What does 'FUNDAMENTALISM" mean to you?

[Gold Dragon]

Excellent posts JoJ.

Originally posted by John of Japan:
Unfortunately, there have always been those who had radical forms of personal separation such as you describe, and it will no doubt always be with us. And that is not only within Fundamentalism but in other groups, too. For just one example from history, famous 19th century missionary (before Fundamentalism!) Hudson Taylor forbade his rookie missionaries from reading novels!

I don't see a problem with setting more restrictive practices during a period of discipline, especially when it serves a purpose and the discipline is voluntary. The problem comes with how we approach those who do not wish to follow those restrictive practices.

Originally posted by John of Japan:
My theological take on this is that the Scriptures say, "God is holy" and "God is love." When we get out of balance on the holiness side we forget His love and act as my missionary friend did. On the other hand, when we get out of balance on the love side, we become tolerant of evil. Both imbalances are spiritually dangerous.

Excellent perspective.

 

[John of Japan]

Originally posted by Gold Dragon:
Excellent posts JoJ.

</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by John of Japan:
Unfortunately, there have always been those who had radical forms of personal separation such as you describe, and it will no doubt always be with us. And that is not only within Fundamentalism but in other groups, too. For just one example from history, famous 19th century missionary (before Fundamentalism!) Hudson Taylor forbade his rookie missionaries from reading novels!

I don't see a problem with setting more restrictive practices during a period of discipline, especially when it serves a purpose and the discipline is voluntary. The problem comes with how we approach those who do not wish to follow those restrictive practices.

Originally posted by John of Japan:
My theological take on this is that the Scriptures say, "God is holy" and "God is love." When we get out of balance on the holiness side we forget His love and act as my missionary friend did. On the other hand, when we get out of balance on the love side, we become tolerant of evil. Both imbalances are spiritually dangerous.

Excellent perspective. </font>[/QUOTE]Thank you kindly for the compliments! (Insert bowing Asian smiley here.)

 

[PamelaK]

POB - I know many hyperfundamentalists personally, and rest assured, you do not fit into their category!

quoted by bapmom:
"So for me, Fundamentalism has never been about the people within it. Its always been about keeping to the Bible."
I can not really state my own opinion better than this!

 

[Shiloh]

 

[mima]

This thread has caused me to look again at my beliefs. Certainly I always considered myself to be a fundamentalist. And I have always recognized that I have been much affected in my beliefs by Dr. Rice.And because of my interest being almost solely concerned with soulwinning. This statement "earnestly contending for the faith," made by JOJ has jerked me upright. While I'm a member of a Southern Baptist Church and actually welcomed as a speaker in other churches. I know I'll always be a fundamentalist at heart. Why? Because I want to earnestly contend for the faith.(Being involved in soulwinning).

 

[MRCoon]

Originally posted by mima:
This thread has caused me to look again at my beliefs. Certainly I always considered myself to be a fundamentalist. And I have always recognized that I have been much affected in my beliefs by Dr. Rice.And because of my interest being almost solely concerned with soulwinning. This statement "earnestly contending for the faith," made by JOJ has jerked me upright. While I'm a member of a Southern Baptist Church and actually welcomed as a speaker in other churches. I know I'll always be a fundamentalist at heart. Why? Because I want to earnestly contend for the faith.(Being involved in soulwinning).

AMEN!!

 

[John of Japan]

Originally posted by mima:
This thread has caused me to look again at my beliefs. Certainly I always considered myself to be a fundamentalist. And I have always recognized that I have been much affected in my beliefs by Dr. Rice.And because of my interest being almost solely concerned with soulwinning. This statement "earnestly contending for the faith," made by JOJ has jerked me upright. While I'm a member of a Southern Baptist Church and actually welcomed as a speaker in other churches. I know I'll always be a fundamentalist at heart. Why? Because I want to earnestly contend for the faith.(Being involved in soulwinning).

Glad I got you thinking, mima.

Let me clarify a little. By "contending for the faith," I don't think Jude meant and I don't mean piddling little issues like we see often here on the BB. I agree with mima that this can mean soul-winning, but I believe it further means standing up for the key doctrines of the faith against liberalism and against other false doctrines which concern the faith. Anyone who isn't willing to stand up for what they believe and pay the price of persecution (sometimes from other believers) is not a Fundamentalist, in my book.