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Featured Fundamentalists abstaining from the appearance of evil?

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  1. 1689Dave

    1689Dave Well-Known Member

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    Years ago my IFB church removed "Fundamental" from the church marquee. The reason? The board did not want to become associated with Middle Eastern fundamentalism. And though it best to identify the Church as First Baptist only. Was this sound judgement? If so, what other appearances of evil should we disassociate ourselves from. Politicians? Service Clubs? Masons? Etc., etc?
     
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    No BINGO Games!
     
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    That’s harsh:Unsure next will be no community dancing ;)
     
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    Just as long as "Pot Luck" dinners are not disallowed.
     
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    Dave, I am a Radical Christian who believes in the Doctrines of Grace, so would this church allow me membership based on my doctrinal stance?
     
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    Define "Radical".
     
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    Oh and they feed you....I like that!
     
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    radix... back to our roots in order to orient us back toward the conversion Jesus called us into.
     
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    Are you a Primitive Baptist?

    Or Hebrew Roots?
     
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    They might not allow officially documented membership since they are eternally secure Arminian Dispensationalists. But they do not practice closed communion. And the general tone of preaching is not doctrinal and bent more towards abstinence and separation.
     
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    Two serious misunderstanding are apparent in the OP.

    #1. "Avoid the appearance of evil" does not mean to avoid anything that might appear to be evil even though it is not. It means "every time evil appears, avoid it!"

    #2. Christian Fundamentalism is not about Islam, and only an idiot would think it was. Christian Fundamentalism is about the fundamentals of the faith once delivered to the saints.

    1. The Deity of Christ.
    2. The Virgin Birth.
    3. The Blood Atonement.
    4. The Bodily Resurrection.
    5. The inerrancy of scripture.
     
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    Do you think they were wrong in removing "Fundamental" from their marquee?
     
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    If they are no longer "Fundamental" they no longer believe the fundamentals of the faith once delivered. Looks like the road to apostasy to me.
     
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    PB I am aware of, but Jewish roots?
     
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    The main distinctiveness that I am aware of is their insistence upon practicing "biblical separation".
     
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    Tom,

    Fundamentalism is not always about the fundamentals of the faith, at least not in practice. I will not lump all fundamentalist churches together but the ones I was exposed to in the North East held to similar beliefs that separated them from their mainline Baptist brethren. KJVO, card-playing is of the devil, no dancing, ultra-conservative female wardrobe, Tim LaHaye brand of Dispensationalism et al. The Bible college I attended was joined at the hip to these type of churches. As part of our church ministry outreach program, I visited many of these churches. Now, perhaps that was just one face of what is termed "Fundamentalism". In your part of the country, it may be different. What I do know is the type of Fundamentalism I encountered does a very good job of turning people into either a) Legalists or b) atheists.
     
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    They believe the "fundamentals" as always. But people view fundamentalism differently today. Because of the evil associated with the term. Linked to Middle Eastern fanaticism or "Fundamentalists" extremism.

    I can see it both ways. But these are as abiding in the "fundamentals" as any I've been exposed to.
     
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    Then why deny it?

    What people?

    What evil is associated with Christian fundamentalism?

    How is Christian fundamentalism linked to eastern fanaticism? And which of the 5 fundamentals do they consider "extremism?"
     
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    Of course it is. That is what the term is all about.

    What does that have to do with the fundamentals of the faith?

    Not a fundamental.

    Not a fundamental.

    Not a fundamental.

    Not a fundamental.

    Not a fundamental.

    None of them have anything to do with fundamentalism.

    The fundamentals are the same everywhere in the world.

    That wasn't fundamentalism.
     
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