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Evangelical roundup for January 17, 2022

John Fea   |  January 17, 2022

What is happening in Evangelical land?

Eric Metaxas and Naomi Wolf talk about the “fear of COVID-19,” the “apartheid society” in New York City; how the “unnecessary” vaccine is attacking women’s reproductive health; and how the vaccine reflects a general “disregard for life.” Watch:

Philip Yancey reflects on his evangelical childhood

Complementarian pastors are now watchdogs who call any organization with an unclean position on women in the church. This Fundamentalism 101:

This @NAMB_SBC and @sendnetwork partnership involves egalitarian pastors, like Elizabeth Rios. pic.twitter.com/vkRkOEqGRQ

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 13, 2022

Focus on the Family battles Critical Race Theory.

Dan Silliman, a writer at Christianity Today, critiques the Bebbington Quadrilateral:

If you don't have access through an academic library and are interested in the piece, feel free to DM me.

Here's the set up: pic.twitter.com/BqyyBVOpYJ

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) January 14, 2022

The piece was born out of my frustration with the Bebbington quadrilateral and a discovery in the TEDS archives. I found this Nelson Bell note and realized the quadrilateral couldn't even explain the founding of CT, much less more complicated parts of evangelical history. pic.twitter.com/eGjw6I6tMw

— Daniel Silliman (@danielsilliman) January 14, 2022

Billy Graham’s granddaughter:

https://twitter.com/edstetzer/status/1482120617755295752

They work hard at Southern Baptist Seminary in Louisville:

Revising a doctoral seminar syllabus today. I've now been at @SBTS long enough to know students in the program and have them in previous classes. One might think familiarity would mean going easier on them. False. Since you know them, you make them work even harder.

— Andrew T. Walker (@andrewtwalk) January 14, 2022

Evangelicals thinking about King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”:

https://twitter.com/SkyeJethani/status/1481669262989217797

A football prayer case is going to the Supreme Court.

Franklin Graham on the recent SCOTUS decision on vaccine mandates. He sides with COVID-19:

This socialistic mandate aggressively overreached & disrupted the lives of millions of people this week as businesses were trying to comply with a 490-page order to avoid unbelievable fines. I thank God that the Supreme Court had enough common sense to see this as what it is.

— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) January 14, 2022

An evangelical Twitter map. I am very confused by it:

HERE WE GO. Evangelical Twitter Map #2. Green lines indicate more mutual followers than expected. Red lines indicate fewer mutual followers than expected.

Some surprises, but overall it looks right. Key below if you don't recognize the pic. What accounts do you want added? pic.twitter.com/TQx6xWoyt4

— Neil Shenvi (@NeilShenvi) January 14, 2022

Blast from the past:

Russell Moore responds to John MacArthur’s belief that “religious freedom is what sends people to hell.”

John MacArthur: man in the arena.

Going to bat for MacArthur:

It is obvious that @johnmacarthur has done twice as much for religious liberty in the last 2 years than his critics have done over the course of their collective lifetimes.

— Tom Ascol @tomascol (@tomascol) January 12, 2022

After 50 years of ministry, it speaks volumes that people who want to attack Dr. John MacArthur have to resort to silly and baseless accusations that are based on an edited video. It just demonstrates how faithful a minister of the Gospel he has been!

— Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) (@TomBuck) January 12, 2022

The recently deceased Assembly of God leader George O. Wood on women in ministry.

OK, I guess it’s settled then:

If the Bible teaches complementarianism (it does!), then that settles the matter. The authority of Scripture is decisive in settling the gender debate.@DrTomSchreiner https://t.co/p45NFv6846

— Denny Burk (@DennyBurk) January 15, 2022

Apparently “deconstructionism” is now a thing in evangelical circles. Seems to be the latest bogeyman. Should we now add it to the list that includes modernism, liberalism, secular humanism, progressivism, Darwinism, pluralism, and masonism?:

https://twitter.com/DennyBurk/status/1482368491009327105

Owen is at it again:

The temptation of today: to merge Christianity with ideologies.

Gayness: gay Christianity
Transgender: trans Christianity
Plato & Aristotle: Greekified Christianity
Critical Race Theory: woke Christianity
Feminism: egalitarian Christianity
Marxism: "apolitical" Christianity

— Owen Strachan (@ostrachan) January 13, 2022

He is also attacking Tim Keller:

Tim Keller just commended a RTS NYC talk on "developing a biblical critical theory." Curious, I listened to it. Here's the deal: just as you shouldn't affirm "white supremacy," you shouldn't affirm "critical theory."

Trust. The. Bible.

New Antithesis ep: https://t.co/wYPAafJAZT pic.twitter.com/cnnUzjYp2P

— Owen Strachan (@ostrachan) January 13, 2022

Tim Keller affirms Mark Noll’s scandal of the evangelical mind:

Yes. https://t.co/IKFGju6pnB

— Timothy Keller (1950-2023) (@timkellernyc) January 14, 2022

Al Mohler celebrates the Supreme Court’s rejection of mask mandates:

Commentary: “A Win for Constitutional Government,” at @WNGdotorg https://t.co/ccFO22Crkg

— Albert Mohler (@albertmohler) January 14, 2022

The sister-in-law of a former Michigan state legislator is accused of sexual assault.

Michael Bird and John Stackhouse attempt to define evangelicalism:

I don’t think Robison has to be more specific here for us to know who he thinks is good and who he things is evil:

The clash between good and evil, light and darkness, will continue to intensify. The battle will prove so fierce that believers should become keenly aware that they must be “suited up” in the armor of God in order to be more than conquerors and overcomers in this life.

— James Robison (@revjamesrobison) January 13, 2022

Megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs is still endorsing candidates for political office:

Hibbs speaking to Turning Point USA. Yes, this is a political organization that is trying to reclaim the government and culture for God:

Evangelicals support marriage and families.

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