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In the summer of 2019, Joshua Harris, best known for his book, I Kissed Dating Goodbye, along with a number of other lesser known books that he authored which were written for teenage and young adult audiences, announced that he was no longer a Christian, or at least in the sense that we understand what a Christian is supposed to be, [1-5] even apologizing to the LGBT community for his adherence to the scriptures forbidding homosexual behavior [1, 4, 5] but what was less known upon that announcement was that his wife, Shannon, also announced that she too was renouncing Christianity. [6]
Before the Harris's announced their
apostasy, Joshua Harris had announced that he and his wife were divorcing due
to a series of changes in their lives [5] which also involved changes in their thinking. [6] Fellow believers who had held the
Harris's in high esteem expressed disappointment in their decision to divorce
but at the same time tried to demonstrate love and understanding. It was
not until three days after the announced divorce that the change in the
thinking of Joshua Harris and his wife was finally revealed and it was the
thinking that led them into apostasy.
There are no details as to why
Joshua Harris renounced his faith, but Christian News Network revealed why
his wife Shannon, renounced hers:
Harris’ wife, Shannon, recently
posted a video to Instagram where she discussed how being taught by the church
that her “heart is deceitful” was “damaging” to her, and that her
“fundamentalist conservative Christianity experience taught [her] to ignore
[her] inner voice.” She used the hashtags #exvangelical (meaning an
ex-evangelical) and #spiritualhealing with her post. [7]
Lighththouse Trails Research did pose a theory behind what might have contributed
to Joshua Harris's apostasy; one that other sources, including Christian ones,
have not mentioned: a combination of Calvinism which maligns the character of
God and "emergentism" or emergent church doctrine which has little
regard for biblical authority:
We realize that Josh Harris’ stepping down from the Christian faith is most likely multi-faceted, both in the personal and spiritual realms, but his Calvinist (and probably emergent) indoctrination left him defenseless in standing firm in biblical truth. [8]
The scripture states that faith can be overthrown by false doctrine, (2 Tim.
2:18) but those who have lost faith due to false doctrine can be restored again
if they can be undeceived and enlightened with sound doctrine.
As for Shannon Harris, her reasoning
for abandoning Bible-based Christianity is due to the attitude of her heart,
but more on that in another post. But until Joshua Harris explains his
reasoning for abandoning Christianity, we will never know for sure why he lost
his faith.
Marty Sampson, another well-known
figure in the Christian Community who has served as a worship leader for
Hillsong, announced that though he had not necessarily abandoned Christianity,
he was losing his faith. While we may not be sure why Joshua Harris
apostasized, Marty Sampson, on a deleted Instagram post which was cited by
other sources explains why he is considering walking away from his:
1. Hypocrisy and lack of accountability.
2. The Bible being seemingly full of contradictions.
3. That a God who sentences billions of people to eternal torment can still be called loving.
4. The authority of scripture being allegedly discredited by science. [9, 10]
As with Joshua Harris, there was
sadness and disappointment with Sampson's slide into apostasy yet there were
others that sought to offer Sampson answers to the questions and issues he has
been struggling with. Answers In Genesis founder Ken Ham in
particular urged and pleaded with Sampson to make use of the resources his
ministry has offered [9] adding
that Marty Sampson's case "is a reminder the church and parents need to
teach apologetics to counter today's attacks on God's word." [10, 14, 20]
One twitter user stated that the
faith of both Harris and Sampson were lacking proper foundation stating that
Harris was doctrinally founded, but not relationally founded and that Sampson
as relationally founded but not doctrinally founded, adding that "We need
BOTH” [10]
and another stating that even "Worship leaders need theological training"
[11]
with which Contender's Edge couldn't agree more.
In a Christian Post Op-Ed Dr.
Michael Brown took issue with some of Marty Sampson's about what Christians
supposedly do not talk about. Marty Sampson had claimed the following:
How many preachers fall? Many. No
one talks about it. How many miracles happen. Not many. No one talks about it.
