Sentences with phrase «for evangelical faith»

That's why we state at the beginning of the book, our commitment to a high view of Scripture and to a high view of Jesus, which has historically been key markers for evangelical faith.

Not exact matches

So, is the Army not the responsibility of the federal government, and wouldn't their support for a faith specific event such as this (it doesn't even cater to all Christian groups, only the evangelicals) be seen as an endorsement of evangelicalism by the federal government?

As for the «evangelicals» who hitched their wagon to the blasphemous Romney thinking that Jesus would have voted for someone who openly denies His Diety and sovereignty, and who hijacked the discussion of faith in this country to hide their actual agendas of hate, racism, division, and greed, the election result is another lesson to them to not drag Holy God down into the vile realm of man's political systems.

I describe myself as a «former evangelical» for many reasons, not the least of which is I have an adult gay son who is not welcomed in lots of churches (neither is he welcomed by Muslims or those who practice B'hai Faith).

Since young adults perceive evangelical Christianity to be... «unconcerned with social justice», it's a shame that more evangelical churches don't know about the Just Faith program, which provides «opportunities for individuals to study and be formed by the justice tradition articulated by the Scriptures, the Church's historical witness, theological inquiry and Church social teaching» (from jusfaith.org/programs).

We envy our Evangelical friends for the vibrancy of faith in their communities.

For Evangelicals, the Church as the one body of Christ extending through space and time includes all the redeemed of all the ages and all on earth in every era who have come to living faith in the body's living Head.

There's a huge difference between being spiritually aware / having a faith, and being one of these evangelical crackpots that want to make some parts of their faith * law for everyone in the country *.

He does not help the believer both for these reasons and because the solution he proposes is both lame and inconsistent with any sort of Christian faith, evangelical, liberal or Roman Catholic.

I talk about how the evangelical obsession with sex can make Christian living seem like little more than sticking to a list of rules, and how millennials long for faith communities in which they are safe asking tough questions and wrestling with doubt.

Indeed, just as the world is filled with selfappointed salesmen for God, it is also filled with evangelical atheists who are equally determined to convert anyone who will listen to their belief system, their faith in the non-existence of God.

What Sarah Bessey does is claim the voice of feminism for her own Christian faith — an evangelical faith, no less!

My hope is that as evangelicals move beyond the modern paradigm of individual autonomy (particularly as it applies to biblical interpretation), we will begin to appreciate church tradition as an undeniable foundation for our faith.

Before the election, many evangelical leaders predicted that opposition to Obama over his support for abortion rights, his personal endorsement of same - sex marriage and his vision of government as a force for good would trump reservations evangelicals had about Romney's past social liberalism and his Mormon faith.

Maybe it's just because I've lived in the Bible Belt my whole life, but when Smith writes that, among evangelicals, Jesus often gets «sidelined by the interest in defending every proposition and account as inerrant, universally applicable, contemporarily applicable, and so on in ways that try to make the faith «relevant» for everyday concerns,» I totally get it.

And when Evangelical leaders regard an emphasis on the ordinary means of grace as jeopardizing the Christian faith while going easy on, for example, serious deviations from Nicene teaching on the Trinity, they have traveled a long way from the concerns of the Reformers.

While only about a third of American evangelical leaders said they currently experience persecution for their faith, more than twice as many believe they will experience persecution in the form of social, financial, and political pressure in the years ahead, according to an NAE survey conducted in October.

We of different or little faith can clearly see the influence of evangelicals, of every stripe, clammering for access to power, and it's tawdry, un-American, and unacceptable.

Mainline churches looking to retain and attract young people, particularly «homeless» evangelicals like myself, would do well to look to Missiongathering as a model, for, at least from my perspective, they have managed to combine all that is great about the mainline with all that is great about evangelicalism into one faith community.

But to his credit, Webb speaks for a lot of young evangelicals who feel disconnected from the mainstream and frustrated with current expressions of faith.

For many years, I felt that part of my call as a writer and blogger of faith was to be a different sort of evangelical, to advocate for things like gender equality, respect for LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my communiFor many years, I felt that part of my call as a writer and blogger of faith was to be a different sort of evangelical, to advocate for things like gender equality, respect for LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my communifor things like gender equality, respect for LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my communifor LGBT people, and acceptance of science and biblical scholarship within my community.

I was an evangelical christian for over 25 years and finally, suddenly lost my faith through reading and peeking outside the box.

At least in quantity, evangelical literature for nurture and the propagation of the faith has made publishing history.

Back in the «70s, when evangelicals were debating Reformed - versus - Anabaptist perspectives on faith and politics, I participated in a forum in which a self - proclaimed «radical Christian» urged all of us to «stand over against everything this American political system stands for.»

Evangelicals and Pentecostals, indigenous and mestizos, have joined together to improve their social and economic situation, and to provide legal defense for people evicted from their ancestral lands because of their faith.

