The Letter of James, easily
ignored by evangelicals following Luther's denunciation of the book as «straw,» speaks of the reciprocity of covenant life:» «You shall love your neighbor as yourself»... Draw near to God and he will draw near to you» (2:8; 4:8).
The return is deeper, looking to the treasures of the medieval and patristic theologies and to practices that have long been
ignored by evangelicals.
And unlike the Enlightenment's focus on rationality, that aspect of the enlightenment has largely been
ignored by evangelicals.
Not exact matches
Evangelical reform, as Protestant evangelical theologian Timothy George has wisely cautioned, does not come by removing» or ignoring» the landmarks that serve all Christians of all subsequent times
Evangelical reform, as Protestant
evangelical theologian Timothy George has wisely cautioned, does not come by removing» or ignoring» the landmarks that serve all Christians of all subsequent times
evangelical theologian Timothy George has wisely cautioned, does not come
by removing» or
ignoring» the landmarks that serve all Christians of all subsequent times and places.
-- like the Republican
evangelicals who all think their church is the most Christian, the most right, the only ones going to heaven yet
ignore the real teachings of Jesus
by judging others,
ignoring charity and the needs of their community, not understanding when the Lord's Prayer begins with «Our» Father — the «Our» is not just white people.
Jesus» teachings on violence have been long
ignored by most
Evangelical Christians.
But, today's modern
evangelical fundamentalists, going back to the days of Abraham Vereide founding of the religio - business - political cabal The Family / The Fellowship / C Street / National Prayer Breakfast, chooses to
ignore Jesus» comments about his ministry and are bound and determined to have our government controlled
by theocratic politicians who are passing laws to further their goal of turning this country into an theocracy.
The heat generated
by this topic is witness to the fact that we are, in Pinnock's words, «close to the heart of the conception of religious authority in our
evangelical confession, which «limits the ground of religious authority to the Bible.3» There is a «deep relationship between origin and authority» that can not be
ignored.4 Thus discussion concerning the implications of inspiration is of interest to all
evangelicals who seek to be Biblical Christians.
Houston Chronicle: Tebow popularity fueled
by football fanatics,
evangelical faithful The religious overtones in Tebow fandom are impossible to
ignore, and a new ebook chronicles the rise of America's most famous
evangelical Christian QB.
On the other hand,
evangelicals who promote a warped view of American history in an effort to undo the court rulings on church - state affairs
ignore a fundamental point made
by Roger Williams more than 300 years ago: «No civil state or country can be truly called Christian, although the Christians be in it.»
By largely
ignoring the central biblical teaching that God is on the side of the poor,
evangelical theology has been profoundly unorthodox.
Moody refused to become directly involved in the controversies created
by the intellectual revolution of his day; he chose to
ignore these as much as possible and to stand fast
by the
evangelical Protestantism of his forebears, yet his influence was as widespread as that of any Protestant in his time.
«Imagine Ted Cruz traveling to the Bronx where there is a grassroots army of Black and Hispanic
Evangelical Christians who are just like him — and who have been
ignored by every Presidential candidate,» Mr. Diaz wrote today in one of his periodic e-mail blasts to constituents.
Childress argued that science policy discussions could even be bolstered
by the inclusion of
evangelical voices, and that it is important that
evangelicals» ideas be tested and scrutinized
by the public rather than just
ignored.
Thingsbreak, there is a certain element of anti-science that is characterized
by disavowing science (a small branch of
evangelicals fall into this category, I will actually have a future post on this) and also
by completely
ignoring or devaluing science in favor of political or other issues.