was held to by such persons as Luther and Calvin themselves
whether this is your first year of teaching or your fortieth
No one ever coasted into greater godliness
The chapters by Kirsten Birkett
Christless christianity, the alternative gospel of the american church Kevin DeYoung & Chris Ranson was held to by suchThe church in America has been willingly taken captive. The captors are American culture and ideals: consumerism, pragmatism, self sufficiency, individualism, positive thinking, personal prosperity, and nationalism. These are antithetical to the gospel, but we have nevertheless made them part and parcel with it. We are well on our way to a Christless Christianity. The result? A faith that is, in Michael Horton's prophetic words, "trivial, sentimental,