The purpose of the ministry was the renewal of life by evangelical faith in God's love for man.

In the evangelical world, for example, it seemed important several decades ago to insist that there is indeed a positive relationship between biblical faith and active involvement in political life.

Yet if evangelicals desire a Biblical faith, they must recognize that such issues are of central importance for a Biblical understanding of the Christian faith.

Evangelicals are those who believe in (1) the need for personal relationship with God through faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ, and (2) the sole and binding authority of the Bible as God's revelation, but they are at an impasse over the interpretation of major theological matters.

Moreover, even an evangelical consensus should not be viewed as an end in itself, but rather as a tool for the church to use in the strengthening of its faith and life.

There are, for example, highly conservative evangelical or fundamentalist Christians, including one ranking member of Pat Robertson's presidential campaign team, who oppose capital punishment on the grounds that responsibility for life and death belongs only to God, and that society should never cut short any person's opportunity to repent or embrace faith.

As I use the word in this book, it refers to that group of over forty - five million Americans and millions more worldwide who believe in (1) the need for personal relationship with God through faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ, and (2) the sole and binding authority of the Bible as God's revelation.5 «Evangelical» is, first of all, a theological term, though its adherents may also have derivative sociological and psychological traits.

«6 Evangelicals identify with the orthodox faith of the Reformers in their answers to Christianity's two fundamental questions: (1) «how is it possible for a sinner to be saved and to be reconciled to his Creator and God?»

No longer admitting that the witness of the Holy Spirit in and through the Word is sufficient, certain evangelicals have attempted to develop rationalistic supports for their faith.

Nonetheless, eager for an evangelical partner, President Obama named Wallis to the President's Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, giving Wallis the ideal platform from which to try to subvert the debate over health - care reform for his anti-choice cause.

Not killing each other is a great gain... «Evangelicals and Catholics Together» emphasizes much of what we share in faith and many ways in which we may pray and work together for good.

For evangelicals, the military is the perfect place for the expression of faith, a place where one's duties to God and country come togethFor evangelicals, the military is the perfect place for the expression of faith, a place where one's duties to God and country come togethfor the expression of faith, a place where one's duties to God and country come together.

This year, the Russian - American Institute, a faith - based educational and support organization (formerly the Russian - American Christian University), helped Hilarion interact with a cross-section of evangelicals around the United States for the first time.

And so, as an evangelical, I am deeply invested in my faith, at both a personal and communal level, and I believe that all scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, challenging, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that people faith are equipped to love God and their neighbors.

As a former evangelical christian, I think this type of careful reasoning (without too much name calling etc) is helpful to those who are trying to work through the logic of their religion and perhaps even considering a step away from their faith (a terrifying thing to do for most raised in an evangelical / fundamentalist home on several levels).

I myself am inclined to agree with Barr about the poverty of this postfundamentalist theology and tradition for the future of evangelicalism — though I would want my evangelical colleagues to understand clearly that I reject this tradition not to reject biblical or evangelical faith but to seek rather a more adequate conceptual framework through which to be more faithful to the Scriptures.

If Evangelicals are looking for more authentic personal testimonies regarding the faith of political candidates, what part of Romney's stated belief in Joseph Smith's revelation in the forests of Pennsylvania would sway the vote of an Evangelical who adheres to a uniquely inspired Bible?

Being Italian, my mother just knew I was going to burn in hell for leaving the Catholic faith, just like every Evangelical knows that everyone outside of their congregation will burn.

The Heisman Trophy winner and outspoken evangelical Christian said that he wasn't sure why he has become such a focal point for his faith.

While many mainline and some evangelical leaders criticized the validity of this interpretation of the Christian faith, the paid - time broadcasters intuited accurately that television had become the «real world» for millions of people, one to which the Christian faith must be communicated in terms common to that world.

It remains for evangelical Christianity to state again with power the faith that grace is present, available, victorious over evil.

For while evangelical expressions of Christianity in America have been increasing in strength and influence in recent years, there is still a major, if not majority, segment of the American population whose religious faith does not fall under the evangelical umbrella.

There is a story out of Iowa - a story about a faith community that has matured beyond voting for the «most evangelical» candidate as a «statement» and takes seriously the responsibility of electing someone to occupy the Oval Office at a time of great national testing.

It's good for all to learn both the reasons for certain Christians» questioning of Obama's faith as well as the idea that Obama's faith is tied to a larger tradition that has been obscured by the recent popularity of evangelical fundamentalism.

«The history of American evangelicalism is critical in understanding how many things Clinton stands for that contradict the deeply held values of politically engaged evangelicals since the 1960s,» said Kristin Du Mez, a historian at Calvin College and the author of a forthcoming book about Hillary Clinton's faith.