by Terry Wane Benton<\/p>\n
“The chief problem in America today is not getting people saved. It is getting people to realize they are lost” [Charlie Hainline].<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So many churches and preachers seem convinced that their mission is first to make people feel good about themselves. They rarely, if ever, teach repentance (Luke 24:48). We need to unite with the Spirit to “convict the world of sin<\/em>” (John 16:8), or else no one will seek to be saved from it!<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Terry Wane Benton “The chief problem in America today is not getting people saved. It is getting people to realize they are lost” [Charlie Hainline]. So many churches and preachers seem convinced that their mission is first to make people feel good about themselves. They rarely, if ever, teach repentance (Luke 24:48). 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