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How are fundamentalist and evangelical Christians different from one another?
I think of evangelical as anyone who "evangelizes" - witnesses about the gospel of Jesus Christ.Originally posted by socalu2fan:
How are fundamentalist and evangelical Christians different from one another?
Originally posted by sulawesigirl4:
the way it usually works...in my experience... is that Fundamentalists are into law and works and tradition while Evangelicals are more into grace and interpreting the Bible in light of the time we live in, etc.
-sula
I'm sorry about your experiences. Believe me, I've seen it, also. But I guess where we differ is that I reserve the term "fundamentalists" strictly for those who believe that the Bible is the inerrant, inspired word of God. I have a different label for those who call themselves "fundamentals" and yet continue to strive in the law and judge others according to the law. I call them "Judaisers (sp?). In the first century church, Christians who still burdenend themselves and others to the law were called "Judaisers" because they were still holding on to Mosaic law for dear life. But Christ said that Christians aren't judged by the law, because he fulfilled the law.Originally posted by dream wanderer:
They taught grace but I never felt like anything I did was good enough...so I had to walk away...
However I know enough to know that not all fundamentalists are like the ones I was around or as the cases as portrayed on tv...they are subject to stereotypes worse than anyone!
I'm still a Christian...and I still believe just about everything I did before...but without the hassle of someone looking over my shoulder to keep track if I am following all the 'rules'....which unfortunately was my experiences (I'm glad its not yours) with fundamentalism...
Dream Wanderer