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This article is a good
This article is a good summary of the Evangelical interpretation of many very complex themes and concepts in Scripture. This interpretation is only one among many by people who love and believe in God. Perhaps key is that it makes central the supposed historical evidence for specifics of Jesus' death and claimed resurrection. The trouble is, under closer examination of the New Testament itself, its dating and authorship, and (though less critical) the other religious literature of the time, the "evidence" does not prove to have any real substance. The issues were theological then, as they are now.
As a deeply dedicated Christian, a minister, and serious Bible student up to age 45, in the last 12 years, I have found that there are many spiritually-oriented non-Christians or liberals who call themselves Christians who evidence the kind of unselfish, caring, moral lifestyles that Evangelicals speak of as tied only to a certain brand of faith (e.g., certain doctrines that must be believed). These people also enjoy the kind of positive relationship with God that is described in the article (I'd include myself on this point). They have no fears about their eternal destiny, though many of them are quite aware of the Scriptures you mention, and may have previously attended "Bible-believing" churches. The Bible is far too diverse and complex to be reduced to any system of theology that seeks to prescribe just what must be believed (even about Christ) in order to be forgiven, delivered from sin, or have relationship with God.