Christians are showing a "disturbing" tendency to follow the trends of society, according to one of the world’s leading evangelical figures. The divorce rate among Christians in America are similar to that of non-Christians, and those found to be most likely to complain about neighbours of other ethnic backgrounds are white evangelical Christians. While accepting that what is true for America is not necessarily true of Britain, said these figures are cause for concern.

"This is a frightening and truly disturbing situation," he told the Keswick Convention. "When people who are evangelical are so similar to their society, you have to ask if repentance is being preached and understood." In Charles Colson’s book, Salad bar Christianity, 20 per cent of American Christians are reported to believe in reincarnation and 26 per cent believe in astrology. "To what degree have these people, who consider themselves to be evangelical, really understood the gospel?" Mr Maiden asked. He urged British churches to avoid the danger of allowing the gospel to become "just another self-help programme," but rather to ensure that it is biblical. "Are we preaching Christ? Are we telling the gospel story?"

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