Memberships
American Motorcyclist Association (est. 1924)
American Society of Church History (1888)
Evangelical Missiological Society (1990)
Evangelical Theological Society (1949)
Mission America Coalition (1995)
National Association of Evangelicals (1942)
Beliefs
"For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God."
John 3:20–21 (NKJV)
"The high priest then questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answered him, 'I have spoken openly to the world. I have always taught in synagogues and in the temple, where all Jews come together. I have said nothing in secret. Why do you ask me? Ask those who have heard me what I said to them; they know what I said.'"
John 18:19–21 (ESV)
"Therefore, having this ministry by the mercy of God, we do not lose heart. But we have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways. We refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of the truth we would commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing."
2 Corinthians 4:1–3 (ESV)
"O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified."
Galatians 3:1 (ESV)
Convinced that a Christian—and especially a Christian minister—is to be clear, open/public, unambiguous and unashamed about his private beliefs, I openly confess my general adherence to the following documents regarding certain theological and contemporary social issues. In due time, I hope to write my own documents on the below topics.
General Theology: Evangelical Protestant Christian
- Five Solas of the Protestant Reformation
- Confessional Statement (2007) by The Gospel Coalition
- An Affirmation of Faith (2004) by Desiring God (Ministry of John Piper)
- The Gospel of Jesus Christ: An Evangelical Celebration (1999) by the Committee on Evangelical Unity in the Gospel
- The Cambridge Declaration (1996) by Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals
- Statement of Faith by National Association of Evangelicals
- Basis of Faith (1970/2005) by Evangelical Alliance (U.K.)
Defining Evangelicalism
- From ReligiousTolerance.org
- David Hilborn, Evangelical Alliance (U.K.)
- Larry Eskridge, Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals
- Don Whitney, Center for Biblical Spirituality
- Leon Morris (1914–2006), Australian Evangelical Alliance
- What Makes a Church Evangelical? by James Montgomery Boice (1938–2000)
- What Is An Evangelical? by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1899–1981)
Specific Theology: Reformed/Calvinistic Baptist
- Baptist Catechism (1813) by The Charleston Association
- Baptist Catechism adapted by John Piper (modernized 1689 version)
- London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689), with slight revisions by Charles Spurgeon (1834–1892)
- New Hampshire Confession of Faith (1833)
Christianity & Culture/Social Engagement
- An Evangelical Manifesto: The Washington Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public Commitment (2008) by The Evangelical Manifesto Steering Committee
- Theological Vision for Ministry (2007) by The Gospel Coalition
- For the Health of the Nation: An Evangelical Call to Civic Responsibility (2004) by National Association of Evangelicals
- Lausanne Occasional Paper 2–The Willowbank Report: Consultation on Gospel and Culture (1978) by the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization
Contemporary Theological & Social Issues
- Gender & Marriage/Family Issues
(complementarian view, one man/one woman for life)- Danvers Statement (1987) by the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
- The Role of Women by Grace Community Church (John MacArthur, Pastor), Sun Valley, Calif.
- Federal Marriage Amendment/Marriage Protection Amendment to U.S. Constitution (H. J. Res. 56), May 21, 2003–present
- Abortion
(pro-life, life begins at conception)- Abortion in the Bible and Church History by Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministries
- Biblical Perspectives on Unborn Children by Randy Alcorn
- Ten Reasons Why it is Wrong to Take the Life of Unborn Children by John Piper
- Homosexuality
(sin, change/freedom possible through Christ)- Faith, Hope & Homosexuality by the Alliance Commission on Unity and Truth Among Evangelicals (ACUTE), Evangelical Alliance, U.K. (1998)
- Beliefs about Homosexual Behavior and Ministering to Homosexual Persons, Resolution Passed by the Baptist General Conference at their 114th Annual Meeting, Estes Park, Colorado (June 1992)
- Recommended ministry: Exodus International (est. 1976)
- Creation Science
(reject Darwinian evolutionary theory)- Statement of Faith by Answers in Genesis
- Tenets of Scientific Creationism and Biblical Creationism by Henry Morris, Institute for Creation Research
- The Bible
(original manuscripts inspired, inerrant, infallible)- Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy (1987) by the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy
- Evangelical Christian and Jewish Relations
- Conference: "Uneasy Allies? Evangelical-Jewish Relations Today," Jewish Theological Seminary, New York City, November 30–December 1, 2005 (talks published in book form)
- Conference: "Uneasy Allies II: Evangelical-Jewish Relations in Politics, Policy, and Theology," Temple University, Philadelphia, November 28–28, 2007
- The Gospel and the Jewish People: An Evangelical Statement (2008) by the World Evangelical Alliance
- The Willowbank Declaration on the Christian Gospel and the Jewish People (1989) by the World Evangelical Fellowship International