Posts Tagged ‘Fundamentalism’
Fundamentalism and Young-Earth Creationism
Young-Earth Creationism and Modern Fundamentalism: A Historical Study (Part 2) The fundamentalist movement began as early as the 1850s. It has been divided into at least a non-conformist period (1850-1930) and a separatist period (beginning in 1930 with solidification by the 1950s). Non-conformist fundamentalism exhibited a practice of fighting falsehood and apostasy within their denominations,…
Read MoreA Historical Sketch of Young-Earth Creationism
Young-Earth Creationism and Modern Fundamentalism: A Historical Study (Part 1) The launch of the modern Young Earth Creationist (YEC) movement dates to 1961, with the publication of The Genesis Flood by Dr. Henry M. Morris and Dr. John C. Whitcomb. Dr. Morris began the Institute for Creation Research (ICR) in 1970.1 In 1987, Ken Ham…
Read MoreLessons from an English Cathedral
I am visiting in the United Kingdom for a couple of weeks, getting some quality “grandfather time” with two lovely granddaughters. In the process, we are dragging them around to all sorts of historical sites. They appear to tolerate it reasonably well, though I am sure they would rather do something else. One thing we…
Read MoreLessons from the Caffyn Controversy
Can we learn from history? Given the oft-repeated mistakes of men, the adage that answers in the negative seems all too true. In the hope that perhaps we can be an exception, I’d like to draw your attention to Matthew Caffyn and the 17th century. Matthew Caffyn was a General Baptist pastor in…
Read MoreClosing the Generation Gap
FrontLine March/April 2018 | VOLUME 28 | NUMBER 2 For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. Ecclesiastes 2:21 Is this verse just…
Read MoreThe Fundamentalists and Billy Graham
Some of you new students may not understand just exactly why we take the position we take in regard to Billy Graham’s ecumenical evangelism…. Billy Graham and I have been for many years personal friends. This is not a personal difference between my father and Dr. Graham — that is what defenders of Dr. Graham’s…
Read MoreThe Reformation Is Not Finished
Wally Morris I recently attended a “Faith and Spirituality in Politics” luncheon hosted by our state senator. We met at a Catholic retreat center located in our town. The retreat center is very beautiful and peaceful. The luncheon was interesting and helpful, as far as understanding more about how people who say they are Christians…
Read MoreProblems and Misunderstandings
FBFI Pulpit: Dr. David Innes, Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA Series: What is Fundamentalism? In this brief concluding message, Dr. Innes deals with problems and misunderstandings that cause confusion, weakness and unnecessary, unbiblical divisions among Fundamentalists. Fundamentalism’s strength is its willingness to separate from brethren who compromise the gospel, but fundamentalism’s weakness corresponds…
Read MoreThe Genius of Apostasy (2)
FBFI Pulpit: Dr. David Innes, Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA Series: What is Fundamentalism? Dr. Innes concludes his message from the previous week, summing up the subtle movements that lead a man towards apostasy. He answers the question, “When do I start speaking up or even separating from someone who is drifting?” To…
Read MoreThe Genius of Apostasy (1)
FBFI Pulpit: Dr. David Innes, Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA Series: What is Fundamentalism? In this message, Dr. Innes deals with the difficulty of standing against apostasy. Apostasy appears to be compassionate, full of good works, well spoken of and command the attention and allegiance of so many good people. What is a…
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