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Many words get "redefined" by the world to mean something they're not. The typical idea of a fundy includes total alcohol abstention, no dancing, a know-nothing attitude and a hatred for all but the strictest adherance to an idiosyncratic code.
While indeed some fundies are like that, more are not.
JR
Well, by those silly stereotypes, I am definitely not a fundie. But none of that is in the FSGs and I never thought any of regulars here believed any of it.
Statement of Faith:
We adopt the Definition by the World Congress of Fundamentalists in 1976, to wit:
A born-again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ who
Therefore, Fundamentalism is a militant orthodoxy with a soulwinning zeal. While Fundamentalists may differ on certain interpretations of Scripture, we join in unity of heart and common purpose for the defense of the Faith and the preaching of the Gospel, without compromise or division.
- Maintains an immovable allegiance to the inerrant, infallible, and verbally Inspired Bible;
- Believes whatever the Bible says is so;
- Judges all things by the Bible, and is judged only by the Bible, aka - "Sola Scriptura";
- Affirms the foundational truths of the historic Christian Faith:
- The doctrine of the Trinity
- The incarnation, virgin birth, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, ascension into Heaven, and Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
- The new birth through regeneration of the Holy Spirit
- The resurrection of saints to life eternal
- The resurrection of the ungodly to final judgment and eternal death
- The fellowship of the saints, who are the body of Christ;
- Practices fidelity to that faith, and endeavors to preach it to every creature;
- Exposes and separates from all ecclesiastical denial of that Faith, compromise with error, and apostasy from the Truth; and
- Earnestly contends for the Faith once delivered.
Thus a Fundamentalist can be from quite a few Protestant denominations, even nondenominational. Those that defer to a view that sacred tradition is equal to scripture (not sola scriptura) would not.
Yes and this is our 'punishment' for taking God serious (too serious for their taste).lol, by those silly stereotypes I'm definately not a 'fundie' either!
Unfortunately the perception of us fundies as some stereotyped caricature is all pervasive and simply not true. I know it sounds crazy, but most of us are pretty normal people who love an extraordinary God.
Yes and this is our 'punishment' for taking God serious (too serious for their taste).
Well you know the old addage, it's fine to act like a monkey on crack at a sports venue -- but just don't get enthused about God in church!!lol, yes, believe anything you want, just not too strongly. If it starts changing your life then...Thankfully God has changed my life!
Even though us fundies get accused of legalism all the time, I really don't find much of it around here... standards, yes. Uncompromising from God's word, yes. But legalistic? hmmm, I don't think I am...
Yes, you are... but a nice one.For the record I am pretty sure that I qualify as a Fundy. What do you all think?
FJ
"but a nice one"?
golly
Yes, you are... but a nice one.
Gee, I thought we were all nice Izzy.
Hey I just discovered a few days ago you studied Shorin- Ryu
Talk to No Swansong, He's 7th Dan Shorin-Ryu. Over 30 years.
I AM NOT MEAN!!!!!!!!!!
I think she meant, "But a nice one, as opposed to the narrow-minded legalistic fundy stereotype."
Of course, it's always possible she meant, "But a nice one, not mean like Nadine."
Yep (the former, not the fine print)!
I think she meant, "But a nice one, as opposed to the narrow-minded legalistic fundy stereotype."
Of course, it's always possible she meant, "But a nice one, not mean like Nadine."
Well, I wouldn't say all. There are some I have on ignore, but I like most of the regulars here, and to name just a few special favorites:Gee, I thought we were all nice Izzy.
It was long, long ago and far, far away. More recently I did [bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse][bless and do not curse]o-Ryu. Now I've moved on to JKD. But 7th Dan, that's impressive!Hey I just discovered a few days ago you studied Shorin- Ryu
Talk to No Swansong, He's 7th Dan Shorin-Ryu. Over 30 years.
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