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[The term "fundamentalist" was hijacked by Pat Robertson and his ilk to refer to those who favor literally interpreting the Bible (while ignoring the inherent contradictions involved by doing so) and who try to make Christianity into a legalistic, instead of a loving, religion.]
Anyone who believes that there are contradictions in a literal interpretation of the Bible believes so only because they don't know the Bible.
[We need to return to real fundamentalism -- focusing on the fundamentals of Jesus' message of love for one another, helping the poor, etc.]
Actually, that wasn't the fundamentals of Jesus' message. In fact, it was really a peripheral issue.
The fundamentals of Jesus' message were:
1. Mankind is sinful
2. Jesus came to seek and to save that which is lost
3. Jesus is our sacrifice for sin
4. We must repent of our sin and be born again
What you're talking about is the Social Gospel, not the Biblical Gospel.
WarEagle,
Christian Forums 26 Comments [7/21/2007 6:21:17 AM]
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