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All who know God in Christ, (whatever "denomination" they belong to) are born again. Born again is a description, given to us by Christ Himself (John 3), of the new spiritual reality that takes place, when one stops relying on oneself, and instead relies on the finished work of Christ on the Cross.
As to "fundamentalist," it means so many things to so many different people. To a Christian fundamentalist, it simply means that one adheres to the basic core doctrines of Scripture. In that sense, many are fundamentalists, even if they don't wear the moniker on their sleeve. When I was in college (a non-denominational Christian college) a student mentioned fundamentalists in a mildly derogatory way in class one day. The professor simply responded with something like, "Aren't we all really fundamentalists...?
Most other definitions (even within evangelicalism) are at least somewhat derogatory. A number of Christians equate fundamentalism with legalism. I'll admit, I have been guilty of that error.
Certainly, fundamentalists have their fair share of legalists in their ranks, but I have known and come across legalists in numerous branches of the Church, from Baptists to Presbyterians, and everything in between. I have also had the privilege to know and study and work alongside grace-filled Spirit-filled believers from fundamentalist Baptist to Episcopalian and Catholic, and everything in between.
Currently I am a member of a Baptist church which is part of a fellowship that is known as fundamentalist. I have been a member of and attended churches of a lot of denominations. They are among the most grace-filled, honest, open, unpretentious bunch of believers I have had the privilege to worship alongside. Now, I know that some other fundamentalist churches in the area, may think we're at least a little "out there," because we eschew a lot of (what I consider) the outward trappings of Christianity. But ours is a church with a forward-looking view of methodology, while maintaining a historically high view of Scripture, and of the essential doctrines of the Faith.
All who know God in Christ, (whatever "denomination" they belong to) are born again. Born again is a description, given to us by Christ Himself (John 3), of the new spiritual reality that takes place, when one stops relying on oneself, and instead relies on the finished work of Christ on the Cross.
wrightclan,
Ponder the possibility that we've been taught a watered down definition of Born again, or Born of the Spirit.
In John 3:1-8 it describes the conversation that Christ had with Nicodemus. The final verse that describes one who is born of the Spirit, is that they could come and go without anyone being able to tell where they came from or where they went.
Jesus gave this example many times, and some of the examples are recorded in scripture.
John 5:13 - John 12:36-37 - Luke 4 24-30 - John 8:58-59 - John 6:13-15
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But ours is a church with a forward-looking view of methodology, while maintaining a historically high view of Scripture, and of the essential doctrines of the Faith.
What do you mean by a forward looking methodology?
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