Ashamed of the Gospel — E.A. Johnston

The Gospel's Power and Paul's Lack of Shame

In Romans 1 16 the Apostle Paul declares. I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. For it is the power of God unto salvation. To everyone that believeth to the Jew first and also to the Greek if this was true.

Paul's Gospel Compared with the Modern Gospel

In Paul's day. What would he say about the gospel of our day a gospel? That is another gospel than the one he proclaimed. Paul's gospel has power to save but why does ours lack that power? When did the gospel lose its power?

Historical Revival and the Decline of Gospel Power

Obviously the one we're using today is an anemic version of the old gospel of our fathers. It's a research scholar of revival. I've spent decades studying the preaching and sermons of men God used in times of spiritual awakening.

The Shift from Repentance and Regeneration to Intellectual Assent

I've noticed that even the study of what Charles Finney preached along with his error is more Orthodox than what we're preaching today. From my studies of research in the Great Awakening in the second Great Awakening I see a great theological seismic shift in the offer of the gospel from the 19th century to the 20th century and following where once there was an emphasis placed on repentance and Regeneration this was eventually replaced by a plea to only accept and believe where Charles Finney pressed hard on salvation being tied to Submission to God and a surrender to the claims of Christ in the gospel.

Man-Centered Evangelism and Easy Believism

Now has been replaced with a mere intellectual assent To only believe. But this is why the gospel we're using today. It's not the same gospel of the New Testament Church of our fathers. What sprang out of?

Evangelistic Crusades in football stadiums in the 1950s through mass evangelism. Is it the base gospel from the one found in my Bible the modern church? Made a decision back then to adopt man-centered methodologies that produce quick results regarding church growth and when we did that we got on the easy-to-believe bandwagon and that's why the nation quickly went to hell in the days of Finney and even Moody you could not join a church unless you presented clear evidence of Regeneration.

Emotional Appeals and Unconverted Church Members

Now we baptize anybody who walks down our aisle in response to our Emotional appeal. The result of all this is we've got congregations full of the unconverted and hell fills by the hour. With baptized church members who never were born again to begin with they lived their lives.

Inside the church gave their money gave their time only end up in the devil's hell because of faulty evangelism and a Perverted gospel. They were told by that they were saved by a minister. But they never was confirmed by the Holy Spirit.

A Call to Recover the Gospel's Saving Power

I believe the Apostle Paul would be ashamed of the modern gospel of our day. That's so lacking in power. It can't save a flea much less a sinner hardened in sin. This has been a message by Evangelism awakening.

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