Sentences with phrase «of evangelical belief»

«We believe we represent a convergence of evangelical belief that care for [refugees] is a central part of our Christian faith,» said Jenny Yang, vice president of advocacy and policy at World Relief.

The national survey used the «literalist / charismatic» index of evangelical belief (as opposed to membership in an evangelical denomination), which showed that holding these beliefs was more strongly associated with the viewing of religious programs than any other single factor — including attending church, contributing to a church, participating in community activities, income, age, or sex.

People who strongly agree with one statement tend to strongly agree with others, indicating the statements measure a «theological package» of evangelical belief, Stetzer said.

The report found that 41 percent of self - identified evangelicals fall outside the new definition of evangelical belief, and 21 percent of those who disavow the evangelical label have beliefs that actually fall within the evangelical definition, reports Facts & Trends.

The national survey used an index of evangelical belief (as opposed to membership in an evangelical denomination), which showed that holding these beliefs was more strongly associated with the viewing of religious programs than any other single factor, including contributing to or attending church, participation in community activities, income, age or sex.

Not exact matches

In recent months, those voters have consolidated their support behind another freshman senator, Texas» Ted Cruz, whose own belief and rhetoric more closely aligns with the state's conservative strain of evangelical Christianity.

If the contention strains credulity, it is worth noting Dollarama employees have an earnest, almost evangelical belief in the value of the goods that they sell.

Wonders why they do nt do it for everyone... that would even be better than the typical (not all) evangelical belief of once saved always saved, which is equally unbiblical, as is Catholicism's purgatory.

Of the ones for which I have primary information about a belief system, the range includes athiest, agnostic, mormon, hindi, evangelical fundamentalist, alternate Protestant, mainline Protestant, Russian Orthodox, Jewish and Roman Catholic.

Even within today's American evangelical, born - again umbrella there is much infighting and accusation of improper «Christian» belief.

Beck, who many evangelicals say is not a Christian because of his Mormon beliefs, says on his website that the Friday event «will help heal your soul.»

As a result, evangelical liturgical practices tend to be far more fluid than the practices of more high church traditions, as the practices flow from a belief that spiritual regeneration precedes liturgical practice — and regeneration can not be reduced down to easily identified physical characteristics.

I realize that your beliefs are very important to you but the Bible does contain some portrayals of God that don't fit the image of the loving God that is portrayed by many Evangelicals.

A number of evangelical leaders with very large constituencies sharply criticized the declaration as a betrayal of the central Reformation belief in «justification by faith alone.»

Zealous evangelicals who retain the anti-Catholic instincts of former days sometimes think that when their fellow Protestants begin to take an interest in the Catholic Church or to make sympathetic noises about Catholic beliefs, practices, and institutions, the moth has begun to circle the flame.

There remain both «federal conservatives» and «federal liberals» (as the English Evangelical Graham Kings has put it), both groups of which, for all their doctrinal differences, share the belief that Anglicanism as a communion does not matter all that much.

Evangelicals are on the verge of destroying themselves by blocking the transfer of their beliefs to their own next generation.

Conservative evangelicals are driven by their fundamentalist convictions about the absolute truth of their beliefs.

Well, given that divorce rates are highest amongst evangelicals Christians, it kind of means that many relationships do not survive the God belief.

Evangelical ATHEISTS who push their belief in the non-existence of God in your face and asks you to disbelieve as he does.

His early religious outlook was colored by the evangelical Baptist faith of his parents and a Calvinist theology of predestination - the belief that the fate of all men and women had been predetermined by God, PBS.org said of Lincoln in its «God in America» series.

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.

(CNN)- Over the last few days I have fielded hundreds of angry e-mails from pro-Mitt Romney evangelicals about a recent Belief Blog post in which I took Billy Graham and other white evangelicals to task for turning Jesus into a water boy for the Republican Party.

There is disagreement among Christians about this, (and historically, even among evangelicals), so is it really my place, or the government's job, to impose my beliefs on people of all faiths and convictions?

But too often they direct their attack not at this great weakness of the church but at those who do have fervent beliefs leading to commitment and action, when these beliefs differ from the one's held by evangelicals.

