Christianity Today published an essay titled “We Are Not Called to Make the Gospel Popular” on Oct. 13, 2026. In the supplied excerpt, the author presents Jesus as an example of “gentle strength,” citing his testimony before Pilate and his public teaching in several settings.
The excerpt says the essay’s central theme is that Christians are called to testify to truth rather than make the gospel popular. The licensed material ends before developing that argument, so it does not provide enough context to describe the author’s broader reasoning or any response to it.
