Author	Thread: Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology
Admin	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 4 Nov, 2011 02:15 PM Fundamentalism Vs. Reformed Theology In general, most modern fundamentalists take the Bible at face-value within their own socio-political context, and they usually subscribe to a form of premillennialism. However, since the term fundamentalist is often a vilification when used by outsiders, some fundamentalists now call themselves evangelicals. Fundamentalists are often those who are reclusive and estranged from the religious establishment, which they sometimes perceive as needing an overhaul or even replacement. The first time that any group of Christians proclaimed themselves to be fundamentalists was in a meeting that took place in the early 1900s in the United States. At the time there was not the clear association of fundamentalists with militant or religious fanatics (an association people might often ascribe to them today). The gathering was merely a response, in the Church, to the huge infusion of modernism and the liberalizing trends of German biblical criticism. This tendency of modernism and unbelief in the Church gave rise to a group resistance, among religious conservatives of various stripes, to the loss of influence traditional revivalism experienced in America during the early years of the twentieth century. At this time, the "Fundamentalists" were Calvinists united together with Dispensationalists and other conservative Christians to do battle with this dramatic theologically liberal turn from historic Christian orthodoxy. They distributed a series of pamphlets, free of charge, among pastors and seminarians (published between 1910 and 1915) entitled "The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth". These were a set of basic truths to which all the conservatives were united in agreement and still are to this day. The following is what came out of the meeting and what Reformed Theology and Modern Fundamentalism still hold in common: Fundamentalism and its Similarities with Reformed Theology 1) The inspiration and verbal inerrancy of Scripture 2) The Deity of Christ and the virgin Birth 3) The substitutionary atonement 4) Justification by faith 5) The physical resurrection 6) The bodily return of Christ at the end of the age. 7) Christ performed miracles But over time the original reasons for uniting began to fall apart and the differences between the Reformed and other camps began to show. The following are significant differences that we can see today between modern Fundamentalists and those with a Reformed heritage: Fundamentalism (and its Differences with Reformed Theology) 1) The absence of historical perspective; 2) Ignores the Scriptures highly diverse literary genres; 3) The lack of appreciation of scholarship; aversion toward any secondary theological training; anti-intellectual; 4) The substitution of brief, skeletal, superficial creeds for the historic confessions; 5) The lack of concern with precise formulation of Christian doctrine; highly averse to theology; 6) Pietistic, perfectionist tendencies, often moralistic (i.e., major upon "issues" such as protesting Harry Potter movies; separating with Christians who are not KJV only);Guilt-Centered (Fundamentalism) Vs. Gospel Centered (Reformed) Sanctification 7) One-sided other-worldliness - reclusive: church separate from the culture - the holy huddle (i.e., a lack of effort to impact their communities & transform culture); 8) A penchant for futuristic chiliasm (or: dispensational pre-millennialism); 9) They embrace some form of Manicheanism (or Greek dualism); 10) Often demonize their opposition and are reactionary; 11) Envy modernist cultural/political hegemony and try to overturn the powers that be through political brute force rather than persuasion; Thus are often viewed by outsiders more like a political lobby than representatives of Christ; 12) Arminian tendency in theology (synergistic) Post Reply
elishabroadway View Profile History	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 4 Nov, 2011 07:33 PM I think that anyone who doesnt take the bible litarly word for word has a problem with unbelief , if someone believes God is who he says he is then they have no problem believing in the virgin birth, the actual resurection the actual return of Christ someday and anythig else the bible says right down to a serpent tempting eve and a 6000 year old earth nothing is impossible with the God that I know, I dont understand how people can be so wishy washy, St. John the devine recieved a message from Christ to these people in the book of revealtion its the 7th church I believe the laodecians, and what he said was something like "I were that you were hot or cold but because you were luke warm I spew the out of my mouth" that may not be word for word but I am sure its pretty close... this is the reform church!!! they are luke warm when it comes to the things of God, I am so thankful that I am on fire for him blazing hot, dont call me a fundemetalist call me A FANTAICAL!!!!! how can people be "fans" which is the short of fanatic for sports football and so on, but if your "fanatical" for Jesus your excintric and eclusive or whatever else the reformists like to call us, yep I am a holy rollin long dress wearing bible thumping fanatical CHILD OF THE KING!!!! I will shout it from the roof tops and I am not ashamed its sad that Chritianity has gotten so luke warm...its all in revealtion and mostly I think its the laodicians they are just like the reformed church Post Reply
View Profile History	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 4 Nov, 2011 08:47 PM There are those that believe= the family of God There are those that do not believe- The world There are those that seem to want to add to or take away from the word of God, to fit into their mold. Those of such persuasion will never change him they will have to change unto him Post Reply
elishabroadway View Profile History	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 5 Nov, 2011 07:44 AM I think yes PJ thats true but they also like to twist the word of God to say what they want it to say,and more than that they want it to not say what they dont want it to say, on such things as sex,drinking ,homosexuality amd so forth and if they can question the things like the virgin birth and the dity of Christ then surely they can fix everything else to say what they want it to say, its such a travisty I am praying for them to see truth Post Reply
View Profile History	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 5 Nov, 2011 08:10 AM I do know they do not believe the word of god that is very obvious, The father is not held to some man's opinion. Very simply put there are no partial truth's, why would follow a doctrine where a man could not be born again. Post Reply
elishabroadway View Profile History	Fundamentalism versus Reformed Theology Posted : 5 Nov, 2011 01:32 PM Let God be true and every man a liar Post Reply