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Religious Discussions / Re: Is Christianity in the US Dying or is Something Else Happening?
« Last post by FlaGator on Today at 07:04:06 AM »A concept I grew up with was that there are two "churches" - the "visible church", people in the pews, and the true church, all true believers. Using those terms, I think the visible church is probably shrinking, but those leaving aren't really believers. Their churches no longer served some desired social purpose and they moved on. The true church is probably stable or growing a little, but I do think the level of understanding of the Christian faith is diminishing.
That is the belief that I have as well. Some people in all denominations are saved but being a member of any specific group doesn't save you.