Formats Book Description Publication Date: September 4, 1997 Have modern believers grown too comfortable with God? In response to the unbiblical, mystical spirituality of our day, Michael Horton calls for a return to the teaching of the Apostle Paul and the early church. The result is a compelling picture of true spiritual intimacy with God. Have modern believers grown too comfortable with God? In response to the unbiblical, mystical spirituality of our day, Michael Horton calls for a return to the teaching of the Apostle Paul and the early church. The result is a compelling picture of true spiritual intimacy with God. Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Author of several books on evangelicalism (Made in America: The Shaping of Modern American Evangelism, Baker Bk. House, 1995), Horton laments the lack of interest that evangelical Christians show in the biblical message of the cross: that salvation comes to sinners via Christ's death and resurrection, not through individual efforts to find salvation through personal experience. Horton traces every malaise that plagues modern Christianity to the influence of ancient Gnosticism. For example, he broadly condemns contemporary Christian pop music, materialism, and reliance on technology because he sees gnostic seeds in these developments; he doesn't, however, attempt to examine how these relate to the complexity of changing needs within Christian culture. His book makes an appeal to Christians to return to lives based on a biblical perspective, but it will disappoint thoughtful believers with its heavy-handed generalizations. Not recommended. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information,