Introduction to Doctrine 7 - Fundamentalism

"Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment." (Hebrews 6:1-2)

Fundamentalism is a movement growing out of the controversy with religious liberalism at the beginning of the 20th century, when godly Christian leaders insisted that certain truths were fundamental to Christianity and could not be compromised. These included divine creation, the verbal inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture, the virgin birth of Christ, His deity, substitutionary atonement, bodily resurrection, and physical return, and the existence of a literal heaven and hell. Though good Christians might disagree in other areas, to deny these essentials is to abandon the Christian faith.
Illustration: History records the sad accounts of some who refused to accept scriptural authority and made shipwrecks of their faith. For example, Diotrephes opposed an epistle from John, and then began harming the ministry of faithful Christians under his influence (3 John 9,10).
Application: Christians are wise to build their lives and ministries upon the solid foundation of Christ's teachings (Matthew 7:24-25)