{"id":6831,"date":"2011-07-18T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-18T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=6831"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:03:30","slug":"doctrinal-difficulties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/doctrinal-difficulties.htm","title":{"rendered":"Difficult Times for the Church, Doctrinally"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"DifficultThe church finds itself in some difficult times . . .<\/p>\n

doctrinally<\/strong><\/span>
\nmorally<\/a><\/span>
\nsocietally<\/a><\/span>
\nfinancially<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

We stand at a crossroad. Will we despair and compromise or will we persevere and stay true?<\/p>\n

What seems to be happening doctrinally in the Church:<\/h2>\n

The doctrinal difficulties we face have consequence. Here’s what can be seen happening:<\/p>\n

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  1. creeping in of the world’s relative and pluralistic view of truth as opposed to absolute truth<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    — and so we lack a foundation and have no moral compass<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. drifting away from apologetics (why we believe what we believe)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      — and so it’s easier to be swayed to humanistic thinking and mystical views of spirituality<\/em><\/p>\n

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      1. lessening use of the meat of God’s Word in sermons, teaching, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        — and so people have a shallow understanding of truth that does little to affect the way they live<\/em><\/p>\n

        Thankfully, the above does not represent every local church but does for far too many churches.<\/p>\n

        The end result of these doctrinal shifts and our hope in light of these difficulties:<\/h2>\n

        When the above creep into our churches we start seeing more and more …<\/p>\n