The Chief Essentials of True Evangelical Churchmanship

http://www.churchsociety.org/publications/tracts/CAT420_Evangelical.pdf

[Church Society] 21 Jul 2006--Whatever may be said to the contrary, the Bible is the true basis of Evangelicalism, and without confidence in the Holy Scriptures the movement must perish. Assertions such as this have led to the sneer that the Christianity of the Evangelical is a mere Bibliolatry. While denying this, we may reply to those who in their attacks give a surprising amount of prominence to the Prayer Book, that even if it were true, Bibliolatry would be infinitely superior to Liturgiolatry. But how may a true Evangelical express more exactly his belief in the Bible? It is insufficient to say, "we believe it to be inspired”. The most extreme of rationalistic critics could say as much. The vital point at issue is whether the Bible is to be substantially thought of as a record of historical fact or merely as a collection of myths made at a late date.