Movements and trends that might run out of steam

[DavidGYoung]

Which of these, if any, do you think might eventually disappear from Christianity over the next fifty years or so?

Creationism

The signs-and-wonders movement

Prosperity theology

"You won't be able to understand this tenet of Christianity/this part of the Bible until you are my age and have had my life experiences."

Fundamentalism

That annoying Kim Hill song with the hand gestures

[RabbiKnife]

None of them

No idea what the last one is

[Athanasius]

None. And if they do die out in the West, they'll spring up somewhere else. Africa is currently playing 4th century with a lot of its theology.

[DavidGYoung]

For the Christians here, is any one of the items on the list a personal pet-hate of yours?

[Sojourner]

For the Christians here, is any one of the items on the list a personal pet-hate of yours?

Prosperity theology. I detest charlatans who get rich bilking gullible people, then use their lucre and extravagant lifestyle to convince givers of the validity of their prosperity Gospel. Such hypocritical hucksters will stand before God one day and be held accountable.

[RabbiKnife]

For the Christians here, is any one of the items on the list a personal pet-hate of yours?

Anyone that eisegetes and does not properly proclaim the truth.  Crosses all spectra.

[ProDeo]

For the Christians here, is any one of the items on the list a personal pet-hate of yours?

Self declared prophets who miss prophecies and don't learn from it.

[DavidGYoung]

Within today's branches of Christianity, is there much active opposition to any of the items on my list?

I remember when I was a Christian that some sermons ferociously denounced prosperity theology. However, they were usually preaching to the converted anyway.

[RabbiKnife]

If a pastor/preacher simply proclaims the truth from the text, you don't have to waste your time pointing out counterfeits.

[DavidGYoung]

But will the people in the counterfeit movements even attend such churches?

[RabbiKnife]

Sure.

What you call "counterfeit" has a significant kernel of truth imbedded, usually horribly misapplied.

I know plenty of folks that believe what you would call "counterfeit" that attend traditional baptist, methodist, AoG churches every week.

[DavidGYoung]

A minor point of order:
I am using the word 'counterfeit' to refer to whatever you were calling a counterfeit in your earlier post.

[RabbiKnife]

I was using the term as the antithesis of sound doctrine in general.

In my last post I was referring to your list from the OP

Sorry for the lack of clarity

[DavidGYoung]

Imagine that the person giving the sermons was, as you describe, proclaiming the truth from the text.

How confident are you that either of the following would occur?

A member of the congregation who has heard a different opinion of what that part of the text says or means would conclude that they are now hearing the truth.

A member of the congregation who has heard a falsehood not directly related to the text but often cited in relation to it, e.g. they falsely believe that 'evolution describes humans as evolving from monkeys', would cease to believe that falsehood?

[ProDeo]

I remember when I was a Christian

Just curious, what made you decide to leave Christianity?