What Does Being a Fundamentalist Christian Mean to You.....

[Knightwolflord]

Thanks in advance. :thumbsup:

[cubanito]

Being a fundamentalist in any field means my primary concern is with the basics. In mathematics it means that questions such as 1+1 and Godell's theorems fascinate me.

In science it means that if does not come from the scientific method, I treat it with skepticism. I am also acutely aware that correlation does not imply causation.

In medicine this approach is being called "evidenced based." Which means less reliance on personal intuition, or the opinion of this or that expert, but rather on objective documented criteria from clinical studies.

In Christianity it means I rely on the foundation, which is the Bible. Most times Christ was asked a difficult question, His resonse was it is WRITTEN. Not so-and-so says, or tradition dictates, but rather direct quotes from the OT - and only the OT as Jews and Protestants outline it, never from the Apocrypha. The few times He answered without directly quoting the Scriptures, such as "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's..." He was giving a summary of Scriptural teaching.

Christ was so Fundamentalist in His approach to Scripture, that His answer to the Sadducees about the resurrection hinged on a verb TENSE, that is "I am the God of Jacob..." implied that Jacob was still alive.

Christ was also VERY harshly opposed to the religious traditions of His day, and in fact to most Priests and Scribes. Thus, while I admit that there are some aspects of what I do based on tradition, I try very hard to distinguish what I do based on tradition (such as infant baptism) from Scripture (which is simply NOT CLEAR on whether a child should be baptized).

But most of all, being a Fundamentalist means that I chart my beliefs from the Scriptures as I best understand them, and that I am not under the whims of man (except, of course, THE Man)

JR

[Albion]

Thanks in advance. :thumbsup:

It means agreement on the essentials of the faith.

That's what it means, period.

If you need a list of those essentials, you can refer to the statement of principles of this forum.

[Hentenza]

The bible is the infallible and God breathed Word of God. Tradition is second to scripture. It is that simple.:wave:

[Giantred]

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In Christianity it means I rely on the foundation, which is the Bible. Most times Christ was asked a difficult question, His resonse was it is WRITTEN.

JR[/QUOTE]


What I don't understand about that is aren't you aware the Church existed for 300 years without the Bible? And every denomination/person has their own, and widely varying, interpretation of Bible passages? So how can you, or anyone, base their faith solely on the Bible alone? You do rely on others interpretations as well as traditions of your church, admit it or not.

[Project 86]

What I don't understand about that is aren't you aware the Church existed for 300 years without the Bible? And every denomination/person has their own, and widely varying, interpretation of Bible passages? So how can you, or anyone, base their faith solely on the Bible alone? You do rely on others interpretations as well as traditions of your church, admit it or not.

There has always been scripture. Even before the canon was "officially" recognized there were scriptures being passed between the churches and a lot of the canon, even at that time, was mentioned in early writings. Don't forget that the old testament is also scripture which Jesus quoted often. Much more then he did any traditions.