Recovering Biblical Christianity: The Evangelical Antidote to Rome

Since the 20th century, when a 'conversion story' was heard, it would typically be one from Roman Catholicism to Evangelicalism. While this is still the case on a global scale, the reverse direction is gaining momentum. In the theological world, Dr Albert Mohler warned evangelicals about the ‘temptation’ of Roman Catholicism at the 2021 Presidential address to the Evangelical Theological Society. It is important to understand what is happening and how to respond biblically.

Part 5. Recovering Biblical Christianity: The Evangelical Antidote to Rome

This talk suggests ways to recover an evangelical awareness of its history, which is grounded in the Bible and in continuity with the historical church. Of course, modernity has influenced the present outlook of Evangelicalism, but its doctrinal and spiritual shape has always been marked by the constant recovery and appreciation of the original (and therefore biblical and ancient) form of Christianity. Christian antiquity and historical legacies must be nurtured in connection with the fact that each evangelical congregation is part of the 'catholic' church and the present-day global church. Cultivating this dimension of the evangelical faith will give antidotes to the allures of Rome.