EVANGELICALISM

[dio9]

What is it that distinguishes evangelicalism as a unique member of the Christian body?
What is the difference between progressives and evangelicals? Is there something theological like Luther's thesis, or practice or behavior , political , issues or what ?
Help me understand what makes evangelicals a unique part of the Christian body?

[Elijah John]

[Replying to post 1 by dio9]

Evanegelicals take it upon themselves to preach to others, assuming "the Lost" will go to hell if they don't come around to their way of thinking. They call it "witnessing". They take the "Great Commision" as non-negotiable. A binding imperative on all believers.

Mainline Christians, by contrast, tend to preach by example, not words. And they leave the fate of non-believers to the love and mercy of God.

[dio9]

[Replying to Elijah John]

Thanks but I still don;t grasp what it is that makes one an evangelical. Theologically I mean. Like Catholics don't seem to care if anyone joins them , what does one have to do or profess to be an evangelical?

I was raised catholic and it was all rituals and practice. Are there unique evangelical rituals and practices?

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 1 by dio9]

All true Christians must evangeslize as one of Jesus' most basic commands was that his followers preach and teach others what he himself taught them. Preaching/Witnessing/evangelizing thus becomes one of the identifying marks of the true religion.


JEHOVAH'S WITNESS



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Are all True Christians Are Evangelizers?
https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2002002

[marco]

[Replying to Elijah John]

Thanks but I still don;t grasp what it is that makes one an evangelical. Theologically I mean. Like Catholics don't seem to care if anyone joins them , what does one have to do or profess to be an evangelical?

I was raised catholic and it was all rituals and practice. Are there unique evangelical rituals and practices?

I was Catholicized too and for most of my youth felt privileged to belong to the one, holy and apostolic community, founded by Christ. It never entered my head to ask for a downgrade or to regard some preaching person as superior to Christ. I am always surprised to hear of any Catholic who has taken that bus journey back, as it seems. Catholics do welcome converts; I believe they welcomed Tony Blair.


I have entertained what I suppose must have been evangelicals into my house but I've never been impressed either by their goods or their method of delivery. They seemed ill at ease and relieved to be released from the few simple questions I had for them. One would have thought the inspiring spirit would have put eloquence on their lips. There was no evidence of it, though I dare say they were nice people.

[dio9]

My impressthe world isas we know itt is doomed and can only be fixes by Christ's return, so why bother tryiing to build heaven ion earth only the christ can do it.ion of evangelical theology is a last days one. look for the rapture for example don't get left behind. rather than making the world a better place building the kingdom of God instead its waiting for the golden city to descend upon us from heaven, In short

[bjs]

[Replying to dio9]

Evangelicals define themselves as Christians who believe that the entire Bible, usually defined as the 39 books of the OT and 27 books of the NT, is inspired by God and true (though not necessarily literal). They present this as a contrast to Christians who say that the Bible contains false, erroneous, or uninspired passages.

There are people who fit the description of Evangelical but do not take the title for themselves.

[bjs]

[Replying to post 4 by JehovahsWitness]

While Evangelical and evangelism share the same root word (Evangel, meaning “gospel� or “good news�), the words have different meanings.

[JehovahsWitness]

[Replying to post 8 by bjs]

Thank you for that clarification. I was talking about "evangelizing" as I preaching ....I don't usually use that word much at all but I was just trying to fit in.. 😊

[amortalman]

What is it that distinguishes evangelicalism as a unique member of the Christian body?
What is the difference between progressives and evangelicals? Is there something theological like Luther's thesis, or practice or behavior , political , issues or what ?
Help me understand what makes evangelicals a unique part of the Christian body?

Probably the biggest distinguishing feature of evangelical Christians in the emphasis put on sharing Christ with the world.

Matthew 28:19-20 contains what has come to be called the Great Commission: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.� Jesus gave this command to the apostles shortly before He ascended into heaven, and it essentially outlines what Jesus expected the apostles, and those who followed them, to do in His absence. https://www.gotquestions.org/great-commission.html

I was an evangelical Christian for 15 years, as a Southern Baptist which is part of the larger Protestant faith. We believed in the authority of the Bible as the inspired word of God. Some evangelicals are Biblical literalists meaning that they believe in a literal interpretation of scripture. For example, they believe that God formed man from the dust of the ground and woman from a rib taken from the man, and the serpent in the Garden of Eden did actually speak.

There are also different beliefs and practices within various evangelical churches and far too many to cover in this forum.

For Progressive Christianity, I can only refer you to: www.https://progressivechristianity.org/the-8-points/

Good luck on your journey.