Power Encounters
In Western nations, a lot of Christianity and arguments about Christianity seem centered around proving it and what we believe.
When I talk with movements in Africa and Asia, I am struck by how much Christianity and follow Jesus is not centered around what they believe, but who they believe in. The miraculous, healings from diseases and power encounters that release people from demonic oppression, are the keys to rapid movement growth.
It’s worth remembering that in large swathes of the world, atheism and agnosticism aren’t driving factors or even all that common. People are religious more than they are non-religious.
It is true that there are secularized forms of Islam, Hinduism, etc. But there are also large swathes of folk religion, superstition, and a respect for God and spiritualism. If we go expecting agnosticism we will be surely shocked.
To examples from today:
Roundup
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