Evangelical Churches?

[godsgirl]

I feel like such a dummy for having to ask this....but what is an evangelical church? :redface

[antsinmypants]

Main Entry: evan·gel·i·cal
Pronunciation: "E-"van-'je-li-k&l, "e-v&n-
Variant(s): also evan·gel·ic /-ik/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels
2 : PROTESTANT
3 : 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
4 a capitalized : of or relating to the Evangelical Church in Germany b often capitalized : of, adhering to, or marked by fundamentalism : FUNDAMENTALIST c often capitalized : LOW CHURCH
5 : marked by militant or crusading zeal : EVANGELISTIC <the evangelical ardor of the movement's leaders -- Amos Vogel>
- Evan·gel·i·cal·ism /-li-k&-"li-z&m/ noun
- evan·gel·i·cal·ly /-li-k(&-)lE/ adverb


www.m-w.com

Another good page: http://www.christianity.ca/news/commentary/2004/05.002.html

[Maria]

I feel like such a dummy for having to ask this....but what is an evangelical church? :redface

Well, actually no one has asked me that before so I don't even know if I have the right answer....

Evangelical probably derives from evangelizing the world, preaching the gospel of good news of Jesus born, raised, and coming back again for His church... That their is salvation thru Him. Evangelical churches preach that and I guess it has to do with churches that evangelize the world to bring the good news of Jesus Christ... I think this excludes Catholic churches or other denominations such as Mormons, Jehova Witnesses, etc. because Evangelical churches "should" be preaching Jesus as the Savior and no one else...

This is what I understand anyway, someone may have a different opinon... I am going to do a search on it to see if I find something different.

This is taken from the "Catholic Encyclopedia"

The sixteenth-century Reformers accused the Catholic Church of having adulterated the primitive purity of the Gospel by the admixture of un-Scriptural doctrines and practices; consequently they designated themselves as "Evangelicals", or followers of the pure Evangel, in contradistinction to the un-evangelical followers of Roman traditions and institutions.


http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05642a.htm

[Now You See HIM]

This might help a bit: It's the Statement of Faith of the National Association of Evangelicals...

http://www.nae.net/index.cfm?FUSEACTION=nae.statement_of_faith

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.

• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.

• We believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.

• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.

• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.

• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.


In addition, these two items from the World Evangelical Alliance's site may also help...

http://www.worldevangelical.org/evangelical.html

http://www.worldevangelical.org/acute.html

[Live4Him]

I feel like such a dummy for having to ask this....but what is an evangelical church? :redface


My church is evangelic church --->
Harper Church (http://www.harperchurch.org/)