Preaching a Superficial Gospel

by Greg Gordon

A warning against preaching an unbiblical modern Gospel

A Popular Perversion

Is it possible that modern popular Christianity is preaching a spurious, superficial, shallow Gospel in the 21st century? If you look carefully at the history of the people of Israel many times the "popular" majority of priests and prophets turned from preaching the truth before the people and became profane in their speech and lives.

In Jeremiah's time we see this recorded in the Holy Scriptures: "For both prophet and priest are profane; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord." What horror! What dismay to see almost all of the spiritual leaders of Israel speaking lies in the name of the Lord.

Could this happen again? Is it possible that in our modern day evangelical circles there are many that are not preaching a true genuine, biblical Gospel? True Christianity is never popular Christianity! True Christianity is accepted by few and rejected by many. True Christianity is an abhorrence to the flesh, the devil, and the world. True Christianity is a Cross! Death to self! Crucifixion to the world! But we want it easy, we want a Gospel that does not hurt us or crucifies us. We want a Gospel that is catered to man and his interests.

A Doctrine of Satan

Milton Green shares in one of his conferences on the theme of a false modern day Gospel: "I am going to read to you a statement that Martin Luther made and I want you to listen! Martin Luther wrote this, 'I should have never foreseen that Satan would raise a sect as such that teach ten commandments should be taken out of the Church. And that man should not be terrified by the Law.'

Are you terrified by the Law? Martin Luther said he was! Moses trembled. Do you reckon Moses knew anything what is being said? Martin Luther continues, 'And that men should not be terrified by the Law but gently exhorted by the preaching of the grace of Christ.' You know, 'gently exhorted!'

Martin Luther also said it is a doctrine of Satan, that men are no longer terrified by the Law and have replaced it with a Gospel of love and grace only." The law and fear of God are foundational aspects of true Christianity and to replace those with the love and grace of God is to build on sand. This Gospel of love and grace has a paramount place in the evangelical Church today.

If a minister speaks of the Law and the Judgment of God he is considered by most an extremist and legalist without a proper conception of God's grace. In the last days Scripture speaks of many false teachers and gospels that will abound in the world.

In the epistle to Timothy the Apostle Paul wrote: "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils." Could it be possible that you have been believing on a false, spurious gospel? Is it possible that you have been preaching a superficial gospel that does not relate the whole counsel of God to your hearers?