Explain factors that are affecting the true worship of God today in Kenya. (6mks)
- Materialism – people crave earthly possessions at the expense of spiritual development.
- Social injustice – makes people mistrust God or conclude that God has left them
- Permissiveness in society – makes people lose value systems.
- Urbanization – leads people to lose their identity and change of values
- Influence from print and electronic mechanisms – some people may spend too much time on them
- Threats to human life – caused by war, nuclear power, abortion
- Suffering – arising from political, social, cultural, economic, and religious oppression
- Sexual immorality – takes people away from God.
- Scientific and technological advancement makes some people place their faith in science to solve all problems instead of turning to God.
- Drug and alcohol abuse
- Crime – some people behave in crime a lot
- Education – leads to arrogance in that some educated believe they know all