I don't think I've ever heard the term Evangelical Christian more than I have since Barack Obama ran for president, won, and took office. For the most part as far as I can discern Evangelicals are strongly linked to the most conservative of the Republican party.
I don't think I've ever heard the term Evangelical Christian more than I have since Barack Obama ran for president, won, and took office. For the most part as far as I can discern Evangelicals are strongly linked to the most conservative of the Republican party.
This of course set my cerebral wheels in motion. I am a Christian woman; always have been and always will be. Still, I couldn't quite figure out what made this group and the alleged power they wield in the arena of politics so much different from other Christians.
The term Christian essentially means little Christ. Christian was the term given to followers of Jesus Christ in the first century A.D. (Acts 11:26). The term evangelical comes from the Greek word that means good news. Evangelism is sharing the good news of the salvation that is available through Jesus Christ.
An evangelical, then, is a person dedicated to promoting the good news about Jesus Christ. Combine the two definitions - evangelical Christian is intended to indicate a believer in Jesus Christ who is faithful in sharing and promoting the good news.
That's nothing new. Spreading the gospel of Christ is the great commission that members of our faith are all supposed to be adhering to
CNN Reports had this to say: had this to say:
There is truly no greater shame than exploiting faith for political gain, as doing so corrupts the essence of spirituality. Our beliefs, or non-beliefs, are personal. They have no place in politics. True debate over ethical and moral concerns does have a place in politics, but the brand of religion used to justify a belief has no place in politics.
Separation of church and state was designed to protect us from just this sort of witch-hunt. A Christian, a true person of faith, would be too busy trying to walk their own talk to openly proclaim another person to be a not good enough Christian. And a person of strong faith would attract others to them through their actions; not by announcing they have moral authority over others.
So, in actuality these holier than thou Evangelicals are no different from anyone else, actually they're worse.
Now there I go being judgmental...oh well.
We are all human and because of that one fact - we are all flawed. Our faith teaches us to do the right thing in the face of adversity, injustice, fear and in all other walks of life.
You shouldn't have to go around standing on my back or anyone else's not like you to make yourself look taller.
All Christians are evangelical Christians. The Bible is consistently instructing us to be witnesses of the good news (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 1 Peter 3:15). As a Christian, there is no higher calling than being an evangelist.
There is no doubt that holding to the fundamentals of the Bible will result in a certain world view. However, there is nothing about being an evangelical that demands a certain political party or affiliation.
Often the difference in Christians is something that's seen and not heard. Religion should be witnessed by the life you lead not the words that spew from your mouth.