Comments on: Am I a Fundamentalist? http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/am-i-a-fundamentalist/ A First Things Blog Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: david carlson http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/am-i-a-fundamentalist/#comment-12930 david carlson Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:43:49 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8288#comment-12930 That definition is a good one. Of course in their fundamentalism they are denying the sufficiency of scripture. That definition is a good one. Of course in their fundamentalism they are denying the sufficiency of scripture.

]]> By: Truth Unites... and Divides http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/am-i-a-fundamentalist/#comment-12929 Truth Unites... and Divides Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:57:46 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8288#comment-12929 <b>Am I a Fundamentalist?</b> <b>Carl Henry</b>: <i>"The code of Fundamentalism emphasizes external adherence to a few arbitrary customs and external abstinence from a few arbitrarily prohibited things."</i> Have you ever met a Liberal Fundamentalist? Or a Liberal Protestant Fundamentalist? I have. Am I a Fundamentalist?

Carl Henry: “The code of Fundamentalism emphasizes external adherence to a few arbitrary customs and external abstinence from a few arbitrarily prohibited things.”

Have you ever met a Liberal Fundamentalist?

Or a Liberal Protestant Fundamentalist?

I have.

]]> By: Albert http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/2010/08/am-i-a-fundamentalist/#comment-12928 Albert Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:31:40 +0000 http://firstthings.com/blogs/evangel/?p=8288#comment-12928 Well, most believers understand at some level that obedience is more than mere outward conformity, though it is not less than outward conformity. Inner dispositions and outer practices are connected and influence each other. Henry's right that sometimes inner dispositions, attitudes, etc. are neglected compared to the attention given to practices. But I'm sure the reverse is often the case as well. Well, most believers understand at some level that obedience is more than mere outward conformity, though it is not less than outward conformity. Inner dispositions and outer practices are connected and influence each other. Henry’s right that sometimes inner dispositions, attitudes, etc. are neglected compared to the attention given to practices. But I’m sure the reverse is often the case as well.

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