tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post3569817099935174876..comments2023-07-04T08:14:16.030-05:00Comments on Eyes Open Wide: Evangelical Confusion: What Is the Gospel?Doulos Christouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04575598875038475380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post-80760154166508842022009-07-26T08:09:45.828-05:002009-07-26T08:09:45.828-05:00Great quote from Wells! (great book also). We nee...Great quote from Wells! (great book also). We need more men like Wells that have the courage to push against the grain of modern evangelicalism. What he speaks of is the very reason the church today as a whole looks no different than the world (same divorce rate, same earthly pursuits, time spent the same way, etc.). If the Gospel (and all biblical doctrine) was preached clearly, unapologetically, and authoritatively, it would cause a major division (Oh no! The "d" word!). But this would be a much needed division, because those whose lives are truly being transformed by the "foolishness of the gospel" would remain, while those who look to the church as another form of therapy leading to a "happy life" would be long gone (1 Cor 1:18, 22-24). Only then would the church be strengthened with men & women who truly know God, and His church would actually look different and be separate from the world, as is its biblical calling. However, the church today runs scared, thinking it needs to cater to culture by making the gospel "appealing!" This is an affront to God, because at its core, this is nothing more than unbelief in the power of the gospel replaced by belief in our own methods. THIS IS SIN, and the majority of our leaders in the modern church are in dire need of repentance!Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25253203.post-14652175278510514972009-07-24T19:39:22.395-05:002009-07-24T19:39:22.395-05:00Charles Spurgeon understood that preaching was to ...Charles Spurgeon understood that preaching was to glorify God and save men's souls, not simply help them get through another week. He said "If you long to save men's souls, you must tell them a great deal of disagreeable truth!" That kinda goes against the current trend in Evangleicalism, doesn't it...Haggios Parresiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000792840390006822noreply@blogger.com