is the demand that faith in the Gospel is not enough still present in Christianity today?
Yes, the demand that faith in the Gospel is not enough is still present in Christianity today. The same demands are being deluged upon believers: that yes, we believe the Gospel, but it is not enough alone. This mirrors the first-century debate where Pharisees insisted Gentiles must be circumcised and keep the Law to be saved.
Les teaches that the same demand is still present in Christianity today. In the early church, believing Pharisees insisted that Gentile believers not only be circumcised but also keep the Law to be saved. The contention was between the Jerusalem Jewish believers and the Gentile converts in Antioch. Les warns that we are being deluged with the same demands: 'Oh yes, we believe the Gospel, but it's not enough alone.'