00878nam a22000977a 4500020001800000100002000018245006800038260002500106490000500131650064400136  a97814335092921 aMacarthur, John00aAshamed Of The Gospelb: When The Church Becomes Like The World  bCrossway Booksc20100 a 4aAcceptability in the culture and increased church attendance have subtly but steadily usurped holiness and true worship as the primary objectives of our church gatherings. Preaching the Word and boldly confronting sin are seen as archaic, ineffectual means of winning the world. After all, those things actually drive people away. Why not entice people into t he fold by offering what they want, creating a friendly, comfortable environment, and catering to the very desires that drive their strongest urges? As if we might get unconverted worldlings to accept Jesus by somehow making him more likable or making his message less offensive.