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
“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
“Last week in London, over 12,000 people attended The O2 and paid ‘significant sums of money to watch (Jordan) Peterson, the rockstar of public intellectuals’ ” - CPost
“…a crucial segment of the Iowa Republican electorate: evangelicals, who comprise more than a third — 37 percent — of Iowa Republicans, according to Pew Research Center data.” - The Gazette
“2024 will also mark the 50th anniversary of the First Lausanne Congress, which saw the release of The Lausanne Covenant… one of the most significant documents in modern church history, serving as a rallying cry and commitment for evangelicals around the world.” - TGC
“42% now identify as Protestants (a large majority being evangelical Christians) while 39.9% identify as Roman Catholics, according to the results of a survey conducted by M&R Consultores.” - Evangelical Focus
“I’m talking more about the disconnect between what people really believe and what the expectations of the tribe demand. And that is what I see to be so dangerous and exhausting to people.” - RNS
“Binkley, who serves alongside his wife as co-pastor of the nondenominational Create Church based in Richardson, Texas, and is the president and CEO of the banking firm Generational Group…” - CPost
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