What is happening in Evangelical land?
How Trump won over South Carolina evangelicals.
Dan Silliman with a brief synopsis of Christianity Today‘s reporting on the South Carolina primary:
Some Brazilian evangelicals see no contradiction between practicing Christianity and criticizing Israel.
Evangelicals hold a vigil for the climate crisis.
Michael Wear on Christian politics:
I’m with Phil on this one:
Seattle Pacific University has a new president:
A Memphis church is helping people purchase homes.
World Vision on the children of Ukraine:
Christianity Today on the Alabama frozen embryos case.
Liberty University students march for life in Virginia:
Greg Laurie and Franklin Graham speak to wounded veterans:
Blast from the past:
Trump at the National Religious Broadcasters convention
More on that $37 million Grand Canyon University fine.
Are those who believe that human rights come from God Christian nationalists?
I am going to have to pull out my old early church history notes because I’m pretty sure this is a heresy:
Is Joe Biden a Christian nationalist?:
Andrew T. Walker reviews Rob Reiner’s new movie, “God and Country.”
A Brazilian pop star forecasts the rapture.
Huck turns to The Washington Times to write a pro-Trump op-ed:
Trump court journalist David Brody explains why evangelicals love Trump:
Brody also likes Real America’s Voice:
Mark Tooley takes a stab at distinguishing Christian nationalism from Christian conservatism.
Robert Jeffress calls Trump’s speech at the National Religious Broadcasters the “most powerful pro-Christian message” he has ever heard him deliver:
The Christian Right does not like the new venture being promoted by David French, Russell Moore, and Curtis Chang
Jack Hibbs appears to be all in for Trump:
Is Trump pronouncing “evangelical” correctly?
Sean Feucht on Christian nationalism:
Metaxas has some thoughts on this as well:
Nancy Pearcey:
Tony Perkins joins the fray:
Justin Giboney on “lazy definitions”:
John MacArthur vs. Alistair Begg on Christians attending gay weddings.
Ralph Reed on the South Carolina GOP primary:
I hate to defend Paula White-Cain, but here she is, perhaps sloppily, expressing a classic Christian doctrine that became known as “communication of properties” (Latin: communicatio idiomatum). This formulation was most famous used by St. Athanasius (who defended the deity of Christ at the 1st Council of Nicea), who wrote in his treatise, “On the Incarnation,” that “[Christ] was made man that we might be made God” (54:3). Expressions of this idea by other Church Fathers can be found in this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divinization_(Christian).
The concept is at the core of the doctrine of the hypostatic union, which teaches that Christ has both a human nature and a divine nature. This allows divinity (which is immortal) to die on a cross and allows humanity (which is mortal) to have eternal life. In turn, this allows humanity, through union with Christ to “become partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4) and to acquire attributes previously associated only with God.
White-Cain is not known for theological precision and speaks wildly and recklessly, so it’s understandable to be suspicious when we hear her say things like this. But in this case, she is reflecting an ancient Christian doctrine.
Thanks for this, Justin. I was hoping someone would weigh-in.