V. Rejecting Schleiermacher/Fundamentalism

1. What is your opinion of Fundamentalism?
Before this class, I was under the impression that fundamentalism was more of the extreme side. I suppose I associated the title with fundamentalist Mormonism where polygamy still exists. Because of my associations I assumed the fundamentalists were the Christians damning gays to hell, not letting their children receive medical assistance, and so on
Now my impression is much different, especially since I realize that I... a fundamentalist. I base this off of the main beliefs of fundamentalism.

• The inerrancy of the Bible
• The literal nature of the Biblical accounts, especially regarding Christ's miracles, and the Creation account in Genesis
• The Virgin Birth of Christ
• The bodily resurrection and physical return of Christ
• The substitutionary atonement of Christ on the cross

I believe all of these things, in fact they are fundamental in my belief in God. So in my opinion, the fundamentalists do and have done a great job of getting back to the basics. Our Christian influences become so blurred that it is hard to remember what to believe or what is true. Fundamentalism is a firm stand against theologically liberal movements such as the social gospel and others we have seen. Most Christian tenants stem from these core beliefs; a good guideline for the Christian in the postmodern world.

BTW, typing "Christian Fundamentalist" does not yield good results on Youtube.

Interestingly, I found this article of a Catholic view of fundamentalism. A side I probably wouldn't have thought of.
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/fundamentalism
2. Why is the Charismatic movement important?
I think the Charismatic movement is important because it brings spiritual life back into Christianity. In many Christian circles, especially Baptist circles, we can get extremely bogged down by heavy theology, programming, and even some legalism. What we often forget is that God has given us the Holy Spirit as our helper. Charismatics realize this and attempt to use it as much as they can. I believe a healthy Christian understands the role of the Holy Spirit and realizes that they can do nothing on their own without Him.

The problem with these fundamentalist circles is that we try so hard to understand the text and live in a way that strictly adheres to it that we forget God is here to help. The Charismatic movement is important (even though it often takes things to extremes) because it reminds us of an important member of Christ's being we often neglect; the Holy Spirit.

good Driscoll Sermon  about Charismatic Theology



3. Are you an inerrant? Why or why not?
Here's the deal.
Yes I am an inerrant; I believe the God-breathed word is inerrant. I do not believe the translations of God's word are inerrant. I also understand that there are mistakes  or "variances" in the greek and hebrew texts, yet I am still an inerrantist. This is because I believe that the message is without error, not the recording. God wanted to communicate something perfect to us and he had to use imperfect people to do so, so of course the copying process may hit some bumps. Either way, what is being recorded is the Word of God, with or without spellcheck, we get the point. And yes, sometimes there are literature types present like metaphor, poetry, etc