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The New Evangelicalism
by Dr. Charles Woodbridge
It is an insidious attack upon the Word of God. No more subtle menace has confronted the church of Christ since the Protestant Reformation in the days of Luther and Calvin. It is deadly for several reasons. First, because it originated not outside evangelical circles as an attach from without but within these circles as a form of theological erosion. Second, because it is in some instances championed by men who for years have been known as Bible-believing evangelicals. Some of these men indeed were once defenders of the faith. They have gained the confidence of a multitude who will be slow to believe that their views have changed and who may be led to follow them in their compromises. Third, because it is not a clearly defined system of alien theology which Bible believers may refute point by point. Discernment is needed to detect its insidious nature. Fourth, because it emphasizes love at the expense of doctrine and stresses societal aspects of the gospel. Orthodox believers who oppose its false teaching run the risk of being regarded as unloving or anti-social. The prospect is not pleasant. Fifth, because it courts and caters to the theological intelligentsia of the liberal camp and implies that those who do not share its views are unenlightened. Pastors who have had little formal academic training may find this frustrating. Sixth, because many Christians are being brain-washed by its false but appealing views. As the result, a doctrinal and ethical letdown is discernible in many areas of church life. Seventh, because the camel's nose of the New Evangelicalism is already in the Christian tent. The camel is pushing hard to get its entire body in. Write for Pastor Perry F.
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