Why is the Bible full of contradictions? No one talks about it. How can God be
love yet send four billion people to a place, all ‘coz they don’t believe? No
one talks about it... I am not in any more. I want genuine truth. Not the “I
just believe it” kind of truth. Science keeps piercing the truth of every
religion. [9, 10, 12, 14]
To which Brown replied as being false [12] and he is right in saying that the issues that Marty says
are being ignored are being talked about, but unfortunately, they are not being
confronted, discussed, and addressed by enough Christians, churches, and
religious leaders and while the there is indeed a massive amount of evidence
vindicating the Gospel and authority of scripture, far too many professors of
the faith are unaware of the vast amount of resources, ministries, blogs, and
websites dedicated to providing answers to those challenging questions and
objections to the Gospel of Jesus Christ as Brown also points out:
...what I fear is that Marty’s
shocking lack of awareness of a massive array of solid apologetics material is
not his alone. In other words, there are probably plenty of other believers who
find no outlet for their questions and concerns, leading to apostasy (or, deep,
secret doubt) rather than an intellectually sound, vibrant faith. [13]
Writer Rod Dreher, author of a work called The Benedict Option, said
that cases like these are not just a pop evangelism problem but "something
all Christians have to face." [15]
Previously, Sampson had said that
what he saw as being the impending loss of his faith did not bother him [9, 14] but
clearly, as Christian Today revealed, it is bothering him as he later
revealed that he was in search for answers to those questions challenging his
faith. [16] If
the prospect of possibly losing his faith did not bother Marty Sampson, he
wouldn't be looking for answers.
Shortly afterwards, Sampson denied
that he had renounced his faith as many had believed, but stated that it was on
"incredibly shaky ground" and wanted answers, seeking only
"genuine truth" [9, 14, 15,
17] and not a blind faith. [17-19] I
pray that he and others facing a similar faith crisis will be given the very
answers needed to renew and solidify their faith.
The disappointing case of the
Harris's and Marty Sampson's current crisis of faith is nothing new.
Several decades earlier, a once well
known preacher and evangelist, Charles Templeton, after years of struggling
with some intellectually and philosophically challenges to his faith, fell away
from Christianity. In 1996, he had written and published a book called Farewell
To God, which explained why he rejected the faith he had once
embraced. Creation Ministries International gives further insight
into what overthrew the faith of Charles Templeton [20] and what still leads many,
especially young people away from Christ and which prevent those from coming to
Christ who might otherwise repent.
The factors that might have played a
role in the apostasy and divorce of Joshua and Shannon Harris, that have led
Marty Sampson to question his faith and the late Charles Templeton to lose his
faith are also many of the same factors that have led many within the millennial
generation to turn from Christianity.
Recklessly Alive's Sam Eaton and the Christian Post listed the
following:
1. Millennials want to be
mentored, not preached at. [21]
Teaching
and mentoring does require preaching. There is no way around that.
But in order to win them over to Christ, a different approach in presenting
them the Gospel may be required than with previous generations. Different
hearts require different means of being prepared to receive Christ; some more
so than others. But what needs to be done as must be done with anyone is
finding out what there is that is keeping them from opening their hearts to
Christ. Once those things are addressed, they may be more receptive.
As
we read the scriptures, we find that though the message of the Gospel remained
the same, different approaches were taken with different people. For
example when we read the book of Acts, Peter's approach to presenting the
Gospel to the Jews (Acts 2) was different than Paul's approach to presenting
the Gospel to the Athenians. (Acts 17:16-34)
One
thing that is poorly done within the Church is that even when sound doctrine is
being taught, the scripture is not being taught in such a way that presents it
relevant to the congregants, especially the younger generations.
2.
Millennials crave relationships with mentors who care about them, what they
do with their lives, and their future. [22]
That is true not just for millennials but anyone we wish to win over to Christ and to retain in the faith.
3. Millennials want to be
encouraged and uplifted. [23]
As long as the dreams and ambitions
of their hearts are not ungodly and sinful, we need to be supportive of and encourage
them in their pursuits.
4. Millennials do not want
to just hear about mission statements and values but see them put into action.
[24]
As should anyone. When action
is put behind words, morale rises within congregants and potential converts
will more likely be drawn in.
5. Millennials are tired of
the church blaming the culture for everything. [25]
Millennials need to understand why
the culture is the way it is, what made it the way it is, and what they can do
to be a positive influence in the culture.
6. The church needs to
start address controversial issues rather than avoiding them. [26]
If we had more "Donald
Trumps" at the pulpit and less "Lauren Daigles", the Church
would be far less afraid of addressing controversial issues than it is right
now. For more information about what I mean by that analogy, go here.
The point is Millennials are more
likely to be influenced by steadfast and courageous leadership than by
weak-kneed cowards who would rather appease the masses with those words that
they want to hear rather than the full counsel of the truth that needs to be
preached, taught, and heard, even at the risk of offending. If we are
going to win any souls for Christ, we have to risk offending people with the
Gospel message, not for the sake of offending people but because the message
that we have been given to preach is by nature offensive.
