The gospel: true and good but rejected
How do we speak out in a society where truth is subjective and the good news is bad?
What is the gospel? This is a question that I often ask during teaching sessions. It’s fascinating how such a simple question causes listeners to stop and think.
There are generally two elements in people’s responses: first, the gospel centres around an event in history and it is good news; second, the gospel is both true and good.
For a long time, apologetics focused on the question of whether the gospel is true: did Jesus live, die and rise again from the dead? Was He the Son of God? As theologian C. S. Lewis put it,...
The question today is less about whether the gospel is true, but rather whether it is good news. Truth is apparently subjective: you have your truth and I have mine. A plural society allows...
There is a growing group of voices challenging the goodness of the Christian faith. This shift is significant; it puts evangelicals in the dock. It argues that orthodox theology itself, and not...
There are two implications of this shift. The first relates to mission and discipleship; put simply, people are less likely to become Christians, or remain Christians, if the gospel is not seen...
