I recently read an interesting article by R.C. Sproul titled "Ecclesiastical Myopia" from this month's Tabletalk magazine that astounded me. Here are a few quotes from the article:
"Sociologists and historians have predicted that by the year 2050 the strongest center for Christianity will be in Africa and Latin America."
"One of the strongest churches in the world is the church in Korea, which has enjoyed explosive growth over the last forty years."
"It is not an unusual thing to now see missionaries being sent from the Third World countries into Europe and even into the United States..."
Wow.
The article talked about how some geographical regions have experienced great spiritual growth in the past and are now spiritually barren. A few examples of this are Western Europe which was booming with the spread of Christianity during the 16th century during the time of the Protestant Reformation. Now, only a small percentage of people there go to church and many of the beautiful churches and cathedrals sit vacant. Another example is New England which saw great spiritual growth during the time of the Great Awakening during the 18th century. Now, this region is starting to resemble Western Europe. What is happening here? I believe that the United States is in danger, as Sproul suggests, of God removing his lampstand from our midst. Will we soon become like Western Europe and New England where Christians are the minority?
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