--- title: "6 Evangelical World Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 6 Evangelical World quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Evangelical World sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/pete-holmes-4618_evangelical_i-felt-like-i-was-in-a-unique-position-o_708949.png" --- > [I felt like I was in a unique position, or I am in a unique position, to show the evangelical world in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-holmes/i-felt-like-i-was-in-a-unique-position-or-i-am-in-a-unique-position/) [Pete Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad1/pete-holmes-4618_evangelical_i-felt-like-i-was-in-a-unique-position-o_708949.png) > [“There is a great superficiality in today's evangelical world. Many Bible-believing Christians share the contemporary case for self-gratification, emotionalism, and anti-intellectualism. Many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edward-veith-jr/there-is-a-great-superficiality-in-today-s-evangelical-world-many/) [Gene Edward Veith Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edward-veith-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/556/gene-edward-veith-jr-30940_anti-intellectualism_there-is-a-great-superficiality-in-today_1260852.jpg) > [“In the evangelical world, prying can be an indicator of compassion.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-roose/in-the-evangelical-world-prying-can-be-an-indicator-of-compassion/) [Kevin Roose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-roose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c28/kevin-roose-20387_compassion_in-the-evangelical-world-prying-can-be-a_1427532.jpg) > [There were three kinds of evangelical leaders: The dumb or idealistic ones who really believed. The out-and-out charlatans. And the smart ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-schaeffer/there-were-three-kinds-of-evangelical-leaders-the-dumb-or-idealistic/) [Frank Schaeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-schaeffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/frank-schaeffer-8107_charlatans_there-were-three-kinds-of-evangelical-le_2004035.png) > [There is a breeze blowing. I see it in the deep discontent that is being voiced with the threadbare state of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-f-wells/there-is-a-breeze-blowing-i-see-it-in-the-deep-discontent-that-is/) [David F. Wells](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-f-wells/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/david-f-wells-27731_better-things_there-is-a-breeze-blowing-i-see-it-in-th_2008492.jpg) > [I thought the evangelical church was living out true unity in Christ without regard for race. That has certainly been my experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-macarthur/i-thought-the-evangelical-church-was-living-out-true-unity-in-christ/) [John MacArthur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-macarthur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a19/john-macarthur-1117_church_i-thought-the-evangelical-church-was-liv_2180995.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/evangelical-world/#itemlist", "name": "Evangelical World Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I felt like I was in a unique position, or I am in a unique position, to show the evangelical world in a way that I haven't seen on TV before. 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