Why is the church dying on the vine and going into apostasy?
The church is dying and falling into apostasy because preaching focuses on Christ's earthly ministry, which is past like the Old Testament economy, rather than the gospel of grace based on His death, burial, and resurrection. That misplaced focus leaves no power, so the church fades and apostasy grows.
Les explains that believers had no concept of the gospel of grace based on Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. Instead, preaching time is spent on His earthly ministry, which is a part and parcel of the past, just like the Old Testament economy. Because that message has faded off the scene, there is no power in it now. No wonder the church is dying on the vine and going into such apostasy. Les says we must come into the letters and writings of this man, the apostle of the Gentiles.