18th century England was widely viewed as a Christian nation, but a few ministers such as Whitefield and Wesley, who were considered fanatics by the established clergy, suspected that very few Englishmen had experienced the new birth. Pastor John Berridge, who served as a pastor both before and after his conversion, said 'The country swarms with baptized rakes, baptized worldlings, and baptized infidels.' Spiritually speaking, is 21st century America much different than 18th century England? One poll indicated that 81% of Americans consider themselves Christians. This sermon continues the theme begun in the first of this title. Could it be that the message and the methods of American evangelicals are responsible, in part, for the large number of Americans who believe they are Christians, but who demonstrate little or no evidence that they have experienced the new birth? Have we watered down Christ's call to repentance, holiness and temporal sacrifice in order to make it more palatable to the unbeliever? Does the practice of inviting sinners to 'come forward' to 'receive Christ' have the potential of leading many to believe they are Christians when they have not been 'born of God?'
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Born and raised in Baltimore MD, then moving to Florida in his youth, Russ came to faith in Christ as a third year college student through the testimony of his brother Doug. Russ transferred from the University of Florida to Shelton College which is affiliated with the Bible...
