They have shared spiritual experiences and passed on the evangelical heritage with concern, creativity, and gusto. Almost since the beginning of the Black presence in this country, African Americans have responded to a biblically based gospel that they have tested and proved. Black evangelical churches still emphasize the importance of the biblically based faith that God has revealed himself in Jesus, that Jesus is Savior and Lord, and that his expected return will precede the final judgment of history by a just God. A biblical frame of reference still informs and controls Black faith. The gospel message still pervades and orders teachings promoted within the majority of Black church groups. African Americans have long been valued and treasured in the evangelical faith, having received from and contributed to the multiphased spectrum of evangelicalism in the United States.
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