7. Millennials want to know
how scripture is relevant to today and what it has to say about the current
issues of the day. [27]
As mentioned earlier, it is not enough to just teach theology, but what the
scriptures have to do with today. The Bible was written to speak to all
generations. The Gospel message applies to all generations. We need
to be able prove that what the Bible has to say is just as relevant for today
as when it was first written and compiled.
8. Millennials want transparency. [28]
The way the Church gains trust is if
it shows itself to have nothing to hide.
Eaton himself added a few more
reasons why millennials are leaving Christianity in his column:
1. "Nobody's Listening to Us" [29]
As long as they are not demanding removal from sound biblical teaching, the
Church should not act indifferent to the concerns of millennials and at least
let them present their thoughts on any given subject.
2. "Helping the Poor Isn't a Priority" [30]
They may read about it in the Bible and hear it preached from the pulpit, but
they do not witness the Church acting on it. One central duty of the
Church is helping the poor. If the Church as a whole has not made that a
priority, why hasn't it?
3. "The 'You Can't Sit With Us' Affect" [31]
Condemned by scripture. (Jas. 2:1-9)
4. "We Want to Feel Valued" [32]
They need to know that what contributions they do make is appreciated.
5. "The Public Perception" [33]
Public perception of the Church and Christianity is based upon what they learn in academia, the media, entertainment, how we conduct ourselves, and our involvement in our respective neighborhoods and communities.
What needs to be done is that we
need to be hard at work undoing the lies about Christianity that have poisoned
the minds of the public, enforce accountability within our own ranks, and show
that we actually care about what is happening around us.
6. "Stop Talking About Us Unless You're Actually Going to Do
Something" [34]
Again, action needs to follow words.
7. "You're Failing to Adapt" [35]
We need to take advantage of every
resource there is to reach people for the Gospel and to deliver our
sermons. Bible study lessons should not be confined to the four walls of
a church when we have ways to transmit those same lessons to a greater audience
that might not ever be able to visit our respective congregations.
Now all of the above issues
are important to address, especially biblically sound teaching that is
presented in a manner that speaks to this present day and age and is applied to
the issues of the day, but Answers In Genesis, citing Pew Research
findings listed the following factors that ought to be every bit as important
to address but sadly are not by many within the body of Christ and most of
which play a central role in the questioning of, overthrow of faith, and
keeping those who might otherwise repent from coming to a saving faith in
Christ:
"Learning about evolution when I went away to college.”
J. Warner Wallace, best known for his book, Cold Case Christianity, also cited some of the same factors in a Fox News editorial. [37] But just because one' faith is overthrown, that does not mean that they have given up on spirituality as Answers In Genesis points out:
But many young people, nearly 1 in 5, who’ve left organized religion haven’t given up on “spirituality.” Here are some of their responses:
“I
don’t have a particular religion because I am open-minded, and I don’t think
there is one particular religion that is right or wrong.”
“I feel that there is
something out there, but I can’t nail down a religion.”
“Right now I’m kind of leaning
toward spirituality, but I’m not too sure. I know I can pray to my God
anywhere. I do believe in a higher power, but I don’t need a church to do
that.” [38]
After leaving the faith they were
once raised in or even embraced, some of those same people
once again experience a void that
can only be filled by God, yet whatever has overthrown their
faith or has kept them from
embracing the faith they were brought up in has blinded them to that
fact and so, they try to fill that
void with any kind of spirituality that is not Christianity, even in their own hearts and minds, forming
a god that will accommodate their preferences. A
publication called The Atlantic
reported on one such case of a woman named Justina Walford,
whose Christian faith was overthrown
and yet found herself searching for something to take the
place of her former faith:
When Justina Walford moved to New
York City nine years ago, she’d never felt more alone. She’d left behind
her church, her God, and her old city, Los Angeles…. As a child, she had
been deeply religious. Her parents had no interest in religion, and didn’t
understand why she would; they’d sent her to a Christian school in hopes of
good discipline and education. But Justina fell headlong into faith,
delighting in her Church community and dreaming of one day becoming a pastor
herself.
By the time she turned up in New
York, her faith had long since unraveled, a casualty of overseas travel that
made her question how any one religious community could have a monopoly on
truth. But still she grieved the loss of God. “It was like breaking up with
someone that you thought was your soulmate,” Walford told me. “It’s for the
better. It’s for your own good,” she remembered thinking. Even though it no
longer made sense to her to believe, she felt a gaping hole where her
Church—her people, her psalms, her stained-glass windows—used to be.
