{"id":1442,"date":"2009-11-04T09:30:25","date_gmt":"2009-11-04T14:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/?p=1442"},"modified":"2009-10-28T09:16:20","modified_gmt":"2009-10-28T14:16:20","slug":"20-reasons-why-i-love-being-an-evangelical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/20-reasons-why-i-love-being-an-evangelical\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Reasons Why I Love Being An Evangelical"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is probably dumb to most people but I was chuckling at someone who had written a similar post but for Orthodox Christianity<\/a>; I couldn’t help responding.<\/p>\n

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  1. This branch is named after our foundation (The Gospel of God) (1 Corinthians 1:17; Acts 4:12)<\/li>\n
  2. I have a theology that says that I am saved, right now, by grace through faith. No wishful thinking; just the sure hope of the glorious expectation (Mark 16:16; Acts 16:31; John 3; Romans 10:9; Heb 10:39).<\/li>\n
  3. I’ve got real<\/em> power in my corner (2 Corinthians 4:6-8; Ephesians 6:10; 2 Timothy 1:7)<\/li>\n
  4. I’m allowed to understand and implement Christ’s mission to the apostles (Matt 28:19)<\/li>\n
  5. I’m allowed to understand and implement the apostolic mandate (Hold fast the message; Keep the message; Preach the message\u20142 Tim 1; 4)<\/li>\n
  6. I only have three fathers: Dad, Abraham and God. (Romans 4:12; John 20:17)<\/li>\n
  7. The Church (not just some manifestation of it) really has<\/em> existed for 2000 years\u2014I don’t have to draw lines (Eph 3).<\/li>\n
  8. I (with all<\/em> fellow believers) am really<\/em> part of the Church of Christ; covered by his blood; risen in Him (Eph 4, Col 2)<\/li>\n
  9. I don’t have to reinvent history or implement hierarchies, to maximize my worth or position: Christ has done that already (Col 2, 3; Eph 2)<\/li>\n
  10. I can celebrate the fact that Christians can believe different things and be part of the same body (Romans 14).<\/li>\n
  11. I don’t need vestments; I’m robed in Armor and in Christ! (Eph 6; Galatians 3:27)<\/li>\n
  12. I know that I’m a priest, a saint, a child and a father and don’t have to wait until I’m “dead” to find out (1 Peter 2:5; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 6:2; 1 John 2:12-14)<\/li>\n
  13. I can obey Christ and remember him joyfully by personally breaking the loaf and blessing the cup (1 Cor 11)<\/li>\n
  14. I don’t need paraphernalia, props or even other people to help me pray (it’s not like any of us really know how to pray anyway). I have the Third Person of the Trinity who prays with me and the second person of the Trinity making intercession for me, and boldly I enter into the very throne room of God (Rom 8; Hebrews 10:19-22)<\/li>\n
  15. I worship God just as God wants me to worship Him: in the Spirit of God, thanking the Father and fixing my eyes on the Lamb Who Was Slain who alone is worthy to receive all Praise (John 4; Rev 5)<\/li>\n
  16. I don’t venerate objects (or reality through an object) and am totally<\/em> okay with it. (Eph 3:14; Phi 2:10; Rom 14:11. Matt 4:10; Rev 19:10; 22:9)<\/li>\n
  17. I know that my mind is just as important as my heart\u2014and am encouraged to use them both (Matt. 22:37)<\/li>\n
  18. I’m encouraged to examine everything\u2014including myself (1 Thessalonians 5:21; Galatians 6:4; 2 Corinthians 13:5)<\/li>\n
  19. I can promote true conviction and dissenting opinions (Rom 15)<\/li>\n
  20. When I make a chart, graph or list, I can cite the Bible with impunity.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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