The bible defines Christianity. It is the test for what is of God and what is not. I am perplexed firstly at the ammount of people that call themselves Christian without accepting the word and secondly by the ammount of people that see following it has somehow being a "radical" christian. Anyone who claims Christ should accept the bible as the word of God and in that case its "fundamental" principals should be followed without compromise...doesnt this by definition make ALL christians "fundemental"?
2007-01-05 03:17:19 · 8 answers · asked by Robert K 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thats my point...people who believe the bible...which should be all christians...so whats the label for
2007-01-05 03:25:22 · update #1
Even by accepting the symbolic parts of scripture you are accepting the fundamentals of the bible and god's word...so all christians are fundamentalists. There are parts of the bible that are hiighly symbolic in nature...revelation would be the best example. however to believe things like noah and jonah are just "symbolic tales" is not only doubtful of the word of god but pretty much blasphemous
2007-01-05 04:42:02 · update #2
Strange people who truly believe in God as Lord and think He actually wants people to obey Him. Also who believe that repentance actually means to stop living in sin. They also believe that Jesus has purchased them with His shed blood and so He owns them and they owe Him a life of thanksgiving. They actually delight in serving their Savior and believe Him even over their own hearts. They distrust themselves and so flee to Christ and don't care if someone were to offer them the whole world to deny Jesus. Weirdo's I tell ya.
A peculiar bunch they are.
2007-01-05 03:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by beek 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, all Christians are not Fundamental. The Fundamentalist takes the bible to be literal truth; no symbolism, no interpretation, no allegory. Not all Christians view it this way.
Taking the bible in its entirety as "the word of God" is a difficult task for some, as the book has been through so many translations and editing jobs. Some bibles include the Book of Amos. Some don't. The Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, the Gospel of Thomas...these are just a few of what is categorized as apocryphal writings. An often cited example of translation difficulty is the word "love". The bible we now have was once translated from Greek; a language with four different words with four different meanings that we put under the one word "love". How many other words follow this pattern? There is even a discrepancy on the translation of the Hebrew word for "virgin" in reference to Mary.
All of this adds up to create division upon division within Christianity, and the ones who do not challenge any of this (or the literalness thereof) are the Fundamentals.
2007-01-05 03:37:03 · answer #2 · answered by AbsintheMindedGirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think I get what you're saying that maybe we've given an inaccurate spin of the word "fundamental."
But the spin being what it is I think just indicates those Christians that take the Bible word-for-word literally as opposed to those that understand parts of it to be symbolic.
2007-01-05 03:36:20 · answer #3 · answered by daisyk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it truly is the definition of an basic Christian, then i wager i'm not one. i'm curious. Are you an basic athiest? a million.You vigorously deny the life of God, yet experience outraged even as someone denies that you're. 2.you experience insulted and "dehumanized" even as Christians say this global and all in it were created by God, yet you've not any challenge with the idea your forefathers dragged their knuckles. 3.You laugh at theists, yet you've not any challenge believing in Tarot playing cards. 4.Your face turns red once you listen of the "atrocities" attributed to devil, yet you do not even cringe even as listening to about how authorities slaughters toddlers contained in the U.S. 5.You laugh at Christian beliefs they declare God is over all, even as claiming you've a good to stay in any respect. 6. you're prepared to spend your existence searching for loopholes contained in the Christian idea yet you locate it common to have self assurance the mind-blowing concepts of a lifeless guy who claims you got here from monkeys. 7. you've self assurance that the full inhabitants of this planet, owes you a residing, except should you stoke it up with you, and those who owe you a residing and do not do so, should die instantaneous. 8.even as the full earth is a secret, you've self assurance that because you awakened in it lower back, it truly is a reality and could in no way desert you. 9.You outline the re-improve of lungs and straightforward coincidence yet in case you pray for wealth even as robbing a economic company, it is your own effective will. 10.you easily do not understand what Christians are speaking about yet see your self because the authority.
2016-12-01 21:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are people who will believe only things in the bible
2007-01-05 03:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by Born again atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A fundamentalist Christian is one who believes that there exists an all powerful, all knowing, universe spanning entity that has a deep and personal interest in your sex life.
2007-01-05 03:36:18 · answer #6 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No this label usually refers to someone who bases their idea of Christianity on the OT. rather than The NT.
To me these people are more Jews than Christians, but that is just my opinion.
Love and blessings Don
2007-01-05 03:21:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I think the emphasis is on the MENTAL
2007-01-05 03:22:26 · answer #8 · answered by hawkeye 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