Then Walford read an article about
Sunday Assembly, a community started in Great Britain in 2013 that had spread
quickly across the Atlantic to her doorstep. Members gather on Sundays, sing
together, listen to speakers, and converse over coffee and donuts. Meetings are
meant to be just like Church services—but without God. “That’s it,” she
thought. “That’s what I want.”...
The New York Sunday Assembly was
everything that Justina Walford had been hungering for since leaving her faith.
Meetings involved “sermons” from scientists, artists, and academics; members
sang pop songs together and snapped their fingers to poetry readings.
Old-timers chatted by the snack table and invited newbies to meals outside the
group. “I just fell in love with it,” Walford said. “I loved the singing … I
loved the interaction. I loved once a month seeing the same people.” She became
an organizer, one of the leaders of the chapter working long volunteer hours to
put each service together. That lasted for a couple of years—and then things
began to fall apart.
There just weren’t enough people.
Making a congregation happen basically meant putting on a big show on a regular
basis. Somebody needed to book bands, find speakers, set up chairs, pick up
snacks. Anne Klaeysen, who was a board member for the New York chapter at the
time, told me the same thing. “The core group worked their hearts out, but it
wasn’t sustainable.”...
Beneath the surface were other
rifts. Even within the community of nonbelievers were different groups with
different priorities: Some ardent atheists wanted to rail against religion, for
example, or have heated debates. But at Sunday Assembly, the point wasn’t to
put down faith or even to celebrate being faithless, per se—the point of being
there was being there, together. [38]
Charles Templeton, despite his
philosophical and intellectual objections to Christianity, also felt that
emptiness. Of Jesus, he said:
He was...the greatest human being
who has ever lived. He was a moral genius. His ethical sense was
unique. He was the intrinsically the wisest person that I've ever encountered
in my life or in my readings. His commitment was total and led to his own
death, much to the detriment of the world. What could one say about him
except that this was a form of greatness?...I know it may sound strange, but I
have to say...I adore him...Everything good I know, everything decent I
know, everything pure I know, I learned form Jesus...Just look at Jesus.
He castigated people. He was angry. People don't think of him that
way, but they don't read the Bible. He had a righteous anger. He
cared for the oppressed and exploited. There's no question that he had
the highest moral standard, the least duplicity, the greatest compassion, of
any human being in history...he is the most important human being who has ever
existed...And if I may put it this way...I....miss...him!
[39]
No one can give people like Justina
Walford the sense of purpose the way Jesus can. And no one can bring
peace and fulfillment to people like Charles Templeton like Jesus can.
Cases like that of Joshua Harris,
his wife, Charles Templeton, Marty Sampson, and others, have caused theological
debate that has surrounded the eternal security of the believer. Can a
Christian lose or walk away from their salvation? Is it possible that
those who have apostasized never really knew the Lord? The Apostle John
says so. (1 Jn. 2:19) But is it also possible for faith to be
overthrown by false doctrine and intellectual challenges? The Apostle
Paul says that it is. (2 Tim. 2:18) And if that is the case, then it is also
possible for their faith to be renewed once they have been undeceived.
But if one were to consciously turn
away from the faith, knowing full well that they were choosing enmity with the
very Lord who died for them to be saved in the first place, they are in essence
rebelling against the Savior and in such a case, even if they did profess faith
at one time, the book of Hebrews states:
...it is impossible for those who
were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift and were made
partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the
powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto
repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh and put him
to an open shame. (Heb. 6:4-6)
Now whether or not this describes
people like Joshua and Shannon Harris is debatable. It may not
necessarily describe Marty Sampson or many others whose faith may have been
overthrown or is in danger of being eroded by the intellectual and
philosophical challenges with which they are constantly confronted or who have
been disillusioned with Christianity because of false doctrines that have
misrepresented the faith, which is why in such cases, it may be possible renew
such people again to repentance when given biblically sound doctrine and the
very answers needed to renew their faith, to reinforce faith that is faltering,
and to win souls to Christ who might otherwise remain blinded to the truth of
the Gospel.
In his book The Lie: Evolution,
Answers In Genesis founder Ken Ham recounted a time when he was invited as a
special guest speaker at a so-called Christian school in Tasmania Australia:
At the conclusion of my
presentation, 69 of the 70 girls verbally attacked my stand on creation.
