Christians, what is the difference between an Evangelical, a Born-Again Christian, a Charasmatic,?

Question

This question is specifically for Christians. What is the difference between Charasmatic, Born-Again, Fundamentalist, and Evangelical? Are they the same, related, overlapping, or completely different? Do you have to fall into one or more of these categories to be a Christian? Have these movements helped or hindered the Christian Faith?

This question is for Christians. What are some stereotypes and misimpressions that people have about your religion? Do you feel that members of your religion contribute to these negative stereotypes in any way?

Sincere answers only, no Christian-bashing. I am trying to get past my own negative stereotypes and prejudices, and I will be asking a series of questions like this. Some of them may sound silly. These are sincere questions, not intended to offend, but to help me get past my own stumbling-blocks. I'm not looking to convert, just to understand.

Answer 1

A Born-Again Christian is somebody who believes that a person must come to salvation with a certain amount of awareness that (a) they're a sinner, (b), Jesus is Lord and He died for their sins and (c) they need to confess with their mouth that (a) and (b) are true and be baptized by choice. They tend to be Sola Scriptura (Bible is the only source of truth) believers in theory, although most if not all of them accept "truth" from their preachers, their denominations, etc. There are many born-again denominations.

A Fundamentalist is a born-again Christian who claims to stick to the fundamentals of the faith as described in the Bible. If the Bible doesn't say it's okay, they won't do it. If the Bible condemns it, it can never be okay in any circumstance. There is quite a bit of range among the fundamentalists as to how strict they are. Some take the verse about women not dressing as a man to mean that women can never wear pants while others think it's okay for women to wear pants made for women, just not pants made for men. That's kind of a silly example, but it's just to show you the range of interpretation. All fundamentalists are born-again; most born-again Christians are fundamentalists, but not all.

Evangelicals are often (but not always) born-again Christians who are fundamentalists and take the Lord's command to "Go and make disciples all nations" very seriously. They consider it their obligation to "witness" to as many people as possible to "win" as many people "to Jesus" as possible. Often, evangelical churches will have classes on how to evangelize, and there is typically a certain amount of peer pressure to bring new people to church.

Some mainline denominations have evangelical off-shoots, such as the Evangelical Lutherans. They aren't considered born again because they baptize babies (i.e., don't make a choice to be baptized), but they have a mission of evangelization.

Charismatics are born-again fundamentalist Christians who believe in "the gifts of the spirit." They are often also evangelical, but not always. This is a rather small segment of the born-again/fundamentalist population. They typically believe that you aren't really saved unless you have the "fullness of the Spirit" which is supposedly manifest in the speaking of tongues. There is so much pressure to speak in tongues, some people fake it and others fall into subconsciously mimicking others because they want to have the fullness of the Spirit so badly. The Bible actually lists a whole bunch of different "gifts of the spirit" but there is undue emphasis on tongues among the charismatics, with a little nod toward prophesy, and the other gifts treated almost as though they hardly count at all.

I hope that explains how these terms are related and overlapping, but a little bit different.

You do not have to fall into one or more of these categories to be a Christian (though people in any of these movements will tell you otherwise). A Christian is a person who believes Jesus Christ is Lord and commits their lives to that, and that's a broader definition than what is offered within these movements, all of which tend to be a bit exclusionary in that they'll say a Catholic or Lutheran person isn't really a Christian, even though Catholics and Lutherans worship Christ.

I think all these movements have simultaneously helped and hindered Christianity, just like pretty much any other movement within the history of the faith. This is because people are not perfect, and sometimes the best intentions lead to abject failure.

As a Catholic Christian, people have a lot of sterotypes and misinformation about my faith. You can see it right here on Y!A, people claiming I worship Mary (wrong) and the Pope (wrong), or that I don't read or follow the Bible (wrong) or that Catholics changed the Bible (wrong) or whatever. I think there are some people in my faith tradition who have contributed to this, of course -- Catholics who don't take their faith seriously might never read the Bible and claim they don't have to, and then a Protestant might think all Catholics believe that. And there are some Catholics who go way overboard on Mary, leading outsiders to believe we worship her when that would be clearly against Catholic teaching.

