Evangelical theology

Evangelical theology is the teaching and doctrine that relates to spiritual matters in evangelical Christianity and a Christian theology. The main points concern the place of the Bible, the Trinity, worship, salvation, sanctification, charity, evangelism and the end of time.

Various evangelical Christian denominations differ in their doctrine, with Churches variously teaching Wesleyan-Arminian theology, Reformed theology, or Baptist theology. Other evangelical bodies, such as the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil, Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine and the Evangelical Friends Church International, may subscribe to what they see as the orthodox theology espoused by their historic tradition, such as Lutheranism, Presbyterianism or Quakerism, respectively.^[1]^[2]^[3]

There are various nuances when comparing Christian denominations that claim to be evangelical, though many of them would adhere to the doctrine of the believers' Church, as with Anabaptism, Baptists and Pentecostalism. Evangelical theology is also found within the denominations of mainline Protestantism.

^ Long, Esther Grace. "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine". The East-West Church & Ministry Report. Asbury University. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Another example of a Western denomination actively starting new churches in Ukraine is the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), a conservative denomination that left the mainline Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1973. Through its mission agency, Mission to the World (MTW), the PCA has been working in Ukraine since 1994 and now has 10 churches in that country. Two of these are now officially independent, while the other eight are at various stages of development, from small Bible studies to a mission church with a Ukrainian pastor and board. These churches have formed a new Ukrainian denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU), which is led by Ukrainian pastors and elders. ... The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine is an example of a small evangelical denomination (fewer than 1,500 members in all churches combined) whose size cannot compare to the much larger Baptist or charismatic movements. Nevertheless, it contributes to the complex, growing mosaic of Protestant churches in Ukraine. The flagship EPCU congregation in Odesa meets in a restored church building originally constructed at the end of the nineteenth century by a Reformed congregation with French, German, and Swiss members.
^ Andrada, Luiz (22 November 2020). Evangelicals in Brazil: an American religion. Protestants and evangelicals in Brazil form an American-based religious group. ... An example is the IELB (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil), a Lutheran church linked to the Missouri Synod, in the USA.
^ Angell, Stephen Ward; Dandelion, Pink (19 April 2018). The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-107-13660-1. Contemporary Quakers worldwide are predominantly evangelical and are often referred to as the Friends Church. This evangelicalism can be defined in terms of its theology and in the structure of its worship services, which often resemble evangelical Protestant services with a sermon by a pastor and singing. Theologically, evangelical Friends emphasize evangelism; charismatic of heart-felt worship; a belief in human depravity and the need for redemption; and, especially among Majority World evangelical Friends, the couping of spiritual and social ministries. The majority of Quakers in Europe and North America are evangelical and programmed. Nearly all Majority World Quakers in Europe are evangelical and programmed. Among Quakers who identify as being evangelical Christians are those who belong to Yearly Meetings or organizations that include the title "evangelical," as in Evangelical Friends Church International.

[1] Long, Esther Grace. "New, Western-Oriented Evangelicals in Ukraine". The East-West Church & Ministry Report. Asbury University. Retrieved 25 August 2021. Another example of a Western denomination actively starting new churches in Ukraine is the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), a conservative denomination that left the mainline Presbyterian Church (USA) in 1973. Through its mission agency, Mission to the World (MTW), the PCA has been working in Ukraine since 1994 and now has 10 churches in that country. Two of these are now officially independent, while the other eight are at various stages of development, from small Bible studies to a mission church with a Ukrainian pastor and board. These churches have formed a new Ukrainian denomination, the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine (EPCU), which is led by Ukrainian pastors and elders. ... The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ukraine is an example of a small evangelical denomination (fewer than 1,500 members in all churches combined) whose size cannot compare to the much larger Baptist or charismatic movements. Nevertheless, it contributes to the complex, growing mosaic of Protestant churches in Ukraine. The flagship EPCU congregation in Odesa meets in a restored church building originally constructed at the end of the nineteenth century by a Reformed congregation with French, German, and Swiss members.

[2] Andrada, Luiz (22 November 2020). Evangelicals in Brazil: an American religion. Protestants and evangelicals in Brazil form an American-based religious group. ... An example is the IELB (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil), a Lutheran church linked to the Missouri Synod, in the USA.

[3] Angell, Stephen Ward; Dandelion, Pink (19 April 2018). The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism. Cambridge University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1-107-13660-1. Contemporary Quakers worldwide are predominantly evangelical and are often referred to as the Friends Church. This evangelicalism can be defined in terms of its theology and in the structure of its worship services, which often resemble evangelical Protestant services with a sermon by a pastor and singing. Theologically, evangelical Friends emphasize evangelism; charismatic of heart-felt worship; a belief in human depravity and the need for redemption; and, especially among Majority World evangelical Friends, the couping of spiritual and social ministries. The majority of Quakers in Europe and North America are evangelical and programmed. Nearly all Majority World Quakers in Europe are evangelical and programmed. Among Quakers who identify as being evangelical Christians are those who belong to Yearly Meetings or organizations that include the title "evangelical," as in Evangelical Friends Church International.

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