Too often in modern Evangelicalism, the preachers only give half of the Gospel. Many will speak many gospel-truths but will often leave out many essential components that make it what it is. Recently I heard a man preach of God’s sovereignty and man’s necessary actions in glorifying Him. He also spoke on how men will not find happiness or purpose in this life without it. These are all half-truths; for the speaker left out some very essential facts. He left out man’s sins and sin nature discussing the reason why Christ has come to give us a gift of salvation, and more importantly he left out what we are saved from, namely God’s wrath.
This half-gospel is quite pervasive over the majority of the country’s churches. The mainstream Protestantism has been replaced by mainline Evangelicalism which happens to be falling in the same pits as their predecessors. The gospel has become another self-help formula, a how to guide giving man his self-purpose and security. All of these things have been made equivalent with the American dream and the pursuit of happiness. Keep Reading>>>
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