2006-10-27 18:10:08 · 9 answers · asked by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Nothing....in the true sense of the word "fundamentalist" it means following the fundamental precepts and statutes of your religion.
As for the biblical faith there is nothing wrong with following the fundamental precepts,statutes, and dictates of Christ or the Ten Commandments.
2006-10-27 18:11:20 · answer #1 · answered by Adyghe Ha'Yapheh-Phiyah 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Fundamentalists believe everything in the Bible should be taken literally. Thus, there aren't may fundamentalist homosexuals, feminists, evolutionists, or Armenians.
A Christian who upholds all basic doctrines-- all Christians uphold their own basic doctrines, but 'basic doctrines' can mean whatever you define it to.
2006-10-28 01:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by Free Ranger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic Doctrines vary between denominations. Fundamentalists believe in a set of fundamentals that were defined in the 19th century:
The virgin birth
The death of Jesus on the cross
The resurrection of Jesus
The anticipated return of Jesus
The inerrancy of the Bible, including the creation story and all the old testament tales.
2006-10-28 01:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I suppose there would be no difference, but I have yet to meet one who can truthfully say that they "uphold" all of their basic doctrine. Guess that's part of being human.
2006-10-28 01:16:40 · answer #4 · answered by buttercup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is the basic doctrines? Just the parts you like? Or the parts that modern society thinks is right according to the morals fashioned by secular values?
Just picking and choosing what parts of the Bible to believe is to me akin to someone saying that they are a good Nazi. They don't like all that Hitler did, but they still support him.
2006-10-28 01:15:49 · answer #5 · answered by AiW 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Consider the analogy regarding the interpretation of the U.S. Constitution-- the letter of the law versus the spirit of the law. Fundamentalists take the Bible literally, following the "letter," whereas others extrapolate and live according to the "spirit" of the Bible (no pun intended). Therefore, Fundamentalists appear to have no flexibility, in terms of their interpretation of the Bible.
2006-10-28 01:22:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fundamentalist is a legalist that does not get that they are saved by grace
2006-10-28 01:13:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
you're question answers itself
2006-10-28 01:16:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