> ... but are bombarded by "feel good" liturgy and loose translations. Tell me about it. When I first became a Trinitarian, I really appreciated “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” by Jonathan Edwards. I was new to Christianity, but I knew full well the fire-and-brimstone was a much more important message these days. I no longer endorse Edwards as such as any authority, being now Orthodox. But the point still stands. People these days prefer having their ears tickled, over sound teaching. It artificially inflates the real numbers.