GOOD THOUGHTS:"Follow Up to My Post about the False Gospel of “Christian” Moralism"

"Gradually, over the years, I have noticed a trend in
American Christianity, including among evangelicals,
to ignore the gospel impulse and emphasize the
moralistic one. Sociologists of religion have studied
this trend and labeled the "religion" of most American
youth who go to church as "Moralistic, Therapeutic
Deism." I can understand why. Now the duality I hear
in churches is that God expects us to be different than
we are and it is up to us to change, but God forgives
us when we fail.
What's missing? What's missing is emphasis on the
Holy Spirit's power to transform and our total
dependence on that power to be spiritual, holy, God-
pleasing persons..."
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/rogereolson/2014/09/follow-up-to-my-post-about-the-false-gospel-of-christian-moralism/