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Friday, October 17, 2003 Gary - FundamentalistsGary,The Age article on Spong (yep, it's his his real name Carol!) defines "fundamentalism" like this: Fundamentalists were so named in the early 20th century for defending a set of five doctrines they regarded as fundamental: the inspiration of Scripture as the revealed word of God; the virgin birth as guarantee of Christ’s divine nature; salvation through his death; his physical resurrection; and his eventual second coming. To Spong, these are not just naive but eminently rejectable. So, I'm never sure what defines a fundamentalist, but if it's those five doctrines then guess I qualify. And Spong doesn't. Now, I agree with you about "the church". Which is (partly) why I home-church for fellowship, I guess. And it's also part of my vision (if I have one!) for my role/job for God - and maybe this blog is part of that - to break down denominational barriers, to point out the absurdities of traditions and form in "the church" (whichever flavour you choose), and to make the church relevant to those in our societies who really need it - but are alienated by the brick building down the road called "the *** church" (where *** = Baptist, Anglican, AOG, RC, you name it). Which is why I hope and pray that David Peake's new "church outside the box" in West Heidelberg works - and why what guys like Richard Temby and David Boan are doing excites me. So Gary, I agree lets fix the church - but that doesn't mean throwing "essential" Christian doctrines out with the bathwater of rigid form and tradition (does it?). # posted by geoff @ 10:28 am 0 comments
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