Fundamentalists?

Question

I hear this term thrown around like a baseball in a ballpark by all atheists...but I'm very curious as to what that actually entails to you. Are all Christians "fundies" in your eyes? I in no way consider myself a "fundie". I agree with the five tenets that they profess faith in, yet Christians see "Christian fundamentalists" as legalistic people who claim that you either believe their form of Christianity, or none which usually includes certain practices in the church and etc.

So, my question, describe what a fundamental looks like to you.

I didn't ask what Wikipedia had to say...I just want opinions. Do they perceive all Christians as fundies...because all Christians are not fundies.

Answer 1

When I think "fundamentalist" I picture someone who not only is very grounded in the basic tenets of their faith, but also asserts that their is the "only right way" and seeks to impose their beliefs on others -- or, if not, does not accept the worth and dignity of those who may believe differently.

I realize that this narrow definition has evolved out of the way fundamentalists are portrayed in our society. Whether or not their activities warranty this is certainly, IMO, open to question.

Answer 2

I am a fundamental Christian- only in that I believe in the Word of God- I believe that Jesus was born to a virgin. I believe He died on the cross for my sin, and rose again, and will return one day to bring me home to live with Him.
Unfortunately today "fundies" as you call them- can become legalistic in their approach to God and the Bible. I had to leave a church about 5 years ago, because a new pastor came, and he taught that no church in the area was truth except his- THAT IS WHERE FUNDAMENTAL CHRISTIANITY has gotten a bad name. The basic beliefs that I have listed is what a believer needs to be united on, but when a Christian says, you must do church just like we do, then they become legalistic-
I know that the word JUDGE will come up here a lot. My take on the Biblical word- judgment- I am no better than any body else- I have been saved just like every believer from sin. If I see someone who is sinning, not according to me, but God , I will gently try to help them back to God, however, I will not hate them or make them feel like a worse person than me. If we were really living the fundamental Christian life that Jesus started we would live as He does. Sorry to those of you that do not believe and come across Christians who look down on you- we must love like Christ did, and then those unbelievers would want to know Jesus- what they need to see, is Jesus not us.

Answer 3

The original formulation of American fundamentalist beliefs can be traced to the Niagara Bible Conference (1878–1897) and, in 1910, to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church which distilled these into what became known as the "five fundamentals"

Inerrancy of the Scriptures
The virgin birth and the deity of Jesus
The doctrine of substitutionary atonement through God's grace and human faith
The bodily resurrection of Jesus
The authenticity of Christ's miracles (or, alternatively, his pre-millennial second coming

Answer 4

Imp[ossible_-Its a part of the country thing. In THe east to be a fundamentalist is one thing, in South,West and North something else. So dont worry about it, unless you want to narrow it down to your area. For instance, a fundamentalist in Arkansas would never listen to a woman preacher much less let her be a pastor: in New Hamp or East it is common and people think nothing about it. Thats just an example.
Fundamentalists are usually very good and moral people. They just feel called to protect The Scripture. God can do that.

Answer 5

I am a "fundie" and the term came out in the early 1900's to describe those christians who accept the Bible in its literal form as the fundamental principles of God for life. In theses days the term has come to mean extremists, expecially Islamic fundamentalists, and many want to apply that meaning to Christian fundamentalists, and it is not true. We are not millitants, we are believers inn the Bible as the Word of God.

Answer 6

A conservative theological movement that arose in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century in reaction to liberalism in church and society. Fundamentalists identify certain "fundamentals" of the faith that they feel are required in true believers. These fundamentals include belief in the deity of Christ, the Virgin Birth, the sacrificial death of Christ, the resurrection and ascension of Jesus, the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture, and the bodily return of Jesus Christ (the Second Coming). In contrast to evangelicals, fundamentalists are often separatistic. Many fundamentalists follow a dispensationalist interpretation of Scripture.

Answer 7

I do consider myself a "Fundamentalist".......short & sweet because I believe in:

the virgin birth of Jesus Christ...
the deity of Christ...
that He died for my/our sins...
His bodily resurrection...
Christ's Second Coming...

I also believe that:

♥)women can be preacher/pastors, doesn't the Bible say to go into all the world and preach the Gospel? It didn't say just men...
♥)the flood REALLY happened just as recorded in the Bible...
♥)Jonah was swallowed by a whale...
♥)people from other religions will be saved (God knows our hearts and He's the Judge) so if you're not comfortable with the thought that 'people from other religions' will be in Heaven, I feel sorry for you....
♥)GOD LOVES US ALL!
♥)the Bible is the inspired Word of God...Period!

Therefore, I must be a Fundamentalist.........and proud of it! ♥

GOD BLESS YOU ALL.....♥

Answer 8

Guilty as charged. I'm a Christian who believes the Bible.

Answer 9

Obviously, not all christians are fundies. That term is reserved for the zealots, who believe that the bible is the literal word of god, attempt to enforce their beliefs into legislation, and deny science's validity. They are people who claim the pope is the devil, and catholics (anyone who believes differently for that matter) are going to hell.

Answer 10

It's the atheist's "N" word for Christians who really believe the Bible means what it says.