What is the difference between Christian Evangelicals and Fundamentalists?

Answer 1

Christian Fundamentalists are Evangelicals, but not all Evangelicals are Fundamentalists.

The following list contains beliefs that both pretty much agree on:

1. The Inspiration, Authority, and Sufficiency of the Scriptures;

2. The Existence of One God in Three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;

3. The Creation of the Human Race in the Image of God;

4. The Fall and Resultant Human Depravity;

5. The Deity of Christ, His Incarnation, Atoning Death, and Resurrection;

6. Salvation by the Grace of God through Faith by the Power of the Holy Spirit;

7. One Holy Christian Church, the Body of Christ;

8. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ and the Consummation of All Things.

The difference between them is what they focus on. Evangelicals tend to focus on evangelism, hence the term evangelical. Fundamentalists tend to focus on the fundamentals (or pure doctrine), hence the term fundamentalists.

Answer 2

Evangelical just means that the Christian denomination or actual person believes that his/her purpose in life is to spread the gospel of Jesus.

Whether there is an actual difference depends on your definition of "fundamentalist".

And depending on that, one can be a Christian Evangelical without necessarily being a fundamentalist. And a fundamentalist Christian doesn't necessarilly have to be an Evanglical (such as Primitive Baptists, for example).

Answer 3

"Evangelical" refers to the notion that they are sent to go out into the world to spread the word about their religious beliefs. Evangelicals are not necessarily fundamentalist: there could even be Buddhist evangelicals, though I don't think that there are.

"Fundamentalist" refers to a specific type of belief about the nature of the Bible. The fundamentalist (I think...) believes in Biblical infallibility and that the Bible does not need interpretation, and is not allegory but rather a directly applicable guide to life.

Many fundamentalists are evangelicals. At least some are not.

Answer 4

Evangelicalism was the term that fundamentalists leaned on as an define to their faith as being diverse than all different denominations - certainly that they have been born returned Christians who practiced the super fee; preaching the be responsive to the Gospel. NOW that be conscious has been stolen by using left wing activists and suedo Christians with an time table it is diverse than the Gospel message yet has a non secular spin on it. SO actual born returned Christian's have desperate to be referred to as fundamentalists yet quickly that be conscious gets scooped because it is going to become uncomplicated and contours power.

Answer 5

None really, since both tend towards a rigid and very strict view of Christianity and Biblical teachings. Also, they tend to be the most hypocritical of the Christian sects, as they believe in the Bible only when it suits their specific agenda. ie: use Leviticus to condemn gays, but ignore the admonitions against eating shellfish or mixing the cloth they wear. Beyond that, the only real difference is that Evangelicals believe in spreading the word, Fundamentalists tend to stick to their own. In my personal view, neither is truly Christian (Christ like) in their treatment of others of a different view.

Answer 6

The evangelicals have found a way to rebrand their fundamentalism in a way that makes hordes of cash in the south. Fundamentalism in any religon is not a good thing (just look at what happens with islamic extremists). I fear the christian fundamentalists are not far behind...

Answer 7

Evangelical and fundamentalist usually, in my understanding, have the same meaning: we believe the bible, in its entirety, is the inspired word of God.

Answer 8

the facts. the chrstians walk by fath and the fundamentalists walk by the facts.

Answer 9

no diffrence both religion lead to the same god

Answer 10

in the case of many of them: none.