It's a really ambiguous and problematic label, I'm finding, partly because nobody ever knows what anyone else means by the term. And of course there are those who will always give the whole range and variety of evangelicals a bad name. I basically go with a loose definition of an evangelical as a Christian who's committed to the authority of scripture (which can mean a bunch of things) and emphasizes a personal relationship with Christ. (YDS' evangelical group includes "a concern for creedal orthodoxy" in its definition, which I like.) I still have moments when I want to distance myself from the label, but for better or worse, I still find it more congenial than most categorizations out there, as long as I'm upfront about what it means to me.
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timeasmymeasure
"evangelicals"
Date: 2005-09-07 02:47 pm (UTC)