Are You A Fundamentalist, Moderate or Liberal ......as the term relates to believing in God & His Word ?

Common Sense Commentary: Like civilization, science, medicine and language, everything changes with time. Many words have taken on an entirely different meaning than what they meant hundreds of years ago. One example is the word "vulgar". Today it means nasty or indecent, whereas, it originally meant "unrefined or common". I speak today of the changes in meaning of the three words in my title ... "Fundamental, Moderate and Liberal."

I. Definitions: The following definitions are from Webster's Dictionary first copyrighted in 1916.

....1. "Liberal" = Two of Webster's seven definitions relate to "GENEROSITY". Five of the seven definitions relate to "LIFESTYLE" as follows: "Unrestricted, unrestrained, unchecked, licentious, villain, broad minded, lawless, and not bound by orthodox tenets ... or religious philosophy, and Not Conservative." My question to you: Other than being "generous", do you fit the descriptions of these five definitions of a "Liberal" as they relate to belief in God and His Word?

 ....2. Moderate= Webster says a Moderate is "Not excessive, restrained, not extreme in opinion." My question to you: Are you "Moderate" concerning belief in God and what the Bible plainly says? Are you "Moderate" on the truth of the Bible, on the virgin birth, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ? Which of these three temperatures reflect the word "Moderate," Hot, Cold, or Warm ? Jesus spoke to this question in Lk.3:15-16 "I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

 ....3. Fundamentalist= Webster defines "Fundamental" thusly, "Of or pertaining to the foundation, basis or essential part of a thing. A principle law or article which serves as the groundwork of a system; an essential principal component. An emphasis as fundamental to Christian belief in the inerrancy of the Scriptures, Biblical miracles, especially the virgin birth and physical resurrection of Christ, etc." Roget's International Thesaurus lists synonyms of "fundamental" as: Nouns=principle, foundational, salient point. And Adjectives= essential, original, basic, vital.

 II. Final Questions: Here are three of those essential, original, basic, vital, Final Questions:

 ....1. Are you a Fundamentalist concerning the Inerrancy of the Scriptures, Virgin Birth and physical Resurrection of Christ ?

 ....2. Have you accepted God's Biblical record in answer to the question in Lk.16:30-31 ..."What must I do to be saved?" and the answer came back, "Believe on the Lord (master) Jesus (Saviour) Christ (Messiah) and thou shalt be saved." Have you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as your Master, Saviour, Messiah?

 ....3. Are you a Fundamentalist or a Moderate or a Liberal concerning Honesty, Truth, Marital Faithfulness, God, Jesus and the Bible ? Do you believe some things are essential to a person being a Christian? Your answers reveal who and what you are .... not to me but before God. I am an Essentialist ! What is that? It is a Fundamentalist !

Pass it on. RB