Defining and Defending Historic Evangelicalism with guest Phil Johnson | RIGHTLY DIVIDED | Episode 2

These days, it seems like everyone declares themselves to be evangelical, but what does this term really mean? Does it have any historical basis? Who are some that are calling themselves evangelical that really aren't, and why is it important to defend the historic position? Is "Evangelicalism" in a worse state today spiritually than Roman Catholicism was at the time of the Reformation?These questions and more are answered in this edition of Rightly Divided with guest Phil Johnson.

Here are the two articles from Pyromaniacs we reference during the show:
1) http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2009/10/performance-artist.html
2) http://teampyro.blogspot.com/2009/10/clowns-and-hypocrites-serpents-and.html

Here's the lecture Phil Johnson gave several years ago at the Shepherd's Conference on the subject of Evangelicalism:
http://gracelifepulpit.media.s3.amazonaws.com/SC-2009-03-04-PJ.mp3

Phil Johnson is the director of John MacArthur's Grace to You ministry, and he also runs the blog Pyromaniacs.
http://www.gracetoyou.org
http://teampyro.blogspot.com

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[fenysy]

Hi! You spoke about that Biblical theology changes your worship. How is it that you play such an ungodly music in the beginning of these videos? Or am I wrong?

Otherwise thank you for uploading these videos. They help me in my understanding of the Biblical theology. God bless you! János from Hungary

[LaneCh]

What's ungodly about the 22 seconds of intro music at the beginning of this video?

[Outrider74]

Love the videos, man. Keep em coming!

[FuroraCeltica]

@LaneCh what is the name of the song, its amazing

[RM77MKII]

Does anybody know what song is the intro? 

[RCACsurvivorman]

that is an epic song at the beginning, what is the name of it and by who?

[oiyabastard]

@henryforshaw i am not lets play uno

[roaringwaterbay]

is "historical evangelicalism" (at least the way it's used in this interview) just code for Calvinism?

[polopowers1]

There is no hope for the Church today, at least in my lifetime? This is arrogant testimony Christ Church today is lovely, wise, and pure.What he is giving testimony too is not the Bride. The Bride is perfect as Christ desires.No hope for the Church? Because doctrine is not preserved?All truth about Christ is living today.The focus here is on fallacy not on truth You spend all time reacting you miss truth Christ is never undermined, ever!

[polopowers1]

This guy does not get it.All of God's effective Church is under the radar;"there is nothing wrong with that" Are you kidding? The Bride belongs to Christ and He will bring the Bride back to Himself clean without spot or wrinkle.The blind absurdity is he too is a part of the fallacy.

[parakeethands]

Much of this downward spiral Brother Johnson explains here is written about by Iain H. Murray in his book "Evangelicalism Divided." Very good book. I highly recommend it. :)

[SQUIDMACK]

So I always thought that evangelism was basically trying to get people to accept Jesus in their hearts. Something that I never thought was a good idea. Am I wrong about what it is?