Description: From the outset, the implications of Standing Firm through the Great Apostasy are terrifying. In fact, the most alarming aspect of this book is its utter plausibility. As Steve Gallagher leads his reader through a systematic and piercing examination of Scripture, the Great Apostasy emerges, not as a future event of which to be forewarned, but as the very essence of todays postmodern Church. In this thorough, and sometimes disquieting, investigation of the biblical predictions about the Great Apostasy, readers quickly come to realize what the Bible clearly reveals there will be a Church within the Church during the endtimes. Today, like tares in the wheat field, false adherents are growing up alongside true believers. But how will we know them? What is the hallmark of the Apostate Church? What are the distinguishing qualities of its rank and file confessors? This is where Gallagher is at his best. By mining the treasureladen writings of biblical scholars from past centuries and carefully examining the sacred Scriptures, he presents the reader with a classic portrait of the Apostate Church a prevailing selfcenteredness, widespread sensuality, and rebellion to authority. At first glance it seems unthinkable that such words could be attached to the lives of confessing Christians. But by the end it becomes all too clear that those who would cause the way of the truth to be maligned sit in our pews, sing in our choirs and stand in our pulpits.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Great Falling Away
Date: 2008-06-26
Details: This author put a lot of research into the book. I really like the fact that he is a person who does not water things down and is willing to say what really needs to be said.
I liked the quotes from famous believers and ministers over the centuries and the inclusion of Scripture to proof His points.
This is a fun, challenging, page turner.
Be open to the conviction of the Lord.
Review Summary: Clarion Call To The Church
Date: 2008-04-08
Details: "Standing Firm Through the Great Apostasy" challenges today's church in a way it has not been challenged in some time. There is a dividing line between those who are true believers in Christ and those who are mere pretenders. This book makes the distinction crystal clear. I was greatly challenged in my own life. The words of Christ presented in the book and expounded on lay a foundation and give full evidence of what is going on around us and inside us. This book is the clarion call to the Church of Jesus Christ: to know where it stands with Christ and then be moved to action. More than feathers will get ruffled by this read. It is recommended to all who want to know what real faith in Christ is -- the way Jesus put it forth to His disciples. The question at hand: do you want to be right with Christ when you face Him or make it look like you are to other people. Look no further than "Standing Firm Through The Great Apostasy" to see which side you fall on.
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