It wasn’t even intentional on my part. I just noticed a few weeks ago that I had stopped describing myself to people as an “evangelical.” I had begun, subconsciously, to say that I am a “gospel Christian.” When I caught myself doing this, I wondered why and the answer wasn’t long in coming.
The word “evangelical” has become almost meaningless this year, and in many ways the word itself is at the moment subverting the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Sorry, pal, but you Southern Baptists own ‘evangelical.’ And just so’s you know? Nobody is misunderstanding who evangelicals are; it is who you are that has made ‘evangelicals’ a dirty word.