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Wing Evangelical Enterprises was established in 1985
to defend and promote the historic Christian faith. Now, that's an
intriguing phrase: "the historic Christian faith." What exactly is
that? It refers to the original teachings of the Christian Church up
to about the time of Augustine. The “historic faith” also refers to
the restoration of those early church teachings during the
Reformation. This is the time of Luther, Calvin, and Zwingli in the
early 1500's. It's not that the period inbetween was without merit,
or that the period following had no redeeming qualities. It's a
matter of orthodoxy, a clear statement of the truths of
Scripture.
Christianity has gradually become marginalized in
the public square, and for a number of reasons. But primarily
it is because the nature of man has stayed the same. Christian
truth, as the world sees it, has failed to effect any
change in mankind. By contrast, new technologies have succeeded
in visibly transforming the material world.
Therefore, in the battle for the mind, Christianity
appears irrelevant. It is unable to compete with Science and
Technology for the hearts and minds of a consumer society. If
orthodoxy is truth, and Christian truth has failed, then
orthodoxy must be passé. In fact, orthodoxy in creed and confession
is now considered an outright impediment to church growth. It
has been largely abandoned by the evangelical community. I
don't believe Christianity has failed at all, nor that Christian
truth is passé, nor that orthodoxy is the problem. Quite the
opposite.
This website is my contribution to the discussion of
the role of Christian orthodoxy in church and public debate. I
hope you are challenged by the information you find here.