They shouted statements such as: "There is no God!" Buddhism is
better than Christianity!" "Evolution is true!" "You can't
trust the Bible" "The Bible is full of mistakes" "We are
not interested in what you have to say." Because of the compromise
with evolutionism, they were even less open to God's Word than the public
school students. They attended a "church" school. Why
wouldn't they know the "truth?" So far as they were concerned,
they already had all the answers.
One young girl, however, came to me
with tears in her eyes. She thanked me for the foundation given her
faith. She said she was a Bible-believing Christian and that she found it
very hard to be in that particular school, as the teachers were attempting to
destroy her faith in Christianity. [40]
Due to a fair-minded teacher and Ken
Ham's presentation making the case for the reliability of the scriptures, a
young girl whose faith would have otherwise been destroyed, received a
strengthened confidence in the Gospel of salvation she had embraced. It
was sad, however, that the minds of her classmates were too close-minded and
their hearts too hardened to embrace the Gospel message or allow what faith
they used to have to be restored.
In another case in which a solid case
for Christianity made difference, Creation Ministries International wrote about
a woman who, after discovering CMI and finding sound answers to her doubts and
objections to the faith, found herself without any excuses or reasons to
persist in her rejection of the Gospel, converted to Christianity, and is now a
member of the CMI team:
Thank you so much for your ministry,
without it, I probably would not be saved today. When I was little, I would ask
questions about absolutely everything around me, and that naturally spread to
asking questions about the Bible. My family couldn’t answer me when I asked where ‘Mrs Cain’ came from, or how all the animals fit on the ark. When they did
give me an answer, more often than not it was such a weak one that even I could
see that it didn’t fit. They discouraged me from asking questions about the
Bible, telling me to ‘just believe’. And I tried, but it was impossible for me
to stop asking those questions.
In school, we learned about the Big
Bang and the evolutionary theory so early I can’t even remember when
it was introduced. My teachers were more than happy to answer my questions, and
to my mind at that age, those answers seemed to make sense. So I learned that
the Bible was a nice storybook, but it wasn’t true. It wasn’t an overnight
transformation, but I gradually began to lose any belief I had had in the
Bible, and over time, I became more of an agnostic, though I called myself a
Christian to keep my family happy. Faith was fine for less intelligent people
who needed that crutch, but I considered myself above that.
I actually began studying creation
versus evolution playing devil’s advocate against my evolutionist biology
teacher in high school. It wasn’t that I disagreed with her at the time, but
her arguments were so poor that I was intellectually offended that she would
expect us to swallow the stuff she said. The outdated material in our new
biology books didn’t help her case either. I found the URL for CMI in a book I
was researching, and browsing your Q&A page, I was surprised to find the answers
to the questions I had been asking for over ten years in literally the first
day I was at your site. Dr Sarfati’s article, Loving God
with All Your Mind: Logic and Creation, helped me realize that true
faith and intelligence aren’t mutually exclusive.
I didn’t get saved right then and
there, but God had His foot in the door. All the objections that I had always
had to faith were crumbling around me, and I found myself with no excuse to
disbelieve. A few months later, I became a Christian. God has used your
ministry to affect so many lives, mine among them. Thank you.
USA [41]
How many youth would remain in the Church and embrace the faith they were
brought up in if we invested heavily in apologetics? How many of those
whose faith was overthrown would have been solidified and strengthened if they
had been grounded in sound doctrine and equipped with solid answers needed to
defend and make a convincing case for Christ? How many mores souls might
be won over to Christ if the lies that have blinded them to the truth of the
Gospel were undone?
The amount resources available that can
help us to make a solid case for our faith is immense and widely
available. There is no excuse not to make good use of them. We
ought to be able to defend our faith so well and make a case for the truth of
the Gospel so convincing, and prove the Word of God so trustworthy, that they
who come to us with challenging arguments and various question, even the most
hardest of questions, will find themselves questioning their own beliefs and
they who have attempted to discredit the Gospel will find themselves on the
defensive and left without an argument.
