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Follower of Jesus, reader of Scripture, and interested in the Greek New Testament.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener In the meantime, I wish to express my appreciation to @andymason73 and @glenscrivener for caring enough about the evangelical church to write their articles. May God render fruitful both your labours for Jesus Christ.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener I still hold out the questions/concerns I raised, in the desire that all parties are treated fairly. Apart from reiterating them, I can't see myself making further contribution to this conversation. Consequently, I'll bow out of this thread. Thanks @nickwniko89 for your replies.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener Fourthly, regarding: “Of course it's possible that he believes Renew churches are led by the best that God can provide and that it's not all that bad?” The article identifies Scrivener as one of the “sacrificial, generous, humble evangelicals.”

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener I am certain that when our loved ones face allegations, we would want ask at least some, if not all, of these questions. Both the Renew leaders and those who have reported against them have loved ones—in fairness to all parties, these questions need to be asked.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener Taking all these into consideration, I don’t think some of the tweets and re-tweets critiquing the article and its author are entirely fair.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener In other words, Mason is suggesting that there is more to evangelicalism, such that the wider vine isn’t uniformly damaged by some of the brokenness in the trellis that Scrivener observed.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener I think Mason’s article offers a worthwhile counter-perspective to Scrivener’s. On the one hand, I’ve been to some churches where Scrivener’s concern rings true. On the other hand, I’ve also witnessed greater diversity in evangelical churches, as per Mason’s observation.

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@nickwniko89 @andymason73 @EvangelicalsNow @glenscrivener The very last line of the conclusion explains the author’s divergence from Scrivener: the certain hope that “our patient and loving Shepherd will lead His church, in its weakness, in new paths of righteousness.”