What is a Christian fundamentalist?

[Dave...]

If you've heard the term today, it would no doubt be attached to the idea of extremists, or even far right wing, or better yet, fascism.

What does history show us it really means? Any takers?

Dave

 

[Who Me]

The inspiration of the Bible by the Holy Spirit and the inerrancy of Scripture as a result of this.
The virgin birth of Christ.
The belief that Christ's death was an atonement for sin.
The bodily resurrection of Christ.
The historical reality of Christ's miracles
Are what I understand to be what are the fundamental beliefs of Christianity.

The media have taken the term as used by Islamic extremists and appli3d the extreme actions of terrorists etc to Christians.
History shows that there are no Christian terrorists.

 

[Dave...]

Amen Who.

The powers that be seem to be pretty good at redefining terms and words to advance their cause, don't they?

There was an influx of liberalism being injected into the Christian churches at the turn of the century, that being the eighteen hundreds into the nineteen hundreds. So the dry theologians all got together and created a fundamental set of doctrines, as you have listed, to protect against the false teachings that were encroaching. These were the fundamental set of doctrines that were considered essential doctrines. As we see today, they had good reason to be concerned.

I believe in the fundamental doctrines you have listed. I'm a Christian fundamentalist.

Dave