BIBLICAL SEPARATION IS RATHER CLEAR

It is better to stay at home and read God's Word

(Arthur Pink, "A Call to Separation")

"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness? What harmony is there between Christ and the Devil? What does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? What agreement is there between the temple of God and idols?" 2 Corinthians 6:14-16

This command is so plain, that it requires no interpreter.

Righteousness--and wickedness;

light--and darkness;

Christ--and the Devil; God's temple--and idols.

What do they have in common? This is a call to godly separation. This passage gives utterance to a Divine exhortation for those belonging to Christ--to hold aloof from all intimate associations with the ungodly. It expressly forbids them entering into alliances with the unconverted.

It definitely prohibits the children of God walking arm-in-arm with worldlings. It is an admonition applying to every phase and department of our lives--religious, domestic, social, commercial. And never, perhaps, was there a time when it more needed pressing on Christians, than now. The days in which we are living are marked by the spirit of compromise. On every side we behold unholy mixtures, ungodly alliances, and unequal yokes. Many professing Christians appear to be trying how near to the world they may walk--and yet go to Heaven!

To Israel, God said, "So do not act like the people in Egypt, where you used to live, or like the people of Canaan, where I am taking you. You must not imitate their way of life. You must obey all My regulations and be careful to keep My laws, for I, the Lord, am your God!" (Leviticus 18:3-4)

And again, "Do not live by the customs of the people whom I will expel before you. It is because they do these terrible things--that I detest them so much!" (Leviticus 20:23) It was for their disregard of these very prohibitions, that Israel brought down upon themselves such severe chastisements.God's call to His people in Babylon is, "Come out of her, My people! Do not take part in her sins!" (Revelation 18:4) No one can be a whole-hearted follower of the Lord Jesus who is, in any way, "yoked" to His enemies!"Do not be yoked together with unbelievers." This applies first to our religious connections.

How many Christians are members of so-called "churches," where much is going on which they know is at direct variance with the Word of God--either the teaching from the pulpit, the worldly attractions used to draw the ungodly, and the worldly methods employed to finance it, or the constant receiving into its membership of those who give no evidence of having been born again. Believers in Christ who remain in such "churches" are dishonoring their Lord. Should they answer: "Practically all the churches are the same, and were we to resign, what would we do? We must go somewhere on Sundays!" Such language would show they are putting their own interests, before the glory of Christ. It is better to stay at home and read God's Word--than fellowship with that which His Word condemns!
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WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

SOME GOOD OF FUNDAMENTAL PREACHER BOYS IN 1968

A BRIEF HISTORY, AND BACKGROUND OF THE FUNDAMENTALIST MOVEMENT

1. · Fundamentalists remained united in their separatist stance against modernists until the 1940s. The term "New Evangelicals" was first used by Harold Ockenga in the late 1940's to refer to himself and a splinter group of fundamentalists. Before this time the term "Evangelical" could be applied to a fundamentalist. But within the fundamentalist movement there were those who thought ecclesiastical (church) separation was wrong. Instead of Bible Believers separating from modernist churches, they proposed a new strategy of "infiltration". The attempt was a miserable failure, for in the past 50 years almost all the churches which took on the "infiltration" approach with the modernist churches have themselves become modernist churches. Unfortunately this includes a large number of the mainline Protestant Churches like the Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans and Anglicans.
2. · So today, Fundamentalists not only must separate from modernist(Apostate) churches, they also must separate from former fundamentalist churches(New Evangelical) that now intermingle with Modernist churches.
3. · Another type of separation among Christian Churches is one based upon differences in interpretation and application of the Scriptures. This refers to separation that is among Bible preaching, Gospel preaching churches. The differences here are not ones in the Gospel, but ones that deal with things like church structure, baptism and prophetical view points.
4. · It is an undeniable fact that many mainline Protestant Churches which once preached the Gospel do not do so any more today because of the effects of modernism and more recently New Evangelicalism. Their churches are no more than glorified social clubs. Having said that, there are bastions of conservative, Bible believing Christians still among these churches. The Lutherans, Presbyterians and Methodists are just some of these groups that while larges portions of their denominations have stopped preaching the Gospel, they continue to remain faithful. It is a mistake and an error for some Baptist preachers to stand up in their pulpits and proclaim that only the Baptists now teach the true Gospel. There are still faithful remnants left in some of the other Christian denominations.
5. · These differences though among Bible believing Christian denominations, cannot be ignored. For instance, ABC Baptist Church cannot send out Missionaries with ABC Lutheran church down the street (even if they are conservative Bible believing Christians) because of differences in how we would teach church structure and Baptism as well as some other things. The scriptures tells us "Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?"(Amos 3:3)
6. · Romans 16:17(NIV)"17I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them." Paul teaches us to "Keep away" from those who teach things "contrary to the teaching you have learned.". Some have tried to say Paul is only speaking of the Gospel here. But it is much more than that, or else he would have said the Gospel as he clearly did on other occasions. He is speaking of all the doctrines he delivered. This means if someone teaches a doctrine that we do not see in scripture although they may be correct on other things we must not join in with them by doing things such as exchanging pulpits or doing cooperative evangelism.
7. · Take for instance infant baptism, this is something that we as Baptists believe is "contrary" to the teachings of the New Testament. Therefore we cannot engage in cooperative evangelistic activities with the Presbyterians or Lutherans down the street even if they are preaching the true Gospel.
   