Related posts:
Two Inner Voices: One We Must Ignore. To The Other We Must Listen
Refuting Captain [Crap] Cassidy’s Bad Rhetoric And Claim That Marty Sampson Had Officially Renounced Christ
Answering Marty’s Faith-Shaking Doubts
End Notes:
1. Joshua Harris, "Joshua
Harris Instagram Post," Instagram, July 26, 2019
2. 'I Am Not a Christian':
Former 'Pastor' Author Joshua Harris Kisses Christianity Goodbye,"
Christian News Network, July 26,
2019
3. Daniel Avery, "Purity
Expert Josh Harris Announces 'I am Not a Christian,' Apologizes to LGBT
Community," Newsweek, July 29, 2019
4. "'I Kissed Dating
Goodbye' Author Joshua Harris: 'I Am Not A Christian,'" Relevant Magazine,
July 29, 2019
5. Leonardo Blair,
"Pastor Joshua Harris, author of 'I Kissed Dating Goodbye,' separates from
wife,"
Christian Post, July 19, 2019
6. Heather Clark, "Joshua
Harris, Who Recanted 'Kissed Dating Goodbye' Book Announces Separation From
Wife,"
Christian News Network, July 23,
2019
7. Ibid
8. Light House Trails Editors,
"An Overlooked Reason For "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" Author Josh
Harris' Departure From the Christian Faith," Lighthouse Trails Research,
July 30, 2019
9. Hillsong Songwriter Marty
Sampson Says He's Losing His Christian Faith,"
Relevant Magazine, August 12, 2019
10. Lindsey Elizabeth, "'I'm Genuinely Losing My Faith,': Hillsong
Worship Leader Rejects Christian Beliefs,"
Faithwire, August 12, 2019
11. Ibid
12. Michael Brown, CP-Op-Ed
Contributor, "Reaching out to a Hillsong leader who is renouncing his
faith,"
Christian Post, August 12, 2019
13. Ibid
14. Leah MarieAnn Klett,
Christian Post Reporter, "Hillsong writer: 'I'm genuinely losing my
faith,'"
Christian Post, August 12, 2019
15. Staff Writer,
"Hillsong worship leader Marty Sampson announces he's 'losing' his
faith,"
Christian Today, August 12, 2019
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/hillsong-worship-leader-marty-sampson-losing-faith/133017.htm
16. Staff writer, "Marty
Sampson posts list of Christian apologists days after saying he is 'losing' his
faith,"
Christian Today, August 13, 2019
17. Leah MarieAnn Klett,
Christian Post Reporter, "Hillsong worship leader clarifies he hasn't
renounced faith, but it's on incredibly shaky ground,'" Christian Post,
August 13, 2019
18. Staff writer, "I
haven't 'renounced' my faith but it's on 'incredibly shaky ground,' says Marty
Sampson,"
Christian Today, August 13, 2019
19. Jerry Rose Spaudo, "Hillsong Worship Leader Clarifies That His
Faith Is on 'Incredibly Shaky Ground,'" Charisma News, August 13,
2019
20. Ken Ham, "Hillsong
Songwriter 'Loses Faith' Over Questions--Are There Answers?"
Answers In Genesis, August 19, 2019
21. Ken Ham and Stacia Byers,
"The slippery slide to unbelief,"
Creation Ministries International;
Creation 22 (3):8-13, June, 2000
22. Sheryl Lynn, Christian
Post reporter, "Why Are Millennials Leaving Church? Millennials
Explain,"
Christian Post, July 18, 2017
23. Ibid
24. Ibid
25. Ibid
26. Ibid
27. Ibid
28. Ibid
29. Sam Eaton, "12
Reasons Millennials are Over Church," Recklessly Alive, September 29, 2016
30. Ibid
31. Ibid
32. Ibid
33. Ibid
34. Ibid
35. Ibid
36. Ken Ham and Avery Foley,
"Pew Research: Why Young People Are Leaving
Christianity,"
Answers In Genesis, September 28,
2016
https://answersingenesis.org/christianity/church/pew-research-why-young-people-leaving-christianity/
37. J. Warner Wallace,
"Young Christians are leaving the church--Here's why," Fox News
38. Faith Hill, Assistant editor, (Not to be confused with the CM singer)
"They Tried to Start a Church Without God.
For a While, It Worked,"
The Atlantic, July 22, 2019
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/secular-churches-rethink-their-sales-pitch/594109/
39. Lee Strobel, "The
Case For Faith," (Grand Rapids Michigan: Zondervan, 2000), pp. 17-18
40. Ken Ham, "The Lie:
Evolution," (Green Forest, Arkansas: Master Books; original publication:
1987;
Sixteenth printing: 1998) pg. 115
41. "Response to 'gay
marriage' article objections; CMI shows questioner that Christian faith is
logical,"
Creation Ministries International,
February 6, 2004; reposted August 8, 2006
Scripture references:
1. 2 Timothy 2:18
2. Acts chapter 2
3. Acts 17:16-34
4. 1 John. 2:19
5. Hebrews 6:4-6
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