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This appears to be a hit piece on "Modern Evangelicals" (whatever that is). I suppose it is a hit piece on denominations that have arisen after the reformation. I don't know. But the author stereotypes "modern evangelicals" but doesn't bother to point out that it is often the reformation churches, like the Lutherans, the Presbyterians, and the Episcopalians, that have left their first love and are publically embracing homosexuality and abortion and more often that not it is the the "modern evangelical" churches are the ones holding the line on morality.

Perhaps if the author were to name some names and point out the churches that he thinks are "modern evangelical" it would make some sense. But his piece is nothing short of a stereotypical rant about something I think he really knows nothing about. He just tosses out the term "modern evangelical" and then points out some flaws that I dare say are probably rampant in his own congregation.

The Lukewarm church has been around since the first century. It is not a modern phenomenon. It is not limited to churches that have sprung up in the last century. I dare say that the churhces that have sprung up in the last century probably sprung up principally because the old churches had left their first love and God had called many away from them.

The bottom line is that it's another thread written by one out of a fundamentalist, calvinistic sect (fcs).

Basically, they see an FCS bride in heaven. That, generally, sums it up and is all the comment needed to characterize their groups.

It's good to make note of that every now and then, but other than that discussion is virturally impossible.

The average modern evangelical knows a lot more about what pop psychology thinks about man's problems than what God's word says about man's problems; he knows a lot more about what his friends and neighbors think about morality than what the Creator says about morality. And so, there is a wide chasm between what this kind of Christian says and what he does. He has not studied the Bible and does not know the truth so well illustrated by Abraham: faith without works is dead being by itself.

thats funny - Christ and the repentant thief on the Cross might disagree - he found salvation with ONLY a profession of faith

Now if he were to live a while after professing, sure - works as a fruit should have been demonstrable - but its not conditional to salvation

Im in agreement with you - this is a hit piece and consistent with the tack that to build up "ours" we must tear down "thiers"