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Tony Evans: The Carnal Christian

By: Daniel LaLond Jr.


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False teaching has always been in the Christian church. In the first century church the doctrine of Jezebel (Rev. 2) crept into the minds of unwary believers. And in contemporary Christian circles spurious doctrine assumes the form of a cadaverous crossbreed dubbed the "carnal Christian."

One outspoken proponent of this carnal Christian doctrine is Dr. Tony Evans. All of Dr. Evans' statements quoted in this article are from his booklet The Carnal Christian which is posted on his website. Contrary to Christian history, but in accordance with his alma mater, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dr. Evans harvests this theory from 3 verses in 1 Corinthians chapter 3:

"I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to babes in Christ. 2 I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, 3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?" 1 Cor 3:1-3

Dr. Evans writes, "Notice that Paul calls them brethren, which means that he believed they were a part of the family of God...it is possible to be on your way to heaven but be of no earthly good because you compromise your faith." Indeed, Paul did call the Corinthians "brethren" and this does mean "that he believed they were a part of the family of God." From this isolated text, however, Dr. Anthony T. (Tony) Evans jumps head first into a bubbling vat of biblically baseless claims. Dr. Evans describes the characteristics of this unbeliever masterfully cloaked in "carnal Christian" attire:

- "The author is writing to Christians. He's also talking about people with hard hearts-the kind of person who, while stealing a car, would kill the woman sitting in it."

- "The carnal Christian is a fleshly- minded Christian. Such people live only to please themselves-forget about serving or submitting to Christ."

Does Paul's reference to the Christians at Corinth as "brethren" and "carnal" (or worldly) automatically mean that they might remain carnal and unrepentant and yet be welcomed into paradise as Dr. Evans imagines? The answer: not a chance. Remaining in an unrepentant, carnal state wasn't an alternative for the Corinthians. Paul's reproof of the "carnal" in 1 Corinthians 3 is spelled out in greater detail soon after in the same book (note that Tony Evans ignores this passage):

"Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God." 1 Cor 6:9-10

The "carnal Christian" isn't taught in the bible and not even a hint of this doctrine may be seen in any confession or teacher that I have studied. It's not found in the Ante-Nicene writings, the Westminster Confession or the Baptist Confession of 1689. Neither is it found in the works of Luther, Arminius, Calvin, Edwards, Whitefield, Wesley or Finney. Dr. Anthony T. Evans' "carnal Christian" is fantasy not theology.

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Daniel LaLond Jr. is an author and a minister. His book, The Lying Promise, examines the gospel according to Tony Evans. The Lying Promise also debunks doctrines such as the carnal Christian, eternal security and free grace.



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