A paradigm shift is underway! "Evangelical" Christianity is being seduced and is embracing a "social gospel" while at the same time rejecting the gospel of Jesus Christ according to the scriptures.
History shows Bible believing Christians were split on these very same issues in the past. However, in the era in which we now live, the majority are promoting the social gospel program, while it is the remnant who are standing behind the gospel as proclaimed in the Bible.
In
the
midst
of
election
frenzy,
a
group
of
diverse
Christian
leaders
gathered
this
week
for
an
unprecedented
conference
that
called
for
rethinking
the
role
of
faith
in
public
life.
The
Envision
'08
conference
gathered
hundreds
of
evangelical,
mainline
Protestants,
Pentecostals,
and
Christians
of
diverse
racial
backgrounds
at
Princeton
University
on
June
8-10
to
map
out
the
future
of
Christian
engagement
in
politics
in
the
next
century.
Prominent
Christian
leaders
that
spoke
at
the
conference
included
Richard
Cizik
of
the
National
Association
of
Evangelicals,
Jim
Wallis
of
Sojourners,
and
popular
author
and
innovative
Christian
thinker
Brian
McLaren,
among
others.
"We
are
not
just
people
of
vision,
but
are
also
implementing
a
public
strategy
that
will
not
only
shape
the
Fall's
election,
but
is
transforming
culture
beyond
politics,
both
in
the
United
States
and
abroad,"
Cizik
said
of
the
leaders
at
the
Envision
conference.
Cizik,
who
was
recently
featured
in
TIME
Magazine's
top
100
most
influential
people
in
the
world
list,
is a
key
figure
in
the
green
evangelical
movement
that
has
mobilized
churches
and
Christians
to
cut
carbon
emissions
and
care
for
creation.
"Whatever
your
candidate
is,
I am
sure
of
one
thing,"
Wallis
said,
"unless
you
participate
in
social
movements,
the
big
things
won't
change.
Social
movements
are
about
the
BIG
choices
-
hope
or
cynicism,
and
hope
is
an
act
of
faith,"
he
said.
Envision
'08
co-director
Lisa
Sharon
Harper
said
the
conference
is
an
opportunity
for
followers
of
Jesus
to
prepare
for
their
role
in a
new
political
era.
At
the
end
of
the
conference,
the
Envision
declaration
was
drafted,
which
challenges
the
diverse
Christian
body
to
participate
in
"God's
work
to
eradicate
poverty,
create
peace,
and
build
just
communities
and
right
relationships
with
the
earth."
The
"Envision
the
Future:
A
Declaration
on
the
Common
Good"
aims
to
serve
as
the
focal
document
for
the
movement
of
diverse
Christians
working
together
despite
differences
to
better
the
nation
and
the
world
through
engagement
in
the
public
square.
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