In stark contrast, much of the modern church’s proclamation scoffs at the historicity of Genesis, flagrantly rejects God’s covenantal dealings with the Jews, sets aside a substitutionary-sacrificial understanding of the cross, scorns the gifts of the Spirit, and ignores the return of Jesus. Though various movements and traditions seek to emphasize one or two of these elements (often to the detriment of other elements), few of them seem to seek a proclamation that holds them in tandem. Yet it is the holistic proclamation of redemptive history, from beginning to end, that comprises the gospel and characterizes the faithful witness. - John P. Harrigan, the Gospel of Christ Crucified, p.7