I used to be a member of an Evangelical free church and seems to me that group did not fit with the definition people here on this site often seem to place on evangelicals. Was it just that church or am I right in thinking there is a fairly large differance.
2006-11-06 14:04:37 · 8 answers · asked by icheeknows 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
fundamentalist is NOT precisely defined usually on the conservative end
evangelical is not so precisely defined as you might think and includes very conservative to somewhat conservative views
and beyond that preaching the gospel... the evangel... the good news
in general conservative evangelical... a very broad term.. can mean believing what the bible claims about itself
Taking the Bible to be true in the sense of the literature intended
and standing for the truths of the gospel, the good news
fundamentalism, might mean to some wooden literalism... or it might mean conceiving truth.. and almost the same as the previous.. usually its a reaction to liberalism which much too often sold the farm too often on Biblical truth
there are differences in style, but frankly they do more to undermine each other and lose more than they gain if they overcrtitisize each other instead of having respectful disagreements although granted we are talking about important issues
2006-11-06 14:09:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
To be a fundamentalist is to believe in five strong convictions:
1. The Bible is the inspired, inerrant Word of God
2. The deity of Jesus Christ with attendant themes...the virgin birth of Christ, the sinless life of Christ, the vicarious sufferings of Christ, and the bodily resurrection of Christ.
3. Salvation by grace through faith apart from works.
4. The premillennial second coming of Christ
5. The reality of heaven and hell.
Now, evangelicals accept each of those doctrines as well. So, in essence, they are almost similar.
However, fundamentalism tends to take on more of a negative legalism than does evangelicalism.
Just shooting from the hip.
2006-11-06 22:14:41 · answer #2 · answered by mediocritis 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm sorry, but to me, they are the same. Both are fervently trying to have believe the same as they do, whether it's by benevolent means, such as by inviting a person to a church sermon; or malevolent means, such as intimidation and terrorism.
No matter how you slice the apple, it's still an apple, and still has the same seeds inside.
I'll leave you to reflect on that. Have a nice one!
2006-11-06 22:16:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
A good example of Fundementalism is a snake handling church like you might find in far eastern Kentucky.
2006-11-06 22:29:40 · answer #4 · answered by sparvus_krebbs 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
Fundis....do not believe in tongues.
Evangelicals-include both fundis and pentacostals etc....but evangelical is the loosest of terms today.
Although it should mean-bornagain kjbible believing follower of Jesus.(and so this would include a fundi-of truth that is likewise).
**ITS ALL TERMINOLOGY ANYHOW.
2006-11-06 22:15:35 · answer #5 · answered by LIVE4TRUTH 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 degrees of madness.
2006-11-06 22:14:50 · answer #6 · answered by TinyPuppyWuppy 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No, we all agree the evangelicals and fundamentalists are terrorists.
2006-11-06 22:07:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 7⤋
Do you mean "What Divides them?"
satan.
Period.
2006-11-06 22:06:27 · answer #8 · answered by maguyver727 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