Kevin DeYoung writes about four parts of the "new gospel":
- It usually starts with an apology.
- Then there is an appeal to God as love.
- The third part of the New Gospel is an invitation to join God on his mission in the world.
- And finally, there is a studied ambivalence about eternity
He said the new gospel is popular for at least the following reasons:
1. It is partially true.
2. It deals with strawmen.
3. The New Gospel leads people to believe wrong things without explicitly stating those wrong things.
4. It is manageable.
5. The New Gospel is inspirational.
6. The New Gospel has no offense to it.
What's missing in the new gospel is the old gospel, DeYoung continued, "the one preached by the Apostles, the one defined in 1 Corinthians 15, the one summarized later in The Apostles’ Creed."
His final plea: "This is no small issue. And it is not just a matter of emphasis. The New Gospel will not sustain the church. It cannot change the heart. And it does not save. It is crucial, therefore, that our evangelical schools, camps, conferences, publishing houses, and churches can discern the new gospel from the old."
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