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Are Churches Secularizing America?

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  • Michael Horton

This article considers why the gospel is absent from much of American Christianity. It explains that many churches in America have embraced moralism, pop-psychology, and therapeutic deism.

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Veggie Tales, Moralism, and Modern Preaching

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  • Michael J. Kruger

What place does the imperative have in preaching? When is preaching considered moralism? This article considers the place of moral imperatives in preaching, and shows by way of examples that sometimes it is fine to take large blocks of teaching and focus on Christian morals without fear of falling prey to moralism.

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Moralism Is Not the Gospel (But Many Christians Think It Is)

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Though some Christians think moralism is the gospel, it is actually the belief that the gospel can be reduced to improvements in behaviour. So it cannot be the gospel. What is the gospel? The article answer, read on...

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Be Counselled by Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847)

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  • Paul Tautges

How can believers make progress in sanctification without falling into the trap of moralism? This article offers twelve principles from Thomas Chalmers that centre around pursuing love for God.

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Why Moralism Is Not the Gospel – And Why So Many Christians Think It Is

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

Moralism is not the gospel. Why? Because it makes the gospel a message of moral improvement. What is the gospel then? This article will answer this question.

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True Spirituality: The Transforming Power of the Gospel

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  • Steven L. Childers

True spirituality cannot be found in intellectualism, emotionalism, and moralism. From Mark 1:14-15 this article shows that true spirituality can only be found in understanding the gospel message and its transforming power.

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The Centrality of the Gospel

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  • Timothy J. Keller

From Galatians 2:14 this article shows that all of life should be in line with the gospel. However, moralism and relativism steal this call from believers.

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What Would Paul Say About... "Avis Theology"?

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  • James O. Cunningham

This article looks at the prevelance of the teaching of moralism in the evangelical church. Using the example of the Avis Car Rental company's slogan "We try harder", the author discusses the dangers of preaching moralism. This teaching undermines the sufficiency of Christ, changing the biblical meanings of justification and sanctification.

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The Purpose Driven Life

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  • Paul H. Alexander

This is a review of Rick Warren's book "The purpose driven life". The author discusses the purpose of life, conversion, the relation of law and gospel, and moralism.

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Christianity is not a way of life as distinguished from a doctrine, nor a way of life expressing itself in a doctrine, but a way of life founded upon a doctrine. J. Gresham Machen
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