I used to be a born-again, fundamentalist, evangelical, charismatic Protestant, so I can see things from both sides...it really makes me sad how so many of this kind of Protestant repeat lies about Catholicism without bothering to find out what the truth is...but they think they know what's true.

Answer 2

Born Fundamentalist Born Again Catholic

Answer 3

it is my address it: Catholic: Sin is positive as long as you do pennance. Evangelical/Born returned (comparable ingredient): Sin is positive as long as you renowned Christ as your saviour. Mormon: Sin isn't ok. Repent and turn faraway from sin. Catholic: God is a huge everywhere recent essence which reflects itself in many methods. Evangelical/Born returned: God is a huge everywhere recent essence with reflects itself in many methods. Mormon: God is an exalted guy (or guy is an un-exalted god), and God has an certainly son (Jesus Christ). Catholic: Our doctrines are the right comparable ones taught by using the apostles, even however many can not be stumbled on in the scriptures. Evangelical/Born returned: Our doctrines purely come from the Bible, even however there are extensive discrepancies of interpretation, and wild gildings that would no longer be stumbled on everywhere in the Bible. Mormon: Many traditions and classic interpretations of the Bible are incorrect; we are able to purely comprehend the actuality by way of present day revelation from God. Catholic: There are no present day prophets. Evangelical/Born returned: There are no present day prophets. Mormon: There are present day prophets. by using the way, what's a "prevalent" Christian? guy or woman who eats bran? the real question is whether or no longer there became right into a great apostasy, and whether present day Christians have long gone off track by way of the shortcoming of real Christian concepts and the adoption of fake creeds, or whether all the countless denominations are one hundred% real, regardless of great differences in doctrine. Does the Catholic church carry the unvarnished certainty or did the Protestant stream properly reform it using purely the Catholic Bible, or did God would desire to repair real Christianity by way of angelic visitation, as in the Mormon church? My funds is on the latter.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

All true Christians are evangelical (share the Gospel) are charasmatic (operate with the gifts of the Holy Spirit) and are born again.

WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BORN AGAIN

Many individuals erroneously teach that the Lord Jesus Christ meant reincarnation by His term born again. Being born again has nothing to do with the false teaching of reincarnation, but union with God, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and holy transformation that comes ONLY through the acceptance of the Lord Jesus Christ as one's Saviour. Jesus said that no human being can enter the Kingdom of God unless they are born again, and that humans are born again through water and Spirit (John 3:3-6). The capital "S" in Spirit refers to the Holy Spirit (the 3rd Person of the Triune Godhead) Who one receives only through accepting Jesus as their Saviour. The water is not earthly water but the living waters that flow out of the hearts of all who believe in Jesus as their Lord and Saviour (John 7:38). It is the same waters the Holy Spirit uses to wash and renew us (Titus 3:5) as we are transformed more and more into the likeness of Jesus our Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18). This is what Jesus meant by His term “born again”.

What It Means to Be Born Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLuZpXipO2s

The Lord Jesus Christ (the second Person of the Triune Godhead) made it clear humans have only one physical life (Matthew 25:46) and His most important teaching is that Salvation is found ONLY through faith in Him (Jesus) Who is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE, THE BREAD OF LIFE and THE DOOR (John 6:35; John 8:12; John 14:6; John 10:9-11). The way to God and an eternity in Heaven is so simple but many reject it.

Without God, the spiritual part of the human being is dead (Ephesians 2:5, Colossians 2:13). The sin of our first parents (Adam and Eve) caused the separation between God and man. Romans 6:23 says the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. Sin causes us to be separated from God which results in spiritual death. Christ, the 2nd Person of the Triune Godhead was made flesh (through the immaculate conception) and paid the price for our sins by dying on the cross so we could THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST AS OUR SAVIOUR be instantly redeemed and united to God and have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit who teaches us, comforts us and grants us fruits to live in righteousness and gifts to help and edify the Church. The only way one can receive redemption and union with God is through receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as one’s Saviour.

Only the pure and holy can enter Heaven and be with God. We human beings cannot make ourselves pure and holy no matter what we do and that's why we need a Saviour.

