"Christless Christianity"

Tim Challies reviews Michael Horton's important new book, "Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church."

Here is an excerpt from the review: "Through all of this I'd suggest the most important statement in the book may just be this: 'It is not heresy as much as silliness that is killing us softly.'

"All of us can fall into silliness without tossing aside the gospel. We can hold fast to Christian theology, even while allowing silliness and levity to pervade the very fabric of our church. A once-serious institution can become overrun by programs and purposes that slowly erode the gravity and simplicity of the church's unique calling.

"This book is a call for the church to return to its biblical foundations and to remain true to those convictions. It is a clarion call and one that Christians would do well to heed."

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HT: Justin Taylor