05- The Effect

The biblical gospel and the principles of modern church
evangelism are incompatible. What can be done about it?
Evangelicals have long since been aware of the dilemma,
and some have bitten the bullet and have adjusted their
preaching to cope with it. Dwight L.Moody, for one, omitted
'difficult' aspects of the gospel so as not to put his hearers
off. As Alister McGrath observed:
Dwight L.Moody (1837-99)... chose not to mention the idea
[of eternal punishment] in his revivalist preaching
campaigns. He knew that an increasingly sophisticated
culture simply would not accept such an idea.