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Pardon me, I don’t have the Bible memorized much at all so I can’t bring in verses, so instead I will just say what I believe from what I have been taught,
Thank you, I’ve only barely checked it out yet I’ve seen you everywhere!
Hi and welcome! Honestly , I don’t know exactly just what an Independent Fundamentalist Baptist is? Do you have a specific church that you go to that identifys as IFB or are you identifying yourself that way because you like what IFB’ s stand for. I identify as a Primitive Baptist however that’s another preference in the long list of “Baptist” categories.
One key to discussing what we believe is to support our view from scripture. For example, your said, and I agree, Jesus died for everyone. But why is this so? Because 2 Peter 2:1 says Christ "bought" the person heading for swift destruction, and 1 Timothy 2:6 says Christ died as a ransom for all, not just some.
Independent means that I’m willing to believe my own stuff based off of the Bible even if others don’t agree, same with churches under the title they don’t adhere to bigger churches to submit to their beliefs they are willing to break away to interpret the Bible in the way that is most truthful, fundamental means a firm belief in the Bible and everything it says, we don’t say that ehh it could mean something else or it could be wrong, we say no, that’s what the Bible meant, that’s what it says even if we don’t understand it. Honestly I just call myself that because that’s what my parents are, I haven’t explored any other branches, but I do believe in what it stands for and means so I don’t think I’ll change.
NOT IFB rather ifB!! Big difference! The SBC is a fellowship of some 40,000+ churches formed in the early 1800's to send out missionaries. We only have 2 mission boards a Home (incl Canada) and one Foreign. We support 3500 overseas and some 3000 home. The big difference is that once the boards approve the missionaries, they go right to the field - as they are in essence employed by the mission board. This is different from IFB churches where a missionary may spend 1-4 years visiting scores of churches to obtain financial support to go to their field. Each system has advantages and disadvantages.
Welcome. Read and think. That is something you'll find stimulating to your spirit. And don't fuss over what some others say. Just shake your head think to yourself, "Bless their heart" and move on. We have some on the BB that get that response from me after being here 25 years!
Bless your Bow Tie, Dr boB!
