What is a retro-evangelical?
Here's an email that I recently sent to a kind pastor who asked "What is a retro-evangelical?"
Hi Pastor!
A retro-evangelical is a person who is saddened by the current direction that evangelicalism is taking, and longs to return to the roots of "the evangel" -- or gospel.
A retro-evangelical fully embraces the fundamentals of the faithA retro-evangelical, while rejecting modern liberalism, and preserving a doctrinal focus on the Bible, also rejects the legalistic rigidness and social disengagement of Fundamentalism.
- The inspiration and innerancy of the Bible.
- The virgin birth of Jesus Christ.
- The doctrine of substitutionary atonement.
- The bodily resurrection of Christ.
- The historical reality of biblical miracles.
The blog contains biographies of heroes of early Evangelicalism, such as Carl Henry, Machen, Kantzer, and Schaeffer. I find kindred spirits within the Together for The Gospel group and The Gospel Coalition.
I hope that helps!
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Matthew Westerholm
2 comments:
What is a retro-evangelical's view on the Holy Spirit?
The same as the bible's view.
Thanks for asking!
cheekily,
[retro]
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Personally, I find continuationist movement truest to my readings of scripture. I agree with much of what scholars and teachers like Wayne Grudem, John Piper, Sam Storms, and CJ Mahaney have written -- if that helps.
What's your view, anonymous?
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