1. We are not doing enough pastoral work. The early missionaries did a lot of catechizing and training in the faith, but we don't do these things much any more.
2. Many people responded to the Gospel for the wrong reasons. They responded because the community did, or because they wanted physical things, or for other wrong reasons. But they were not really Christian. We can even think of the decline now as a refining or pruning process. People are leaving, but they were never really part of the invisible church.
I agree with these ideas. Both points help us understand why the PCV is spiritually weak today and the road ahead. We must do more pastoral work, faithfully preaching and teaching God's Word. And we must help people truly believe in Christ. We do not only want them to come to church on Sunday. We want them truly saved, with Christ as Saviour and Lord.
Any thoughts?
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