The Gospel in a Hostile Culture

Here's an excerpt from The Gospel in a Hostile Culture, Dave Furman's contribution to the July issue of Tabletalk:

"I intentionally don't preach difficult truths or repeat the hard things Jesus said." This is a despondent and prevalent attitude among preachers who minister to cultures that are openly hostile to the gospel. Such preaching is less than faithful to God's Word, corresponding in ministry results that tend to be indiscernibly Christian. The desire to not offend hearers in a hostile culture is misdirected toward God's inspired word and His glorious gospel.

As a pastor who ministers in a hostile culture, I am convinced that preaching must boldly proclaim the one-and-only gospel and theologically rich doctrine.

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