Editor: R. C. Sproul, John MacArthur, Michael Horton, and Peter Jones joined forces to call for doctrinal preaching, said Joel Osteen has no Biblical understanding of God or man, and that was in the first two messages.

Evangelical theologians expressed concern at a recent conference that fewer churches in America seem to be preaching the biblical Gospel.

The Gospel is not “God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,” nor is it “God gives you meaning for life,” said Dr. R.C. Sproul, prominent author and founder of Ligonier Ministries.

Objectively, the Gospel is the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, being born under the law, as a human, living a perfect life (by the aid of the Holy Spirit), and giving His life as a substitutionary sacrifice for others, Sproul explained to conference attendees.

But it doesn’t stop there, he continued. By the power of the Holy Spirit He was raised from the dead, ascended into heaven, and promises to return to consummate His kingdom.

And it is by faith alone – sola fide – that we are justified, he added. Righteousness is imputed to you and appropriated to us by faith alone, the theologian stressed.

The biblical Gospel, however, is not being faithfully preached in many churches, the speakers indicated.

MacArthur, pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, Calif., specifically criticized one of America’s most well-known pastors – Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston.

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