Ashamed of The Gospel: When The Church Becomes like the World - Hardcover

MACARTHUR JOHN

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1433509296 ISBN 13: 9781433509292

Publisher: Crossway Books, 2010

Synopsis

In the third edition of this top-selling book, John MacArthur challenges the seeker-sensitive, user-friendly, entertainment-oriented pragmatism that permeates the church today.

In the late 1800s, Charles Spurgeon warned that the church was drifting away from the purity of the gospel, candy-coating God's Word rather than boldly proclaiming the truths of Scripture. As a result, Christianity's influence in nineteenth-century England was severely weakened. One hundred years later, John MacArthur, troubled by the seeker-sensitive movement and an emphasis on pragmatism within the church, sounded the same alarm with the first edition of Ashamed of the Gospel.

In this newly revised and expanded edition, MacArthur gives an overview of developments in the seeker-sensitive movement since his book was first published in 1993. New material traces the line of pragmatic philosophy from the seeker-sensitive movement through the Emergent phenomenon, explaining why the latter is a philosophical heir of the former-and an even greater danger; chronicles the failure of pragmatic approaches to church growth; and emphasizes the importance of evangelicals solidly committed to biblical doctrine rising to positions of leadership.

About this title

About the Author:

John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, where he has served since 1969. He is known around the world for his verse-by-verse expository preaching and his pulpit ministry via his daily radio program, Grace to You. He has also written or edited nearly four hundred books and study guides. MacArthur serves as the chancellor of the Master's University and president of the Master's Seminary. He and his wife, Patricia, live in Southern California and have four grown children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Crossway Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1433509296
• ISBN 13: 9781433509292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1