It is profoundly hypocritical to claim that faithful Christians reject social pressures and ONLY preach the gospel, while at the same time defending your theological heroes who were “gospel preaching” racist white supremacists by saying, “they were just products of their time.”
If this was really abt gospel over societal influence, than why celebrate white supremacist Christians who folded to social pressure? If Christian faithfulness was marked by social resistance, Christian Abolitionists would be celebrated over racist preacher theologians.#Hypocrisy
Here’s the thing tho. Fundamentalism/Evangelicalism is quite literally one of the only theological traditions within the global church that sees Christianity as only about preaching & believing the gospel. To everyone else, the Gospel is the door into a robust life & faith...
For global church throughout time & space, the gospel has been means of regeneration (Romans 1:16). It has been the power of God to transform sinner to saint. After entering thru the door of rebirth; one enters into a new life. Gospel theology is the fuel for Christian theopraxi.
The fundamentalist/evangelical idea of “just preach the gospel” is truncated & profoundly unhealthy. It becomes hypocritical when same folks declare they believe in Paul’s proclamation of sufficiency of scripture. Paul says ALL OF SCRIPTURE is profitable, not just the gospel.
You’re not a faithful Bible preacher if all you preach is the gospel, & not the comprehensive Word of God. If your Kingdom ethics contradict the Law of Christ, they aren’t Kingdom ethics. A faithful Bible preacher is one who preaches whole counsel of God’s word in light of Christ
Fundamentalism is dying. It’s claims of standing only on “the fundamentals” was well-meaning but myopic. Fundamentalists who try to survive by wedding evangelicalism produce a deformed/hypocritical offspring. One that champions “pro-life” but ignores comprehensive Kingdom ethics.
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