Any IFB Pastors posting here?

Independent= Autonomous; Fundamental= Belief in the Fundamentals of the Faith (Inspiration of the Scriptures, Virgin Birth of Jesus, etc); Baptist= Loosely speaking,after one has rec'd Christ as Savior, they're immersed in water following Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. IFB's ought to be unified, but not uniform as some IFB's would like it.

 

My church is autonomous, Fundamental, etc. and that is why I have always considered myself an IFB. However, It alarms me that many of the IFB world have gone away from the fundamentals in the area of translations. It seems that many are looking to these new translations that have corrupted fundamentalism.

 

Hi Pastor J, and welcome to the BB!
Many debate on this board about that very same thing. I believe that KJVO was not part of historic fundamentalism, but crept in through the SDA B. Wilkinson, then other Baptist brethren. If you read many of the old time fundamentalists, you'll see they used other translations in their sermons, writing, etc. such as; C H Spurgeon, R.A Torrey, J. Frank Norris, John R Rice, etc. Some of us believe that KJVO has corrupted Fundamentalism, since it is relatively new to the movement. It caught fire from what I know in the 70's, with Ruckman, JJ Ray, D.O. Fuller, E.F. Hills, Waite and others advocating this view. Most of us that are not KJVO do not have a problem with IFB Pastors who only use the KJV, but the problem is when the KJV English is exalted to supplant the very MSS that the AV1611 is based upon. Anyhow, may God bless you here as you learn from others and teach others here on the BB.
your friend, Bro Kevin

 

Thank you for the information. I do not hold to the Ruckman theory of double inspiration. However, I do believe the KJV is the best translation for English speaking people. I appreaciate your input

 

That makes you a KJV Preferred, NOT a KJV Only. There are not enough of you. ***version issue not debated here.***

[ January 24, 2004, 09:08 PM: Message edited by: C.S. Murphy ]

 

grasshopper,jack hyles has done more for the cause of christ in one day than you and benny hinn could do in 10 lifetimes

 

Don, please clarify. i.e. what are you saying? because it isn't relative to the thread being discussed.

 

Nope, Hyles and his ilk have done far more damage to the body of Christ than any SBCrs who might send a group of men to Promise keepers. </font>[/QUOTE]THIS IS WHAT I MEAN GRASSHOPPER

 

Hyles is probably wishing he had something cool to drink right about now.

 

I am a relatively new IFB pastor (since Nov 2003). I was ordained by and previously served in a very conservative GARBC church as an associate pastor.

 

From what I have read, Hyles did not take the KJVO position until the death of Rice around '80. In fact I have read accounts that in the 60's he actually kicked out students for being heretical because they were KJVO. He seemed to view the re-inspiration as blasphemous heresy. After the passing of Dr. Rice, he was assaulted by Ruckman and his followers.

 

Salty,

Simple answer: the church I am now pastoring is not affiliated with the GARBC. The GARBC is an association of churches, not individuals.

 

I attend and am a member of an independent fundamental Baptist church. I'm not sure that I call myself that, though. I am a Christian. If trying my utmost to live my life in accordance with the Bible is being IFB, then I guess I am. When making decisions in my life, if it goes against Biblical teachings, I won't do it. I am a woman, wife and mother and, only being a year in Christ, I am sincerely trying my utmost to live up to all three standards, but only according to God's Word, not how the world sees women, wives and mothers. Isn't that what being Christian is really all about?

Being a Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, etc. etc. is not what saves you. It is hearing the real truth and receiving the gift of eternal life. We need to have pastors out there who are willing to stand tall and strong for God's word and not back down from it. Our pastors are our shepherds here on earth. If they teach the wrong things, their whole flock can suffer the consequences.

I think my post went way out in left field from the original question. But, I saw this thread turn into a bashing post instead of just simply finding out who was an IFB Pastor.