The Place of Scripture in Evangelical, Liberal, and Neo-Orthodox Thought
The nature and authority of Scripture in reference to the three theological movements: Evangelical, Liberal, and Neo-Orthodox, are very different forms of Christian doctrine of salvation. From salvation through grace, to modern thinking and sciences, to a complete reaction against the doctrines of the Church’s teachings and Reformation, many illegitimate expressions of authority of scripture arose from the “postmodern mindset of selfishness” (Mayhue, 228). This will be discussed in reference to the three theological movements listed above.
The Issues
Evangelicalism was the earliest movement of the three movements, dating back to the eighteenth century. This movement is connected to Puritanism and Pietism, originally taking place in Great Britain and the British colonies. Those who practice evangelicalism are under five convictions: 1) “supreme authority for faith and practice” comes from the Bible, 2) the “essential of new birth”, which also covers “conversion through grace”, 3) the “centrality of the redeeming work of Christ”, 4) the “pressing need to evangelize the world”, and 5) the church consists of a…show more content… I find their beliefs to be unreliable in any sense. Lane states that evangelicals “have always been concerned about the truthfulness of Scripture” and debates about the ‘infallibility’ or ‘inerrancy’ of the Bible have occurred (260). These debates over interpretation of the Scripture have become one of the biggest issues and downfalls of this particular movement. The only belief that I might partially share with the evangelicals, and what might even possibly be a strength of theirs, is spreading the word of God as far and as wide as possible. Once again, my views differ from theirs but I do believe that it is our job to bring people to Christ by teaching the
