The Compass: Navigating the Interior Journey

The Compass: Navigating the Interior Journey

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Can Christians Still Use the Word, "Evangelical?"

Can Christians Still Use the Word, "Evangelical?"

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Gene Maynard
Jun 22, 2024
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Can Christians Still Use the Word, "Evangelical?"
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I had opportunity to wander some the last three days, and I’ve been thinking about the changing meaning of an old word: evangelicalism.

EVANGELICAL IS AN OLD WORD

It turns out, it's very old. I think we can go back to Isaiah, some 700 years before Jesus's arrival on earth, to find the taproot of evangelicalism. But let’s try to keep this simple by pointin…

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