What would you see as the main differences between Fundamentalist and Evangelical then?
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All Fundamentalists are Evangelicals, but not all Evangelicals are Fundamentists. The more liberal Evangelicals are not as conservative as the Fundamentalists.
Agreed! You are on a roll this morning.
2 main areas of differences have observed is that Fundy tend to practice separation between fellow believers much more strictly, and many tended to be into KJVO
would be then like the saying while are reformed are Calvinists, not ALL Calvinists are also reformed?
Many of the ones I know make that claim for themselves.
Seems that Fundy would look at trying to bridge between different groups within Christianity as not that important, as tend to flock together with just "like minded Christians?"
Fundamentalists do fellowship with like minded Christians who, along with them, hold to the fundamentals of the faith. They are careful to avoid liberal and worldly groups who conform to the values of their surrounding cultures. "Bridging gaps" smacks of ecumenism, and ecumenism is the first step toward apostasy.
We can not bridge the gap between Biblical truth and worldly expectations.
My experience has been though that they will work and fellowship with a narrow group of Christians who meet the standards, as while will fellowship with say fellow Baptists, they needed to be Kjvo or else strictly "not worldly" as they were defining it
true, but sad when some in the body of Christ seem to force all to meet their own preferences and convictions before accepted as being "like minded"
I see no problem in that. If you don't care for Fundamentalists, you're not compelled to associate with them. The beauty of American democracy is that it provides people with freedom of association.
That is my experience as well.
I kike them as brothers and sisters in Christ, but do think at times they tend to get borderline legalistic
Think Many will be shocked to find out that there is no Baptist, Methodist, Presby sections of heaven, but just one where all of the redeemed praise and worship the Lord
That is true.
I can only express sadness that the conservative independent Baptists continue to separate from each other over unimportant matters such as KJV only.
IN times past, it used to be that independent Baptists separated themselves from other Christians over important doctrines, such as the virgin birth of Christ or the inspiration of the Scriptures or salvation in baptism. Today, the independents are separating, even among themselves, over issues such as Bible translations, music style, and dress.
Good morning, YeshuaFan and Major;
There are some very good posts this morning around the forum. I came across your posts and wanted to share my thoughts.
After the Reformation and it's core doctrine, sola scriptura, other Protestant Churches formed. As YeshuaFan pointed out, it was to be One Church of Christ but differences in doctrine, moderate theology and attitudes led to the formation of denominations.
I have to be honest, from studying The Baptist Heritage, Four Centuries of Baptist Witness (H. Leon McBeth) revealed the Baptist Churches from the first American Baptist and Southern Baptist Convention in 1845 led to divisions and splits within to form other flavors of the Baptist Church, thus the Independent Baptists.
At times I wonder when a "shake-up" would come about with our Churches but seems an impossibility. Of course, all things are possible with our God but without ears to hear it does make it hard to come together as One.
Starting with myself, we are Southern Baptists and worship/serve at a Southern Baptist Church, but when I'm out in the community or abroad I don't wear Southern Baptist on my forehead but a man of God on my heart, of all Believers who follow Christ.
God bless everyone.
Bob
Yes sir. You know that I am a Southern Baptist. That is not because we are better or smarter or special. I am one because of two thing......
1. The Cooperative program does an excellent job in funding missions all over the world.
2. I my opinion, on the whole, the SBC works harder to teach the fundamental truths of Scripture.
I as weel as you travel. Not as much as I used to but still do. When traveling ww attend whatever church we come across on a Sunday. We try to attend those little churches that are out of the way and maybe have only 10 or 12 cars at them.
It is a blessing to me to go to one of those churches, and have someone announce, "we do not have a Pastor, is there someone here who feels called to bring us a message"?
Usually it is my wife who speaks up and say........."Boy have I got news for you!"
Funny fact.............My sister in law has played the piano for the same church for 40 years or more. She is awsome!
She and my wife and brother law were in Townsend NC one year. In a little place there called "Rockey Brach" they have a blue grass picken and grinning session every Friday night.
The night we happened to be there.....someone announce that the piano player was sick and there was not going to be a session.
I stood up and announce........"Boy have I got news for YOU!"
Oh my goodness..... FUNNY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are on a ROLL.. HAHAHAHAHAHAH. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Pictures at six and I will be here all week!Oh my goodness..... FUNNY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are on a ROLL.. HAHAHAHAHAHAH. LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!
Autographs in the lobby, bring your own pen!