It seems to be the case that some evangelicals within the CofS have lacked confidence and competence in defending the historic Reformed faith. As a result, they would compromise on various areas, like the style of worship, the use of hymns and psalms, and, even, the preaching of the Word. Somehow, they have less certainty about the relevance of the Reformed faith in the 21st century, and, therefore, they would try to “tone down” certain emphasises to make the message more acceptable to more people, for example, less emphasis on the reason why we are in enmity with God, and more emphasis on the purpose of life in human beings rather than God’s glory as their chief end. To them, it is alright as they are, in their understanding, still preaching Christ. This shift from the historic Reformed faith to a kind of mere evangelical belief is, in fact, doing the church more harm than good. This is not just about so-called “making the message more relevant to people,” what they are doing is actually changing the message, the message of the crucified Saviour. In their minds, if we preach the message which Paul preached 2000 years ago; folks would be out off, as it is about the how sinfulness mankind escape from the wrath of an angryGod. Rather, their message is about accepting Jesus as Lord and Saviour, without any clear explanation of the Lordship of Christ, or His definite saving purpose. People, then, would have no idea why they need to be saved, from what? In their conception, being a Christian is just about letting God to lead you in your life journey. Those so called “evangelicals” are, ironically, ashamed of the Gospel (Evangel), as they doubt the powerfulness and the relevance of it. This is why Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the Gospel.” Furthermore, he warned every one of us who are turning a different gospel that in Galatians 1:8-9 (ESV) he says8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9 As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed “ἀνάθεμα.”

Perhaps, some of you might think I’m a wee bit too critical, but it is true what some of the evangelicals are doing is changing the content of the Gospel, the Good News of hell-deserving sinners like us can came to God by grace alone, through Christ alone, and through faith alone.

If evangelicals, especially the new blood, don’t realise the need of the importance of going back to the Reformed faith to preach “Christ and Him crucified”, the CofS will soon be conquered by liberals. The quantity of evangelicals within the CofS is important, but the quality is even more so.

Let us fear no more! “What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Rom 8:31