There are 2 kinds of people on the earth: people who love God and people who don't. Those who love God will be drawn to His Son Jesus Christ and accept him as their Lord and Saviour. Those who do not love God will not love His Son and accept Him.

1 John 2:23
Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

Those who do not love God are not good people but His enemies (Romans 5:10) and He has already prepared a place for them (Hell). Many say they love God but they are liars. How can we prove they are liars? God sent His Son to die for us, but these reject Him (Jesus) and the truth about Him.

The truth about Jesus Christ can be found only in the Holy Bible. Three days after the Lord Jesus Christ died for our sins, He resurrected from the dead (Luke 24:1-8; Acts 10:40; 1 Corinthians 15:4) and 40 days later, He ascended into Heaven (Acts 1:3; Luke 24:50-53; Acts 1:9-11).

A PERSON BECOMES A CHRISTIAN THROUGH FAITH. Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as one's Saviour is the ONLY WAY one can receive CLEANSING OF SINS (1 John 1:7), REDEMPTION (Ephesians 1:7), ADOPTION BY GOD (Romans 8:15), THE INFILLING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, the 3rd Person of the Triune Godhead (John 14:26; 1 Corinthians 6:19), SANCTIFICATION (Hebrews 13:12; 1 Corinthians 1:2), JUSTIFICATION (1 Corinthians 6:11), TRANSFORMATION (2 Corinthians 3:18; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Hebrews 9:12-14; Titus 3:5) and SALVATION (Romans 10:9; Revelation 21:8).

When a person has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour, the Triune Godhead takes up residence within them! Adonai lives within believers (John 14:23), the Lord Jesus Christ lives within believers (2 Corinthians 13:5, Galatians 2:20) and the Holy Spirit lives within believers (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

If a person physically dies without ever having made the Lord Jesus Christ their Saviour, God would not accept them into Heaven. They would go to Hell and then at the end of the Millennium, would be thrown into the Lake of Fire.

The Lord Jesus Christ describes hell as an actual place in the afterlife:

Luke 16:22-24
“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

The Lord Jesus Christ preached on the Lake of Fire and revealed this place of torment to John in visions (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:10; Revelation 21:8; Revelation 20:15; Revelation 20:14 Revelation 19:20).


REDEMPTION BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH

Because mankind is incapable of meeting God’s standard of perfection necessary to abide in God’s presence (Romans 3:19-20,23), God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the total debt for the believer’s sins and mercifully credits to his account Christ’s righteousness (Romans 3:21-28,5:1-11; 2 Corinthians 5:18-21). Jesus’ gracious act of atonement was complete and covers all sin (Colossians 2:13-14; 1 John 1:9). Salvation is not based on good deeds but according to the mercy of God (Titus 3:4-5). Believers are justified by faith; it is a gift by God’s grace (Romans 4:3-8; Ephesians 2:8-9). A true, living faith will result in a desire to live a holy, loving life of good works (Ephesians 2:10; Galatians 5:6; James 2:14-26), but failure to be absolutely successful at righteous living does not negate the believer’s justified status.

If you sincerely say this prayer, your sins will be washed away, you will be redeemed to God, be saved from eternal torment and inherit the Kingdom of God:

"Dear Jesus,

I am a sinner.
I repent of my sins.
Please forgive me and save me by your shed blood;
come into my heart.
I want to receive you as my own personal Lord and Savior.

Amen"

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THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS AND OTHER ANCIENT NON CHRISTIAN SOURCES PROVE THE VALIDITY OF THE BIBLE:

http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/extrabiblical.htm

https://www.probe.org/the-dead-sea-scrolls/

FULFILLED PROPHECIES ALSO PROVE THE BIBLE IS RELIABLE:

Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible by Dr. Hugh Ross http://www.believers.org/hughross.htm

PROPHECIES OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IN EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE
http://www.jesusplusnothing.com/jesus66books.htm

The Father is God, the Son (Jesus Christ) is God & the Holy Spirit is God
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJUWnt07FQM

SEQUENCE OF END-TIME EVENTS IN BIBLE PROPHECY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMsvk3FEkWk&feature=youtu.be


https://victoryinjesuschrist.wordpress.com/