A Protestant on Protestantism?
The devil appeared to a monk, disguised as an angel of light, and said to him, ‘I am the angel Gabriel and I have been sent to you.’ But the monk said, ‘see if you have not been sent to someone else; I am not worthy to have an angel sent to me.’ At once the devil vanished.
Daily Reflections with the
Desert Fathers
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Bob Hayton, founder of Fundamentally Reformed
(see
http://www.FundamentallyReformed.com
), will address the theme: "Reforming
Fundamentalism Through Reformed Theology".
Bob is a former Independent Fundamental Baptist (IFB), who now embraces Reformed
Theology. He blogs to: 1) spread a passion for Jesus Christ, 2) help people
harmed by extreme fundamentalism, 3) incite wider reform in fundamentalism &
beyond, and 4) defend his theological positions. Bob also operates the "King
James Only?" blog spot, the King James Only Research Center web site and
other helpful blog spots and web sites.
According to our guest, Bob Hayton, "Often in fundamentalism, doctrine and
Biblical exegesis are downplayed, ignored, or
avoided. Topical or shallow messages prevail. Church members learn their do’s &
don’ts but not what the Bible actually says (the arguments
Biblical authors use, the context of favorite
proof texts, or Bible doctrines in general). While fundamentalists claim to be
standing on the Bible alone, rare is the church that actually opens itself up to
Biblical scrutiny. For instance, it is an assumed thing that the Bible will not
actually be shown to teach Calvinism, post-tribulational rapture, or
covenant theology. So anyone who would espouse
one of these positions or another similar position is immediately identified as
a heretic and the church never actually carefully reviews what the Bible says on
the matter...
"Fundamentalists assume that their practices,
standards, and positions are Biblical to the point of reading into the Bible
what is not there to support their traditions and viewpoints... while
fundamentalists claim to be the stalwart defenders of true doctrine, they are in
fact the defenders of old-fashioned (actually late 1800’s early 1900’s)
tradition... "