No doubt there is some justification for their belief that the lessening of knowledge and conviction about these doctrines has left a void that leads to lack of evangelical fervor in the church as a whole.

I imagine that there are people who choose their beliefs arbitrarily or accept what has been handed down to them without question, but I know plenty of evangelicals who are thinking people.

Because, you and pretty much everyone else here on these blogs know that you can cite «thousands» of references, and Mike will continue his close - minded evangelical fundamentalist beliefs.

Neo-fundamentalists believe they alone are remaining true to the fullness of the gospel and orthodox faith while the rest of the evangelical church is in grave, near - apocalyptic danger of theological drift, moral laxity, and compromise with a postmodern culture — a culture which they see as being characterized by a skepticism towards Enlightenment conceptions of «absolute truth,» a pluralistic blending of diverse beliefs, values, and cultures, and a suspicion of hierarchies and traditional sources of authority.

Despite this split, the group still represents people with the same spiritual beliefs, said Stetzer, who recently worked with the National Association of Evangelicals to create a new definition of «evangelical.»

A quarter of both evangelicals and black Protestants said they wouldn't mind if their church adjusted its traditional beliefs and practices, and a minority (8 % of evangelicals, 13 % of black Protestants) wanted their church to adopt modern beliefs and practices.

Entitled The Faith of Donald J. Trump: A Spiritual Biography, the book includes interviews with the Mr Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence about the president's religious beliefs and his relationship with evangelicals during the 2016 election.

Unless, it appears, that includes a university - related club that represents the beliefs of evangelicals, who make up (measuring by belief) more than a third of the U.S. population.

Just under half (44 percent) of evangelicals told LifeWay Research recently that student groups at public schools should not be allowed to require their leaders to hold specific beliefs.

However, it appears, increasingly, that Evangelical (and Catholic and Mormon) beliefs are the new «racism» to be excluded from the free exchange of ideas at institutions of higher learning.

More white evangelicals (27 %) than black Protestants (18 %) think of themselves in 2016 as a member of a minority because of their religious beliefs.

Evangelical christianity is the epitomy of shallow, self rigtious and destructive beliefs and provides nothing of value to humanity whatsoever... One's participation in it reinforces abject stupidity and a lack of understanding of what is inately know to humanity as goodness.

I was raised in an evangelical church that used the word «interdenominational» in the name, so there was a sort of openness to diversity of beliefs in my church.

It is clear then why the question of biblical authority is so important to evangelicals: belief in the infallibility of the Scriptures is the pillar which supports our theology - without it the edifice would surely crumble.

No matter what activity was actually going on in the Corinthian church regarding «the dead», why is the discussion / controversy about baptism and not the «true» means of salvation according to Baptists and evangelicals: an internal belief in Christ; an internal «decision» for Christ?

Holmes concludes the book by describing the beliefs of modern presidents, from Dwight Eisenhower to George W. Bush, proving that since World War II the presidents have moved in a more orthodox and even evangelical direction, which seems ironic considering the assumed rise of secularity in America.

What I take away from this article is in no way Obama - bashing, but rather a discussion of how evangelical Christians have anointed themselves the true bearers of Christian belief.

The educated modern man needs no reminder how It has been of the best to «just go along» with the evangelical and his beliefs rather than suffer the wrath that might be so ordained against him by those who have carved out their virtuous beliefs from an age old written scripture.

Prophecy belief remains an important part of evangelical Christianity in America, but it is not the whole story.

As a matter of fact I more question the Christian beliefs of the Evangelicals for many of their stands and idiocy.

This would, once again, seem to be a ploy of «In Your Face» Evangelicals forcing their belief into public schools, with a predictable toxic outcome.

Those kind of beliefs, while almost mainstream among Tea Party members and some Evangelical Conservatives in the deep South, are premised upon ignorance, malevolence and racial hatred.

Are you serious... lol... most of these so called evangelicals are racist and have no problems oppressing anyone who isn't given to their brand of belief, and even then, they believe in their fallback racist ideals.

Creationism has not been the dominant belief in American Christianity for many years until the rise of the Evangelical movement.

As an Evangelical fundamentalist, I know exactly what I believe, and am constantly learning and studying the beliefs of others.