hmmmm, about fundies....

[LynneClomina]

That is true. It is important the point of contention is worth exercising the separation, and not something petty.

that is my worry, also. that there is not a ridiculous level of "do not associate" with people of your own church who happen to hang out with someone who hangs out with someone who is..... whatever.

i know of christians who are taught that people who go to my church are demonically inspired and not christians becusae we believe in the giftings of the holy spirit, praying in tongues, and dance in church alot. for obvious reasons we do not have close fellowship or cooperative events with them, but we do not avoid them and call them a cult (if we are a cult we are the most biblically orthodox pentecostal/charismatic church i know of!) like they do us. definite exclusivity there, for sure....

 

[alaurie]

second-degree separation - ceasing fellowship and cooperation in ministry, not only with people in doctrinal error, but with those who do not themselves practice separation from such error. This is the mark that most distinguishes fundamentalists from other evangelicals.

what do you guys think about this?

I think this definition is correct ...at least it accurately describes my years as a "fundy" and that of many fundamentalist people I know face to face- as well as some CF posters.

Allye - a recovering pharisee

 

[LynneClomina]

i hope to be a fundy thats not a pharisee.... is that possible???

 

[HumbleMan]

i hope to be a fundy thats not a pharisee.... is that possible???

Entirely possible. We just have to remember that Christ told us, and showed us by example, that we need to remain in the Truth, and to do it in the spirit of love, humility, and service.