Bible teaching, even in the best of venues today, has been deliberately dumbed-down, made as broad and as shallow as possible,oversimplified, adapted to the lowest common denominator-- and then tailored to appeal to people with short attention spans. Sermons are almost always brief, simplistic, overlaid with as many references to pop culture as possible, and laden with anecdotes and illustrations. (Jokes and funny stories drawn from personal experiences are favored over cross-references and analogies borrowed from Scripture itself.) Typical sermons are heavily weighted in favor of man-centered issues (such as personal relationships, successful living, self-esteem, how-to lists, and so on)-- to the exclusion of the many Christ-exalting doctrinal themes of Scripture.
The Truth War, page 166
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