Thom Rainer did a study a number of years ago asking formerly unchurched people the open-ended question, “What factors led you to choose this church?” A lot of surveys had been done asking the unchurched what they would like in a church. But this study asked the formerly unchurched why they actually were now in a church. The results were surprising: 11 percent said worship style led them to their church, 25 percent said children’s/youth ministry, and 37 percent said they sensed God’s presence at their church. For 41 percent, someone from the church had witnessed to them, and 49 percent mentioned friendliness as the reason for choosing their church. Can you guess the top two responses? Doctrine and preaching – 88 percent said the doctrine led them to their church, and 90 percent said the preaching led them there, in particular, a pastor who preached with certitude and conviction… When it comes to reaching outsiders, bold, deep, biblical preaching is not the problem. It’s part of the solution.
Kevin DeYoung

Latin Vulgate Amos Chapter 6:1-15.

Index: Latin Vulgate

 

Amos 6

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6:1 vae qui opulenti estis in Sion et confiditis in monte Samariae optimates capita populorum ingredientes pompatice domum Israhel

6:2 transite in Chalanne et videte et ite inde in Emath magnam et descendite in Geth Palestinorum et ad optima quaeque regna horum si latior terminus eorum termino vestro est

6:3 qui separati estis in diem malum et adpropinquatis solio iniquitatis

6:4 qui dormitis in lectis eburneis et lascivitis in stratis vestris qui comeditis agnum de grege et vitulos de medio armenti

6:5 qui canitis ad vocem psalterii sicut David putaverunt se habere vasa cantici

6:6 bibentes in fialis vinum et optimo unguento delibuti et nihil patiebantur super contritione Ioseph

6:7 quapropter nunc migrabunt in capite transmigrantium et auferetur factio lascivientium

6:8 iuravit Dominus Deus in anima sua dicit Dominus Deus exercituum detestor ego superbiam Iacob et domos eius odi et tradam civitatem cum habitatoribus suis

6:9 quod si reliqui fuerint decem viri in domo una et ipsi morientur

6:10 et tollet eum propinquus suus et conburet eum ut efferat ossa de domo et dicet ei qui in penetrabilibus domus est numquid adhuc est apud te

6:11 et respondebit finis est et dicet ei tace et non recorderis nominis Domini

6:12 quia ecce Dominus mandabit et percutiet domum maiorem ruinis et domum minorem scissionibus

6:13 numquid currere queunt in petris equi aut arari potest in bubalis quoniam convertistis in amaritudinem iudicium et fructum iustitiae in absinthium

6:14 qui laetamini in nihili qui dicitis numquid non in fortitudine nostra adsumpsimus nobis cornua

6:15 ecce enim suscitabo super vos domus Israhel dicit Dominus Deus exercituum gentem et conterent vos ab introitu Emath usque ad torrentem Deserti