the worlds muck that has entered the Church, like the music, and much of the so called "preaching", which has very little to do with what the Bible says. There is much compromise by many Christians, as some are happy with the worlds view on how it all started, where some also a happy to adpot the utterly demonic "evolution", and that we came from apes! Divorce among Christians is very high, I have also read that some Christian women get abortions. Others who call themselves "Christian", see no objection in the Bible as being a practicing homosexual. Then we have the womens "Lib", who are also opposed to the Timeless Teaching of the Holy Bible, and because they cannot accept what God very clearly says in His Word, rail that it is outdated, and that the Bible needs to "move with the times"! The great American preacher, A W Tozer once said, that if the Holy Spirit were to withdraw Himself from the "Church", 80% would continue as though nothing ever happened! Go figure...