I think the Dipsy, Rapture mentality has led the church to exist in a state of, "We are out of here any minute so we will not set up any thing permanent" mentality. Since every generation exists thinking it will be the last it has led to letting the government take over all the things the church was called to do. Education, taking care of the poor even art, music, science (not that these are jobs for the church but they have been let go).

I think the mindset that we are now in the millennium causes one to stop and take stock in what the church should be doing, setting up for the next generation, making permanent roots, making sure the church is going to be here for possible another one hundred years or more. Then living in light of what that means.

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Erick Bohndorf, Covenant Baptist Church, KS
http://qayaqtraveler.blogspot.com/
The question for us today is, will we be like the majority of Israel and continue to look in fear at the giants in the land and urge our fellow Christians to be "realistic," or will we be like Joshua and Caleb and faithfully follow our king, trusting to fulfill every one of his promises completely?