So what exactly is wrong with Christian Fundamentalism?

[GoldenEagle]

 

There's a difference between being a fundamentalist and being an ultra fundamentalist IMO. The first is good. The second is out of balance.

God bless,

GE

Just for my clarification, please define an ultra fundamentalist. Are we talking about legalism or something more?

Thanks!

 

 

Legalism is an all encompassing word... An ultra fundamentalist is one who goes beyond the 5 tenants of the Christian faith listed in the OP. There's a lot of examples: It can range from how people dress, to what people eat, to what people drink, to versions of the Bible, to extra-Biblical teachings, to treating the Bible as a god, views on birthdays, views on holidays, views on music, views on which day to gather for worship (Sunday/Saturday), views on tithing, views on other Christian Denominations, etc.

Doctrinally further it can take the form that all people have to have lots of kids to be godly, that only a certain view of end times is the correct  one, judgments on others based on their view of predestination, judgments on others based on other non-salvation issues, etc.

 

Does that make it clearer?

God bless,

GE

[Ezra]

 

I confess to being a fightin' fundy.

I don't know what I am. I am just a follower of Christ teachings, Or at less I try to be. Maybe I am a seeker. Seeker Christian maybe?

If you are a "follower of Christ's teachings" then you are not "a seeker".  A Christian cannot be a "seeker", since you have found Christ and there is nothing more to seek. Therefore "Seeker Christian" is a misnomer. "Legalism" is another misnomer, since it only applies to those who seek to establish their own righteousness by observing the Torah.

 

But there is more to Christ's teaching than found in the Gospels.  Indeed the entire NT is "Christ's teachings".  And within the NT the apostles have prophesied that there will be "a falling away" -- a great apostasy -- before the Second Coming of Christ. Therefore it behooves every Christian to take a stand on Bible Truth today.  And once you do that you become a "Fundamentalist".

 

The state of Christianity today is that (1) very few hold to the true Word of God (the Old KJV); (2) very few preach the true and complete Gospel of Christ; (3) very few study the Word diligently; and (4) very few discern all the lies that Satan has brought into the churches. 

 

Those who were "Fundamentalists" a few decades ago have already compromised their Fundamentalism, and introduced man-made doctrines and practices into their Bible schools and Churches. 

 

Billy Graham is a good example of a Fundamentalist who walked away from Bible Truth.  There are many more, but that is as good an example as any. 

 

I am a Fundamentalist and a Biblicist. All man-made doctrines and practices are unacceptable.  If that puts one in a very small minority, that should never be a concern.

Edited February 12, 2015 by Ezra

[gamnot]

I don't like to be labeled anything at all and I would be reluctant to label others as well. What did the Psalmist mean by "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path?"  It would indicate that through God's word, I can see were I am and see the path that I should take.

[Indent]

Fundamentalism has seen better days, and I think its been associated with recent Muslim descriptions of terrorism.

 

A couple weeks ago when talking about the recent attacks in France, a girl in one of my classes basically said that all fundamentalists be it - Christian, Muslim, Judaism, militant atheist - are all 'misanthropes', and have arrived at fundamentalism to construct meaning to their sad and pathetic lives. 

[Tristen]

Hi River,

 

Originally, a fundamentalist Christian was someone who adhered to the fundamental doctrines of Christianity (the Divine Authority of Scripture, the Virgin Birth of Christ, the Eternal Deity of Christ, the Vicarious Sacrifice of Christ, the Resurrection of Christ etc.).

 

During the Iran hostage crisis (1979-1981), the western media, in an attempt to describe the ideology of Ayatollah Khomeini, began to use the phrase "the fundamentalist version of Islam" (even though no such distinction exists in Islam). That is when the connotation of ignorance, violence and extremism entered into the definition of fundamentalism.

 

So the only problem with fundamentalism is that term is often misused to negatively misrepresent Christians who are 'fundamentalist' according to the original definition, rather than the modern connotation.

[seandavids]

 

fun·da·men·tal·ism

ˌfəndəˈmen(t)lˌizəm/

noun

noun: fundamentalism

a form of a religion, especially Protestant Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict, literal interpretation of scripture.

strict adherence to the basic principles of any subject or discipline.

 

 

Taking the Word of God for its word

 

God says what He means, and means what He says

 

Who are we to add our own color to the word of God.

 

1 Peter 1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

 

Man did not make up this word, and man is not qualified to interpret it.

 

How are we qualified to decide what God meant...and what he did not.  That is the job of the Holy Spirit, to reveal the word to us.

 

Accepting what you cannot understand is the simple humble acceptance that God is bigger than us and our ability to comprehend Him

 

Once we leave the defined path God has set forth for us in scripture we enter the murky depths of our own reasoning, where there is little stability

 

 

 

Besides what are 50 shades of grey.....besides white polluted with black?

 

the only thing wrong with every sect and faction and denomination is they each have their own personal interpretation of scripture

[Guest]

Fundamentalism has seen better days.... 

 

a girl in one of my classes basically said that all fundamentalists.... 

Christian, Muslim, Judaism, militant atheist.... 

are all 'misanthropes'....

 

 

The Fundamentals Of Science Disappear

When Evolution And Scientism Are Taught To Children

Observed, Measured, Modeled And Tested Then Tested Again And Again....

 

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Psalms 19:1-3

 

The Fundamentals Of Education Disappear

When Children Are Ignorant Of Critical Thinking

Clear, Rational, Open-Minded, And Informed By Evidence....

 

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways,

and according to the fruit of his doings. Jeremiah 17:9-10

 

The Fundamentals Of All Beliefs Disappear

When Their Tasting Is Evaluated By Seared Tongues And Stone Cold Hearts

 

A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:

and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh,

and I will give you an heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26

 

~

 

Love,

 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalms 119:11

 

A Fundamentalist

 

Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Psalms 119:160