[Fester Chugabrew]

10According to the grace of God which was given to me, like a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another is building on it. But each man must be careful how he builds on it. 11For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12Now if any man builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13each man’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each man’s work. 14If any man’s work which he has built on it remains, he will receive a reward. 15If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire. -1 Corinthians 3

[ifinnegan]

Of course Evangelicals are pro-Science.

I’m not sure Collins can be considered an Evangelical, though.

[PROCON]

6. Evangelicals love LGBTQIA people.

We are not homophobes. We are homophiles. Our churches welcome LGBTQIA people with the same message we present to all others: “Come as you are . . . but leave transformed.”

The word homophile refers to an individual who accepts homosexuals, a supporter of certain rights of homosexuals, one who has positive thoughts about homosexuality, or an advocate of its social acceptance.

Many so called evangelical churches openly embrace and promote the homosexual life style/agenda.

They are an abomination.

[FourtySeven]

Re #1: doesn’t it also mean believing Jesus is God?

[Enlightened1]

What about the Clergy Response Teams?

Do you think it’s okay that they spy and report on their congregation to the Feds in order to keep getting that tax free status?

Oh yeah there are strings attached... Well if they want to keep their tax free status.

[kidd]

Many have been genuinely saved from a life of drugs, alcohol or promiscuity because of Evangelicals. I’ve met a dozen such people, and they are deeply grateful to God.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

Good stuff. I was reading an old thread last night about Calvinism/Arminianism/Catholicism and it was a downer. Goodness we all are an opinionated bunch when we need to go back to essentials and that is the cross of Christ.

[Arthur McGowan]

Being an evangelical actually means something doctrinally and theologically, namely that salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone.

I can't think of any Protestant belief that more blatantly flies in the face of the teaching of Jesus Christ in the gospel. Read St. Matthew's account of the Last Judgment, where the criterion of judgment is charity, and faith is never mentioned.

[sasportas]

"salvation comes by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone."

Of course, every page of Paul's epistles, for instance, have the great themes of "grace" and "faith in Christ Jesus" in them.

But to take that as meaning, since we believe in Christ's atonement, we unconditionally have God's grace covering such things as adultery, fornication, idolatry, witchcraft, drunkenness, revellings, and "such like," is utterly false.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. Gal. 5:19-21

Eph. 5:6 says those, even if they call themselves "evangelical," who teach "once saved always saved" no matter what you do nonsense, are deceiving people with "vain words:"

Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.