Project Gutenberg 2018-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 118 Church, J. (John) Church, John Church, John (Preacher) Ruhamah A Confession of Evangelical Principles in a letter to a friend Transcribed from the [1808] J. Cheney edition by David Price. Many thanks to the Bodleian for allowing their copy to be consulted "A Confession of Evangelical Principles" by J. Church is a theological treatise written in the early 19th century. This book takes the form of a letter in which the author expresses and defends his evangelical beliefs in response to accusations against him, particularly concerning his adherence to certain doctrines and the divisive nature of his preaching. The book addresses critical aspects of faith, church teachings, and the role of the believer in a doctrinal context." In this work, J. Church outlines his core beliefs and confesses his interpretation of key theological concepts, including election, justification, and the nature of sin. He responds robustly to criticisms alleging that he propagates Antinomian views and creates schisms within the church. Throughout the letter, Church emphasizes the importance of relying on Scripture as the sole authority in matters of faith and describes the core tenets he believes should guide a true Christian life. He firmly asserts the need for God's grace in salvation and the significance of living a life transformed by faith, while addressing the challenges he faces from those who disagree with his teachings. The work serves as both a personal declaration of faith and a broader commentary on the state of evangelical belief during his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 48.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Theology, Doctrinal Church, J. (John), approximately 1780-approximately 1825 BT Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality 56142 2025-07-23T09:18:09.276821 text/html 51606 2018-12-18T01:55:29 text/html 49836 2025-07-23T09:18:11.243802 application/epub+zip 47901 2025-07-23T09:18:09.852809 application/epub+zip 47160 2025-07-23T09:18:09.622830 application/epub+zip 78202 2025-07-23T09:18:12.445797 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68677 2025-07-23T09:18:10.979815 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 68202 2022-09-26T14:13:18.353621 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47119 2025-07-23T09:18:09.159814 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47236 2018-12-18T01:53:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18564 2025-07-23T09:18:12.565791 application/rdf+xml 13152 2025-07-23T09:18:09.680819 image/jpeg 2401 2025-07-23T09:18:09.651814 image/jpeg 17631 2018-12-18T01:56:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 42813 2018-12-18T01:56:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 43628 2025-07-23T09:18:09.284806 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia