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Originally Posted by winklebottom
So a Oneness church COULD be cosidered Evangelical, correct?
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Evangelicals are Trinitarian typically though....this comes from Wiki
The Bible is accepted by evangelicals as reliable and the ultimate authority in matters of faith and practice. The
doctrines of
sola scriptura and
sola fide are often primary. The historicity of the
miracles of Jesus and the
virgin birth,
crucifixion,
resurrection, and
Second Coming are asserted, although there are a variety of understandings of the
end times and
eschatology.
The characteristics of Evangelicalism as defined by
David Bebbington, in his study of
British evangelicalism, are known as the
Bebbington Quadrilateral,
[1], the four characteristics of evangelicals are :
- Conversionism - Emphasis on the conversion experience, also called being saved, or new birth or born again after John 3:3. Thus evangelicals often refer to themselves as born-again Christians. This experience is said to be received by "faith alone" and to be given by God as the result of "grace alone".
- Biblicism - The Protestant canon of the Bible, as God's revelation to humanity, is the primary source of religious authority. Thus, the doctrine of sola scriptura is often emphasized. Bible prophecy, especially as interpreted according to dispensationalism, is often emphasized as well.
- Activism - Encouragement of evangelism—the act of persuading others of one's beliefs—in organized missionary work or by personal encounters and relationships with others.
- Crucicentrism - A central focus on Christ's redeeming work on the cross as the only means for salvation and the forgiveness of sins.
John C. Green, director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the
University of Akron in
Ohio, found in the 2004 American Religious Landscape Report
[2] that despite many variations, evangelicals in the United States generally adhere to four core beliefs:
- Biblical inerrancy
- Salvation comes only through faith in Jesus and not good works (in particular the belief in atonement for sins at the cross and the resurrection of Christ) Scriptural references: John 14:6, Hebrews 9
- Individuals (above an age of accountability) must personally trust in Jesus Christ for salvation.
- All Christians are commissioned to evangelize and should be publicly baptized as a symbolic confession of faith. Scriptural reference: Matthew 28:19, Acts 1:8
An American summit on Bible inerrancy was held in
Chicago, Illinois, in 1978 and the
Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy was signed by more than 200 evangelical scholars. Although some theologically conservative evangelicals hold to inerrancy, there is no absolute consensus among all evangelicals regarding biblical inerrancy; rather there is a general acceptance of biblical authority.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelicalism