And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.. Matthew 16:18
The picture above is of New York City during Easter time in 1956, notice the change in culture of America. Only a few decades ago, many families based their faith and morals around Jesus Christ. Today sadly if anyone tried to put up a cross in a public building they would be sued immediately. So what happened? How did our society go to such extremes? The answer is The Church
As Christians we have unrealistic expectations of The Church. We expect The Church to be perfect, to be fun, to be catering to our needs. However this is not what “The Church” was designed for in the first place, these unrealistic expectations have caused many to turn their back on “The Church” and cause a major backslide in society. Unfavorable images from the media have also caused many to have a negative opinion on “The Church”
I am guilty of this myself, we have these images or ideas of how we believe the perfect Church should be and strive to seek that. However we fail to understand “The Church” in Greek is “Ekklisia” which simply means “assembly of people”. The Church is simply a group of people coming together to worship Jesus Christ, to believe that any Church would be perfect or not have issues, is nonsense
Years ago, The Church was the foundation of society, just as Jesus instructed it to be. Fast forward today “The Church” has become the scapegoat for society’s problems and has become abandoned. Turning on the news today has become a scary routine, the evil among this world has spread at epic proportions. It’s time for all of us Christians, to recommit ourselves to “The Church”, and build upon the rock foundation for our children and grandchildren in Jesus Name Amen!
Unashamed of Jesus 
Amen
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Have a blessed day!
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It seems to me that the downfall of Christianity in America occurred about the time of the rise of Christianity in America. Paradox. Contradictory. Yes. Here’s what seems to have happened. In the 1960s, the “Jesus Movement” took hold. It was a move of the Spirit of G-D bringing into the True Church a lot of unchurched, young people. At the same time, mainstream, middle-of-the-road institutions that were suppose to be “the church” were also letting people down; the were not providing an experience of Messiah in their service. They were set in “tradition,” with no real need for the G-D of Israel. Unfortunately, the mainstream churches also had the money. The home-grown Jesus Movement did not. There is, and always has been, a vibrant, alive Body of Messiah in America. It’s just sort of under the covers. Mainstream, and visible “churches” are establishment, and don’t want to rock the boat. Now, of course, they’ve adopted so many of the pagan ways that American cities are following, and, as such, fallen away from true worship and service of the G-D of Israel.
That’s how I see it, anyway.
Keep up the good work, the good fight. L-RD Bless, Keep, Shine. . .
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Thanks for your insight God bless!
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