Intelligent quote of the day
My view of evangelicalism is empirical -- another way of saying that it is a pesonal opinion based on personal experience. I find evangelicals stay on the surface of the Bible. They really never delve into theology -- when they do they quickly become lost. (Here I am speaking of evangelicals, in general. Not some of their theologians like Grudem and Geisler.)
They do a lot of sloganeering and use lots of very sanctimonious sounding jargon. In the USA they tend to support the Republican Party without much deep thought. Some of their preachers seem to have borrowed from televangelists in their approach to sermonizing.
Some of the more zealous evangelicals remind me of Armstrongites and seem to be teetering on the verge of falling into legalism and works righteousness.
I like evangelicals as people. I just do not like their approach to understanding Christianity. I have never met a person who asked me the question "Are you saved?" who wasn't weird in some way.
They do a lot of sloganeering and use lots of very sanctimonious sounding jargon. In the USA they tend to support the Republican Party without much deep thought. Some of their preachers seem to have borrowed from televangelists in their approach to sermonizing.
Some of the more zealous evangelicals remind me of Armstrongites and seem to be teetering on the verge of falling into legalism and works righteousness.
I like evangelicals as people. I just do not like their approach to understanding Christianity. I have never met a person who asked me the question "Are you saved?" who wasn't weird in some way.
---Neotherm brilliantly discussing the concerns of the "scandal of the evangelical mind "on Mark Tabladillo's Jesus Loves Fellowship message board in 2004
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