Evangelicalism is a System not a Calling

Evangelicals think their system is working because of the numbers it brings in, whether or not anyone's hearts have been changed into a new creation, as long as they can get people to say they are Christians, they consider themselves as having converts.

 
Sadly, these converts are converted to their system instead of to Christ. We know this is true often because of the number of people who claim to be Christians but defy much of God's Word and fight against truth when it doesn't suit their desired cultural methodology.

Just ask the average person on the street if they have ever been born again, and they will tell you which church they attend, not how they found and trusted in Christ.
God called men who brought the gospel "evangelists," not "evangelicals" as a system, men of God who brought the truth of the gospel to the world. Man turned the act of bringing the gospel into a system. Whenever this happens, it becomes about method instead of Holy Spirit unction.

 
Using all sorts of tricks, rules, and enticements, Evangelicals have managed to grow rapidly as they dumbed down the gospel, adding man-made rules to keep people in obedience to them instead of Christ.

 
People influenced by the system of Evangelicalism are, in their minds, joining a club that serves them and keeps them safe.

 
This is the reason so many people joining the club follow the club rules, whether or not they are Biblical, and bring in a few of their own influences and rules as they change the nature of the club.

 
2 Peter 1:16
Eyewitnesses
"16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty."

2 Timothy 4:2-4 "…2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction. 3 For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. 4 So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.…"

This passage was written to the church, demonstrating the dangers of turning from the Holy Spirit, leading to human formulas and rituals. The Holy Spirit is no longer sought for truth, and the Bible is used as a book of suggestions from which to choose. Obeying the Word has become legalism to those who have denied the Word of God while claiming to be Bible believers.

 
They deny Christ every time they negate the Bible and embrace human leadership rather than the Holy Spirit.

 
John 16:13-14 "13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. 14 He will glorify Me by taking from what is Mine and disclosing it to you.…"

When man follows man instead of the Holy Spirit, it will be man who is glorified. When it is the Holy Spirit Who leads men, then God will be glorified.