Evangelical
Non-Denominational Evangelical
Bible-believing, Christ-centered, mission-focused.
Non-denominational evangelical Christianity centers on biblical authority, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus, personal new birth, and the urgent task of making Christ known to every nation. Drawn from many traditions, evangelicals share a common doctrinal core summarized in the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) Statement of Faith and the Lausanne Covenant.
Source of faith: NAE Statement of Faith & Lausanne Covenant
Distinctive doctrines
The doctrines that most shape this tradition.
The Authority of Scripture
Evangelicals are sometimes accused of "bibliolatry" — worshipping a book. The accusation misses the point. What evangelicals worship is God, who has spoken. The Bible matters …
Read more →Salvation by Grace Through Faith
At the heart of evangelical faith is one of the great clarities of the New Testament: salvation is a gift. Not earned. Not deserved. Not maintained by our performance. Received …
Read more →The New Birth
Jesus told a religious leader who had spent his whole life studying Scripture that he had to be "born again." It was not a metaphor for trying harder — it was the announcement…
Read more →The Great Commission
The word "evangelical" comes from euangelion — good news. To be evangelical is to be unashamed of the gospel and committed to making it known. Jesus' last command before His a…
Read more →The Priesthood of All Believers
You do not need a human mediator to reach God. Jesus opened the way. Every believer is a priest before God — with direct access, a calling to ministry, and the responsibility …
Read more →The Return of Christ
Evangelicals hold to the personal, visible, bodily return of Jesus Christ. Not a metaphor for death. Not the spread of the gospel. A real event in real history when the real Jes…
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