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Evangelical Protestant Essay

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To properly label a Christian an evangelical Protestant, one must ask four basic questions and receive an answer that as a whole, evangelical Protestants accept as “correct”. The questions are: “[W]hat must a person do to be saved?[, W]here does religious authority lie?[, W]hat is the church?[,] and [W]hat is the essence of Christian living?” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in America) Through answering and receiving the “correct” responses, one should be able to define an evangelical Protestant. The answer to the first question is found in Ephesians 2:8, “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God[.]” One must have faith in Jesus Christ by accepting who He claims to be, the Son of God who is God. (John 1:1-4, 3:16-17, 14:6) In accepting God’s grace, one rejects the Roman Catholic belief of …show more content…

(“Evangelical Protestantism”) In believing this, evangelical Protestants acknowledge that the Bible is inspired by God for His believers to gain knowledge and understanding. To answer the question, “[W]hat is the church?” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in America) evangelical Protestants will reply that the Church is a communion of people drawn together by their common faith in God. “As a people whom God calls together in Christ[,]” (Von Allmen, 54) the term Body of Christ as well as “priesthood of believers” (1 Peter 2:9) is used to describe Christians, too. Finally, “[W]hat is the essence of Christian living?” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in America) An evangelical Protestant answer may involve “serving God in one’s calling whether in secular or ecclesiastical life. All useful callings are equally sacred in God’s eyes.” (“Evangelicalism”, Dictionary of Christianity in

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