What Are the Fundamental Doctrines of the Faith?

Introduction Fundamentalism had a pronounced impact in American religious life in the early-to-mid-twentieth century. Its effects are still felt as a movement that lives on today. Most Christian historians and theologians include a section on fundamentalism in their writings,1 though their perspectives about its beliefs and its value vary a great deal. What has distinguished…

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Historical Fundamentalism: A Personal Word

My personal ecclesiastical heritage stems from what I would call historical fundamentalism. While those two words together may not be the first phrase out of my mouth to describe myself or my church’s history to a guest at my church, it can be a helpful phrase to use if one has the time to give…

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The Fundamentals of Sanctification and Cultural Fundamentalism

Previously, I posted a piece called, “The Fundamentals of Sanctification.” The basic proposition of that article is that the Bible gives us a fundamental understanding of sanctification: sanctification means putting off the old man and putting on the new man, it means separating from the world and clinging to God, it means rejecting the old…

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The Fundamentals: “Even So, Come”

July/August 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 4 Eschatology: A Necessary and Spiritually Edifying Study God is not limited by time or space, yet He is the God of history. All of history fulfills God’s purposes and will ultimately culminate to bring Him glory. Eschatology (from Gk. eschatos, “last”) is the branch of theology that…

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Salvation through Christ: The Heart of the Faith

March/April 2020 | VOLUME 30 | NUMBER 2 — The Fundamentals: Salvation [The latest FrontLine is available now online at www.fbfi.org for subscribers. Printing awaits, but we wanted you to know this edition is now available — and we want to encourage new subscriptions! — Ed.] My mother is a modern-day “Mary of Bethany.” Until…

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THE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper

November/December 2019 | VOLUME 29 | NUMBER 6 THE FUNDAMENTALS: Who Is God? Theology Proper Charles Spurgeon said, The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child of God, is the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great…

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