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I have a question for you

While I have been doing some reading in psychology, I came across an interesting observations some psychology researches had discovered. The story is about a real life situation where a woman was rapped and stabbed. This assault lasted about 30 minutes. There were approximately 38 neighbors who heard her cry for help, but no one responded. I began to do the “tilt”, which is a common physical expression accompanied by the word, “huh?”

As I read, a few psychologists interview these neighbors and developed what they call a theory of “diffusion of responsibility.” This means that the more people who witness an event, the less likely will someone intervene. The reason: shared responsibility. The bystanders have a psychological understanding that their fellow bystanders have just as much responsibility to intervene as they do. Therefore, what happens often is no one intervenes because everyone is waiting on someone else to initiate the intervention.

Then it occurred to me

Is this what has happened in the modern church? Has the growth of Christians – especially in America – caused the lack of action and witnessing? There are many who claim Christianity and are not of the flock, while others are truly Christian but think other people will do the work.

I wonder.

Do you wonder?