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will end in flames.
But the Spirit explicitly says that
in later times some will fall away
from the faith,
paying attention to deceitful spirits
and doctrines of demons,
by means of the hypocrisy of liars
seared in their own conscience
as with a branding iron . . .
1 Timothy 4:1,2
Vine-covered tree
At Le Mont St. Michel,
Normandy, France,
it looks like this.
Apostasy begins small
and grows to
overcome a structure
It starts from the base.
Find your church organization
in this list
In America,
The following is a list of the largest 25 church bodies
in order of size, according to NCC's 2010 yearbook:
1. The Catholic Church, 68,115,001 members, up 1.49 percent.
2. Southern Baptist Convention,16,228,438 members,
down 0.24 percent.
3. The United Methodist Church, 7,853,987 members,
down 0.98 percent.
4. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,
5,974,041 members, up 1.71 percent.
5. The Church of God in Christ, 5,499,875 members,
no membership updates reported.
6. National Baptist Convention, U.S.A., Inc,
5,000,000 members, no membership updates reported.
7. Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
4,633,887 members, down1.62 percent.
8. National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.,
3,500,000 members, no membership updates reported.
9. Assemblies of God (ranked 10 last year),
2,899,702 members, up 1.27 percent.
10. Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (ranked 9 last year),
2,844,952 members, down 3.28 percent.
11. African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2,500,000 members,
no membership updates reported.
12. National Missionary Baptist Convention of America,
2,500,000 members, no membership updates reported.
13. Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.
2,500,000 members, no membership updates reported.
14. The Lutheran Church-- Missouri Synod (LCMS),
2,337,349 members, down 1.92 percent.
15. The Episcopal Church, 2,057,292 members,
down 2.81 percent.
16. Churches of Christ, 1,639,495 members,
no membership updates reported.
17. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America,
1,500,000 members, no membership updates reported.
18. Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc., 1,500,000 members,
no membership updates reported.
19. The African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church,
1,400,000 members, no membership updates reported.
20. American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A., 1,331,127 members,
down 2.00 percent.
21. Baptist Bible Fellowship International (ranked 22 last year),
1,200,000 members, no membership updates reported.
22. Jehovah's Witnesses (ranked 23 last year) 1,114,009 members,
up 2.00 percent.
23. United Church of Christ (ranked 22 last year),
1,111,691 members, down 2.93 percent.
24. Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee), (ranked 25 last year),
1,072,169 members, up 1.76 percent.
25. Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (ranked 24 last year),
1,071,616 members, no membership updates reported.
Have you read the Book of Acts lately?
Have you read Apostle Paul's
1st letter to the Corinthians,
chapters 12 through 14?
Have you compared these holy writings
with what you see and hear
in your religious organization?
You can pray for God's gift of discerning of spirits.
Give thanks that He will show you the truth.
Receive the truth, then give it to your church leaders.
If they will not receive it, you at least,
will have done what you could.
Then, rescue yourself and your family,
and take shelter under His mighty wings
as you enter God's Kingdom.
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Below are more Kingdom of God articles inspired by Holy Spirit.
You Shall Be Holy -- Rick Joyner
Gods Kingdom - Not Just Heaven
Gods Unfolding Battle Plan - Chuck D. Pierce
Mind of Christ - not Doublemindedness
Prayer to Dismantle Roots of Rebellion
Study, Prophecy and the Church