I’m thinking about a new name. Is Evangelical still worthy of our use? I wonder. So, what about “Christian?
There is nothing wrong with “Christian,” of course. Let’s see: Billy Graham, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Hillary and Bill and I use that title.
So, how about Evangelical? There is John Piper, RC Sproul, Joel Osteen, Pat Robertson and Brian McClaren…and me.
Protestant? Well, there we have Chuck Colson, John Stott, Rev. Joyce Meyers, Kenneth Copeland…and me.
Reformed. Now I like that, because I am. It is an adjective like Evangelical. But it doesn’t work so easily. It doesn’t flow like Evangelical. “Oh, I am an Evangelical.” Oh I am a Reformed…” I suppose I could just say, Oh, I am Reformed.”
Anyway, I do think that Evangelical has lost some of it’s great historic meaning. Reformed will set one apart from most of the unsavory elements of Evangelicalism.
So, I guess I am just Reformed. What about you? What do you think? Is there a better word?
April 29, 2008 at 10:31 am
How about a Reformed Evangelical Christian. As long as you have the Reformed modifier, that’s me.
Marie
May 2, 2008 at 12:04 am
How about Reformed, Calvinist, Confessional, Amillenial, Evangelical Christian.
Too many words? Ok Reformed is fine for most.
But I’ll stick to six qualifiers. It takes too many words to describe me.
Gage Browning
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