If the Bible says it happened, then it happened. No questions asked.
A generation ago that approach mighta worked for most, but it clearly ain’t workin’ anymore. Not nowadays. The Internet makes information easy to come by and most people nowadays don’t just automatically trust what they hear from a pastor. The Internet means folks can learn about anything, anytime, anywhere. And folks do. But in most churches nowadays, a lotta people still behave like this isn’t the case.
A generation ago most folks simply trusted what they heard from their local pastor. In some cases, the local pastor was one of the most educated and most listened to people in the community, and certainly in the life of those who attended church regularly.
But today most of the folks who attend church…and everyone the Christian Church is trying to reach…has googled their way to an opinion and a position on almost everything. They’ve binge listened to the New Atheists and a host of other skeptics, and come to you with pre-formed opinions on almost everything.
It ain’t just goin’ away to college that crumbles people’s faith anymore. Many teenagers and young adults have YouTubed their way to their own views and positions on God, Jesus, the Christian Church, and spirituality.
All of these different and strongly held views and positions likely don’t hold water. But that still doesn’t stop people from holdin’ em’.
