I'm setting up this discussion board for my brothers and sisters in Christ who have read the subject book and are interested in discussing it. I'm in the 6th Chapter of the book now and am being challenged by what I'm reading. I would love to discuss it with others who've read it. Anyone else out there want to discuss this book?
Here's the overview of the book as written on the back cover---just to whet your appetite:
"Everywhere there is apathy. Nobody cares whether that which is preached is true or false. A sermon is a sermon whatever the subject; only the shorter is the better." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
In the late 1800's, Charles Spurgeon warned that the Church was drifting away from the purity of the Gospel. Instead of boldly proclaiming the truths of Scripture, Christians were candy-caoting the Word, being careful not to offend anyone. As a result, Christianity's influence in the nineteenth-century England was severely weakened.
Now, 100 years later, John MacArthur is sounding the same alarm. And it's a warning the Church just can't ignore.
The signs of compromise are all around us: Numbers have become more important than the message. Churches are offering up "Show-Time" religion instead of the "Old-Time" religion. Pastors have turned to the marketing industry to help them draw people in rather than relying on the sovereign power of God.
Until all that changes - until we return to our calling to go into all the world and preach the Gosepel without shame - the Church is in danger of losing its impact on society. And that would be our generation's greatest loss.
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