tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10335778.post4597396760445993825..comments2023-10-26T09:51:07.401-06:00Comments on Stimulation: Evangelicalism is dead, long live EvangelicalsArnie Adkisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01846687068106003647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10335778.post-40699804867272166372009-03-11T21:47:00.000-06:002009-03-11T21:47:00.000-06:00I'm going to leave a comment on my own blog--I was...I'm going to leave a comment on my own blog--I was just rereading Merriam's definition of Evangelical, "of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels, emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual." and it struck me that it's funny Webster would put an emphasis on "the four gospels" and then use clearly Pauline language like "the atoning death of Jesus Christ" and "the importance of preaching as contrasted with ritual." Not that I disagree necessarily with that definition, I just find it funny that those typically identified as Evangelicals love the stories of Jesus they just don't act like him. They've got their Pauline theology straight, but are their lives in line with the Way of Jesus?Arnie Adkisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846687068106003647noreply@blogger.com