<P>Is gospel Christianity dead?</P><P>Pundits are writing the obituary of historic orthodox Christianity but pastor and author J. D. Greear (<I>Gospel</I> <I>Stop Asking Jesus into Your Heart</I>) believes the postmortems are premature. Jesus promised to build his church. He said that the gates of hell would not prevail against it. The church is not going away.</P><P>Along with this promise Jesus gave clear instructions for how the church would prevail. He promised to build it on the rock of the gospel.</P><P>The most pressing need for Christianity today is not a new strategy. It is not an updated message. It is a return to keeping the gospel above all.</P>