FBF: Being a Fundementalist....

Hi Brother Jesse,

Fundamental Baptists believe all what was written in the Holy Scriptures and obey them strictly as they can.

Harry Potter, Lord of the rings and others promotes witchcraft, and the Holy God abhors such things. We obey the Bible word for Word because it is the Word of God.

Matthew
5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

 

Hi Bro. Jesse,

God bless you for your desire to follow the Lord in all things. Every Baptist could be fundamentalist and your decision to unite with fundamental baptist church when you emigrate in scotland will surely bring glory to God's name.

For more information about fundamentalism please go to this address: http://www.wayoflife.org

 

Harry Potter does more than just promote witchcraft; it also promotes, in little ways, lying, stealing, etc. These things are presented in those books as "situational morality"; i.e., if it benefits the heroes of the story, it's okay.

Among other things....

 

I agree with Baptist Believer.

It's sad, but there is so much backbiting and mudslinging that goes on in the fundy group, it's difficult to know who to look to as an example of Christ honoring fundamentalism.

The person I would recommend (from reading most of his posts over the past year, even on the FFF) would be our own Dr. Bob Griffin. He's a solid fundamentalist, but not legalistic. There is much that one can learn from Dr. Bob, even though he wears a bow tie.

In Christ,

Laura

 

How do you define legalism? Is it because someone is following the word of God strictly as they can?

 

The Bible says it is a shame for a man to have long hair and so, you are opposed to men having long hair. That is NOT legalism. If you believe that if a man's hair touches his ears or is closer than 1/4" from his eyebrows that he is unspiritual then you are a legalist. Legalism attempts to put man made specifications which aren't in the Bible onto Biblical statements. It is easier than trying to discern what the Holy Spirit is telling you.

 

No, it's not following the word of God that I would call legalism. It's adding things to the word of God that simply aren't there such as no dancing, dresses only for women, KJVO, etc, etc, etc. and maintaining a condescending attitude, at best, towards those who don't.

 

I apologize that a comment I made earlier has gotten the thread off topic. I won't post off the topic again.

FaithContender,
If you wish to discuss legalism further, you should probably do a search and revive one of the many existing threads on the subject.

 

The type of fundamentalism that I belong to does not adhere to the idea that the end justifies the means. "It is never right to do wrong in order to get a chance to do right," as Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. used to say. Winning souls has been the excuse for all sorts of abominable behaviour, both within fundamentalism and in broader evangelicalism. It's time that we all, but especially fundamentalists, step back and rethink what is most important Biblically -- winning souls or glorifying God. Our number one duty is to live for the glory of the Lord. Obviously, that will include a bold proclamation of the gospel but always within the bounds of God's law. 1 Sam. 15:22 should guide us in understading that God delights in obedience over sacrifice.

BrotherJesse, I don't mean to put you on the spot, exclusively or even primarily. I appreciate your zeal. To my shame, I'm sure it exceeds my own. It's just that your statement is representative of a wider problem, I think, within Christianity today.

Andy

 

Edited duplicate post.

 

Sorry Jesse but the Bible speaks against witchcraft so IMO potter should not be used in ministry. I cannot tell you what to do but I feel that we don't need to discuss hary's merits or lack therof on this forum.
Murph