by Jim » Thu Dec 21, 2017 7:48 pm
Definition of evangelical (M-W, 11th edition, [adjective]): “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.” [Noun]: “one holding evangelical principles or belonging to an evangelical party or church.” This explains why the Mainstream Denominations are radically declining. They have substituted political correctness for spirit-inspired living (that is, that anything goes if it feels good and doesn't kill somebody). The main-streamers, by foreclosing evangelism as key, have spit in the face of Christ vis-a-vis virtually his last words on earth before ascending. The Episcopal Church lost 17% of its members between 2011 and 2015. The main-streamers are dying on the vine, headed for demise by their own collective hand as they replace the sacred with the secular.