of the gospel, of the message of salvation contained in the New Testament
one who believes in the teachings set forth in the New Testament
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Evangelical Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One of evangelical principles.
One of evangelical principles.
(a.)
Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone"; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.
Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; preeminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone"; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.
(a.)
Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.
Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history.
(a.)
Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutBelonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion.
evangelical
\e`van*gel"ic*al\ (?), a.
1. contained in, or relating to, the four gospels; as, the evangelical history.
2. belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the new testament; as, evangelical religion.
3. earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting christian doctrine; preëminetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the church of england, and in the protestant episcopal church, which holds the doctrine of "justification by faith alone"; the low church party. the term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox.
evangelical
alliance, an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising christians of different denominations and countries, organized in liverpool, england, in 1845.
evangelical
church. (a) the protestant church in germany. (b) a church founded by a fusion of lutherans and calvinists in germany in 1817.
evangelical
union, a religion sect founded in scotland in 1843 by the rev. james morison; -- called also morisonians.
evangelical
\e`van*gel"ic*al\, n. one of evangelical principles.
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Seeking the conversion of sinners.
Adjective
1. relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels; "evangelical Christianity"; "an ultraconservative evangelical message"
(pertainym) evangelicalism
2. of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament
(pertainym) Gospel, Gospels, evangel
3. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause
(synonym) evangelistic
(similar) enthusiastic
Evangelical Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in the 17th century and became an organized movement with the emergence around 1730 of the Methodists in England and the Pietists among Lutherans in Germany and Scandinavia. The movement became even more important—drawing far more members than in Europe—in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century. It continues to draw adherents globally in the 21st century, especially in the poor nations of the Third World.
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Evangelical Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
The term is generally used to refer to one portion of the conservative "wing" of Protestant Christianity. Some Christians consider Fundamentalists to be the most conservative part of Evangelical Christianity; others consider Fundamentalists to be a separate group within conservative Chrisianity. Evangelicals generally believe in the historical doctrines of the Christian church:
1 - the original writings of the Bible, were inerrant (without error)
2 - that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin
3 - atonement: that through Jesus' death, the relationship between God and Man (which had been damaged by Adam and Eve's sin) can been restored
4 - resurrection : that after Jesus' death and burial, he arose again
5 - second coming: that Jesus return to earth is imminent
6 - incarnation: that God appeared on earth in human form, as Jesus
7 - justification: an act of God in which any person who accepts that they have sinned and who believes in the atonement of Christ is forgiven of their sins and brought into a close relationship with God
8 - regeneration of the spirit: that a new believer undergoes a spiritual rebirth
9 - inspiration : that the authors of the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
10 - That God exists as a Trinity, consisting of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
11 - That Satan is a created being, was once an angel but is now an all-evil tormentor of humanity.
12 - That salvation is attained by repentance and trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior. (Some do not include the need for repentance as a first step).
13 - That Heaven and Hell exist as places of eternal reward and never-ending torture without mercy or any hope of cessation.
Most Evangelicals tend to be less anti-scientific and less literal in their interpretation of Biblical passages than are Fundamentalists (see below). There are many additional beliefs regarded as important by various Evangelical organizations. For example, the Southern Baptist Convention requires its employees to sign a loyalty oath which includes the belief that the authors of the Gospels were in fact named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Some Evangelical institutions refuse to hire faculty who believe that women should be eligible for ordination.
The name "evangelical" was originally used to refer to those faith groups which followed traditional Christian beliefs, in contrast with two other movements: philosophical rationalism and legalistic Christianity. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod total about 6 million members and are not part of the present-day Evangelical movement.
1 - the original writings of the Bible, were inerrant (without error)
2 - that Jesus Christ was born of a virgin
3 - atonement: that through Jesus' death, the relationship between God and Man (which had been damaged by Adam and Eve's sin) can been restored
4 - resurrection : that after Jesus' death and burial, he arose again
5 - second coming: that Jesus return to earth is imminent
6 - incarnation: that God appeared on earth in human form, as Jesus
7 - justification: an act of God in which any person who accepts that they have sinned and who believes in the atonement of Christ is forgiven of their sins and brought into a close relationship with God
8 - regeneration of the spirit: that a new believer undergoes a spiritual rebirth
9 - inspiration : that the authors of the Bible were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
10 - That God exists as a Trinity, consisting of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
11 - That Satan is a created being, was once an angel but is now an all-evil tormentor of humanity.
12 - That salvation is attained by repentance and trusting Jesus as Lord and Savior. (Some do not include the need for repentance as a first step).
13 - That Heaven and Hell exist as places of eternal reward and never-ending torture without mercy or any hope of cessation.
Most Evangelicals tend to be less anti-scientific and less literal in their interpretation of Biblical passages than are Fundamentalists (see below). There are many additional beliefs regarded as important by various Evangelical organizations. For example, the Southern Baptist Convention requires its employees to sign a loyalty oath which includes the belief that the authors of the Gospels were in fact named Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Some Evangelical institutions refuse to hire faculty who believe that women should be eligible for ordination.
The name "evangelical" was originally used to refer to those faith groups which followed traditional Christian beliefs, in contrast with two other movements: philosophical rationalism and legalistic Christianity. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod total about 6 million members and are not part of the present-day Evangelical movement.
