New
Evangelicalism
Is DangerousWatch Out
For It!
In every age, there are those who profess the
name of Christ, but who do not want to bear
the reproach of the Cross. They cannot stand
to be looked down upon by the wise of the
world. They are more concerned with mak-
ing the Gospel "respectable" than in declar-
ing the whole counsel of God. They have
made a complicated system of "gears" so as
to "gear" the Gospel to youth, to the athlete,
to the politician, to the movie star, etc. The
whole program is deceptively dangerous for
it appeals to the flesh in the name of the
Spirit, and invariably glories in size rather
than striving for fidelity to the Truth.Some of the symptoms of the New Evangeli-
cal disease are:1. Placing love above sound doctrine as a
basis for Christian fellowship.
There can be no true love without sound
doctrine. 1 John 5:2-3; Romans 16:17; John 14:21.2. Re-thinking, re-investigating, and keep-
ing an "open mind" regarding the funda-
mentals of the Faith, including the inerrancy
and inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
Faith in the Word of God and the Son of
God are matters of God's revelation, not man's investiga-
tion. 2 Timothy 2:15; 1 Corinthians 2:14.3. Twisting the Scriptures in an effort to
accommodate so-called "scientific" dis-
covery and theory, including every form of evolution.
If man knows more than his Creator, God,
indeed, is dead! Genesis 1:1; John 1:1-3;
1 Corinthians 1:20.4. Seeking to develop lines of thought and
arguments which would "Christianize" pagan
ideas and systems founded upon unbelief (glori-
fication of psychology, psychiatry, astrol-
ogy, etc.).
Nothing is better for modern man
than the absolute truth of God's Word. Colossians 3:16;
1 Timothy 6:20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; John 17:17;
1 Thessalonians 2:13.5. Preaching only a so-called "positive
message," as often expressed by the state-
ment, "God called me to win souls, not to
criticize others."
God calls every believer to win souls, but
He also commands every believer to con-
tend earnestly for the Faith. Jude 3-4;
Acts 20:24-31.6. Finding more fellowship with disobedient
brethren and even outright apostates
than with Bible-believing fundamentalists.
This suits the devil just fine for it confuses
the battle lines. Ephesians 5:11; 1 Corin-
thians 15:33.7. Making the church more and more an
instrument of social change by programs of
humanitarian concern, rather than empha-
sizing our responsibility to the Great Com-
mission and the eternal welfare of man.
Cooperation with apostates most often
starts with united welfare, mission, or evan-
gelistic programs. God has given specific instructions
regarding the believer's responsibility to identify and
to separate from all such false teachers.
2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 2 Peter 2:1-3; 2 John 10-11.New Evangelicalism is wrong because it is
unscriptural. This fact is in no way modified
because some highly respected Christian
leaders embrace and promote it. DON'T
YOU BE DECEIVED BY IT!
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