The idolatry of numbers is a sad substitution. Because as the trend increases, the true motive of God’s glory must necessarily take a back-seat. This is seen on a number of fronts. When you idolise numbers, it will affect the preaching of the Word of God. Since the Word of God can offend, since the Word of God is can be difficult to understand, since the Word of God requires humility and submission to the Spirit to comprehend, there will be a dumbing down of the Word. Preaching begins to lose its central place.

The idolatry of numbers is a sad substitution. Because as the trend increases, the true motive of God’s glory must necessarily take a back-seat. This is seen on a number of fronts. When you idolise numbers, it will affect the preaching of the Word of God. Since the Word of God can offend, since the Word of God is can be difficult to understand, since the Word of God requires humility and submission to the Spirit to comprehend, there will be a dumbing down of the Word. Preaching begins to lose its central place.