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Apostasy And Church Growth
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1.6 Significance of the Study
It is the faulting of the
word of God in this dispensation, that has largely magnified apostasy
today and the blatant practice of open lawlessness and shameless
heedlessness in the church of Christ. As pronounced in the word, in his
open expression of his intention to prosper mankind here on the earth,
nevertheless was it Godʼs object that such prosperity focus the heart of
the church entirely into the perishable decay realm. By design though,
Godʼs ultimate blueprint for manʼs creation very much implied that every
blessing of prosperity would be able to cause him to be caught up with
the Messiah in the glorious gathering at rapture. However, it is now
more and more evident and to a greater extent that the conception of
this novel plan of God still remains for the most part, misconstrued to
the present church. For this reason, the grievous spiritual
misinterpretation that today presents the false gospel of prosperity,
has by and large wiped-out the churchʼs authority and honour, to a state
of near-irrelevance. With most of todayʼs believers in this degenerate
condition, worship observance has now been seriously reduced to a mere
formalism.
1.7 Scope/Limitations of the Study
This study is on apostasy and church growth.
Limitations of study
Financial
constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the
researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or
information and in the process of data collection (internet,
questionnaire and interview).
Time constraint- The researcher will
simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This
consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.
1.8 Definition of Terms
Apostasy:The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle.
Church
Growth: Church Growth is a movement within evangelical Christianity
which aims to develop methods to grow churches based on business
marketing strategies.
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Anderson, Richard Lloyd.
“Circumstantial Confirmation of the First Vision through Reminiscences.â€
Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1969, pp. 373–404.
“Joseph Smith’s New York Reputation Reappraised.†Brigham Young University Studies, Spring 1970, pp. 283–314.
Cannon,
Donald Q., ed. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History— New
England. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and Doctrine,
Brigham Young University, 1988.
Porter, Larry C., Milton V. Backman,
Jr., and Susan Easton Black, eds. Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint
Church History—New York. Provo, Utah: Department of Church History and
Doctrine, Brigham Young University, 1992.
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