I’m slowly working through Mike Ratliff’s post, quite a bit behind.
“The first one assumes that all religions must compromise their beliefs to coexist while the second is atheistic, but in reality they both come to the same conclusion, that is, that everything is man-centered rather than God-centered.”
The reality of this seems much in parallel with this years Barna’s survey statements….
“Nine out of 10 American adults hold Syncretism (not Biblical Theism) as their dominant worldview”
“Americans meander through life with a broad assortment of vague religious beliefs and volatile religious behaviors. That religious amnesia has produced a nation where the dominant worldview—adopted by nine out of 10 adults—is Syncretism, not biblical Christianity. Dismissing the importance of biblical truth principles and a holy lifestyle has led to tens of millions of regular church attenders settling in as notional Christians—people who embrace the label and the idea of Christianity but refuse to study, meditate, work, and sacrifice in ways that cultivate genuine Christ-like lives.”
From:
Rainbow Trout 
Following up on another of Mike’s Posts #7 in the series.
Only One Gospel Part 7
”Now my brethren, as far as this swimming up stream against the flow of this culture…yes, that is true. This gospel message, this message of justification by grace alone through faith alone by God’s gift alone (Ephesians 2:8,9) is not what the self-centered, man-focused, person who claims to be Christian, but may in fact only be very religious and all about worshiping self—wants to hear. No, they would probably gravitate more towards a works-righteousness theology. However, that is not biblical and as we dig into God’s Word and do what we are supposed to do, which is teach it as the Holy Spirit uses that process to expose the truth to hearts, opening some, calling some, teaching some, convicting some, and sadly giving some over to self. This is what we are called to do and we must continue to do it until either we are called home or our Lord returns. His will be done.”
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