New Evangelicalism Is
Dangerous
Watch Out for It!
©Fundamental Evangelistic
Association
IN EVERY AGE, there
are those who profess the name of Christ, but who do not want to bear the reproach of the
Cross. They cannot stand to be looked down upon by the wise of the world. They are more
concerned with making the Gospel "respectable" than in declaring the whole
counsel of God. They have made a complicated system of "gears" so as to
"gear" the Gospel to youth, to the athlete, to the politician, to the movie
star, etc. The whole program is deceptively dangerous for it appeals to the flesh in the
name of the Spirit, and invariably glories in size rather than striving for fidelity to
the Truth.
Some of the symptoms of the New Evangelical disease
are:
1. Placing love above sound doctrine as a basis for
Christian fellowship.
There can be no true love without sound doctrine (l Jn.
5:2-3; Rom. 16:17; Jn. 14:21).
2. Re- thinking, re-investigating, and keeping an
"open mind" regarding the fundamentals of the Faith, including the inerrancy and
inspiration of the Holy Scriptures.
Faith in the Word of God and the Son of God are matters
of God's revelation, not man's investigation (2 Tim. 2:15;1 Cor. 2:14).
3. Practicing "infiltration" instead of
Biblical "separation" with respect to compromised churches and apostate
denominations.
It is always God's will for the faithful believer to
withdraw from any fellowship that has departed from sound doctrine and practice (2 Thess.
3:6, 14; Rom. 16:17; 2 Cor. 6:14-18).
4. Twisting the Scriptures in an effort to accommodate
so-called "scientific" discovery and theory, including every form of evolution.
If man knows more than his Creator, then God is dead!
(Gen. 1:1; Jn. 1:1-3;1 Cor. 1.20).
5. Seeking to develop lines of thought and arguments
which would "Christianize" pagan ideas and systems founded upon unbelief
(glorification of psychology, psychiatry, astrology, etc. ) .
Nothing is better for modern man than the absolute
truth of God 's Word (Col. 3:16; 1 Tim. 6:20; 2 Tim. 3:16-17; Jn. 17:17; 1 Thess. 2:13).
6. Preaching only a so-called "positive
message," as often expressed by the statement, "God called me to win souls, not
to criticize others."
God calls every believer to win souls, but He also
commands every believer to contend earnestly for the Faith (Jude 3-4; Acts 20:24-31).
7. Finding more fellowship with disobedient brethren
and even outright apostates than with Bible-believing fundamentalists.
This suits the devil just fine for it con fuses the
battle lines (Eph. 5:11; 1 Cor15:33).
8. Making the church more and more an instrument of
social change by programs of humanitarian concern, rather than emphasizing our
responsibility to the Great Commission and the eternal welfare of man.
Cooperation with apostates usually starts with united
welfare, mission, or evangelistic programs. God has given specific instructions regarding
the believer's responsibility to identify and to separate from all such false teachers (2
Cor. 6:14-18; 2 Pet. 2:1-3; 2 Jn. 10-11).
New Evangelicalism is wrong because it is unscriptural and
must, therefore, be guarded against on every hand. This obligation is in no way modified
because some highly respected Christian leaders embrace and promote its dangerous
strategies today. Don't you be deceived by it!
