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Moralistic Therapeutic Deism Worldview

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I agree with what you said about Moralistic Therapeutic Deism worldview among teens today is not broad enough because of it’s limited presentative of the world. Everyone in the world is not nice and kind due to evil present in the world. Salvation is the solution to sin in the world and that message is lost when someone think on good is present. The Bible states, “And you children, will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord and prepare his way, to give knowledge of salvation to his people in the forgiveness of their sins because of the tender mercy of our God” (Luke 1:76-78). God created man in his image, and we were created to have a relationship with him that consist of love, worship and stewardship.
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