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Confidence
Belief overview
Personal relationship with Jesus Christ
The language of a personal relationship with Christ is very common in the movement.
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Neutral
What it is: Evangelicalism frequently describes faith as a personal, conscious, and living relationship with Jesus Christ.
How the religion understands it: This relationship involves trust, prayer, obedience, worship, and spiritual communion. The language is less institutional and more experiential than in other Christian contexts.
Context: This emphasis is very common in testimonies, music, devotional literature, discipleship, and pastoral counseling.
Documentary evidence
Supportive
Philippians 3:8-10
Knowing Christ as supreme value.
Reference: Philippians 3:8-10.
Content: Paul expresses the desire to gain Christ and know him more deeply.
Use in debate: It is used for language about personal relationship and the centrality of Christ.
Revelation 3:20
Image of Christ calling for openness.
Reference: Revelation 3:20.
Content: The text speaks of Christ at the door, calling and entering where there is response.
Use in debate: It is widely used in evangelistic invitations and in language about a personal relationship with Jesus.