Evangelicals Shouldn’t Criticize Evangelicalism (Unless the Evangel Really Matters)
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“The gospel doesn’t come with a gag order. It calls us to name and repent of idolatries and hypocrisies—especially our own.” - Russel Moore
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“The gospel doesn’t come with a gag order. It calls us to name and repent of idolatries and hypocrisies—especially our own.” - Russel Moore
“by insisting on truth telling in a season like this, and by denying active or tacit support to a movement that undermines the integrity of the church’s witness, you gain the modest comfort of being able to watch the world burn and know that you, at least, did not light the match.” - Acton
“…contending for evangelical faithfulness in a time of confusion and compromise. To that end, I want to commend the following commitments of what I call classical evangelicalism.” - Nathan Finn
“Last week Rob Reiner released the trailer for his forthcoming movie … on Christian nationalism. The release prompted a spirited debate on social media over the appearance of several evangelical pundits and influencers” - RNS
“The book is at its best in shedding light on how American evangelicals have confronted – and continue to navigate – the relationship between faith and politics. Across his travels, Alberta recounts a colorful cast of characters and churches.” - Providence
“I know of no Christian college or university history faculty who has a Ph.D in history who does not believe Barton’s work is deeply problematic. And this includes the history faculty at Liberty University and Bob Jones University.” - Current
“the term evangelical has become especially unattractive to folks who either retired or are getting very close to it…. among those born in the late 1980s, the share who self-identify as evangelical has actually risen very slightly since 2008. ” - Ryan Burge
“This context is one of the few in which I would use the word fundamentalist for myself. …someone who believes in the ‘fundamentals’ of the faith—the historicity of the biblical accounts, the Virgin Birth, the substitutionary atonement, the bodily resurrection, a visible and physical Second Coming” - CToday
“Evangelicals in Italy say the participation of an international Evangelical group in an ecumenical prayer with Pope Francis and other Christian-identified organizations was tantamount to ‘crossing a line’ that could potentially threaten Church unity around the world.” - CPost
“Stanley never explicitly names Mohler in his message, but he does say at the outset that he does not hold to the same version of Christianity that Mohler holds to. The rest of Stanley’s message certainly bears that out.” - Denny Burk
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