8. THE ARTICLE ABOVE IS FROM THIS .

PHOTO: From Bible Bapist Semiary in 1968. There are some good fellows in this photo.

WHO COULD YOU HAVE FELLOWSHIP WITH IN MINISTRY

WHO COULD YOU FELLOWSHIP WITH IN THEIR MINISTRY?

What is a Biblical Fundamentalist

and a Biblical Separationist (if such a word)

(And if a Pastor or Church fellowship with any the following, could you fellowship with the pastor or church?) Are there any real purest?

Purest: you don't read their books, you don't listen to them in person, or on CD, Mp3 or whatever, you don't fellowship with any one that does.

1. John MacArthur, Jr.

Pastor/Teacher Grace Community Church

2. Charles E. Whisnant, in the 1990's
3. Mark Dever

Pastor of the Capital Baptist Church

Southern Baptist

4. Al Mohler

President of the Southern Baptist Seminary

Louisville, KY

5. J.F. Norris

Pastor in the 1930=1950's

Fort Worth Texas

6. John Scott

7. The Late Jerry Falwell and the Thomas Road Baptist Church


8. John Piper Bethlehem Baptist Church
9 Chuck Swindoll Insight for Living Radio, and
10. First Baptist Church, Hammond IN
11. Mark Driscoll Mars Hills, Seattle Wash
12. C.J. Mahaney Sovereign Grace Ministries: statement

• Sovereign Grace Ministries is a family of churches passionate about the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are devoted to planting and supporting local churches, with a strong doctrinal basis that is evangelical, Reformed, and continuationist.

13. Joel Osteen, Lakewood Church, Houston
14. Perry Noble NewSpring Church

15. DeWayne Prossor Pastor Bible Baptist Church, Neoshada KS. (sorry DeWayne to put you between 14 and 16.)

16. The Methodist in your city or town. Local Christian Church. Local Brethren.

17. Rick Warren (you know him and the Purpose Driven Life)

18. Paul White just had to add her, she is my favorite. To represent those girls.

Without Walls International Church, Randy and Paul White

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THIS LIST COULD GO ON AND ON.... AND THE POINT?
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WHAT ARE THE BIBLICAL GROUNDS NOT TO FELLOWSHIP WITH

OTHER CHURCHES?

The fundamentalist position is such a doctrine. It can’t be explained in a ’sound bite’.

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WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

My little sister Ellen, sitting on my DAD's lap

FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

I thought that my Dad was a Fundamental Baptist preacher. Here I am in 1947, just a few months old and we are living in Lynchburg Virginia and Dad and Mom are starting church, Dad was living in Asheboro, NC and came to Lynchburg, VA to help Munford Baptist Church.

I believed my Dad started Independent Fundamental Baptist Churches.

My sister is trying to get more information about these years of Dad and Mom, I am also trying get more information myself) But it seems Dad and Mom were there about five years. During this time its my understanding that he put up a tent on the grounds on Park Ave in Lyncbhurg, and yet another church was started.

When it comes to BIBLICAL SEPARATION, HERE ARE TWO PASTORS/PREACHERS WHO HAVE PRACTICED FUNDAMENTALIST FOR A LIFE TIME.

BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 1945

(the above copy is from the newspaper from 1945 so its hard to read)

(So I will reproduce what the ad said )

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Subject Saturday Night
IS IT A SIN?
1. To Eat Pork?
2. To Use Tobacco?
3. Wear Bobbed Hair?
4. Not to keep Saturday for the Sabbath?

WHEN DID GOD CHANGE THE SABBATH?
DO WE HAVE TO KEEP THE LAW TO BE SAVED?

BIBLE HEAVEN!
WILL WE KNOW EACH OTHER THERE?

BROADCAST SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WBBB 3 P. M.

THE REVIVAL WILL CLOSE
SUNDAY NIGHT AT 8 P. M.

Hear Rev. Everette Whisnant Preach On These
John H. Jones, Song Leader

Subjects At ,
Midway Evangelistic Center
Just Across From Modern Laundry

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Last night was the very first time I had seen these papers. There were about eight different ADS from the Burlington NC meeting.

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I thought I did some good research on this subject.

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I HEAR A LOT ABOUT FUNDAMENTALIST TODAY, AND HOW BAD IT IS BECOMING.

MAYBE WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WHAT FUNDAMENTALISM OUGHT TO BE.

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THERE IS NOTHING WRONG ABOUT FUNDAMENTALISM,

WHAT IS WRONG? IT IS THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS TO BE ABOUT, TRYING TO BE ONE AND ANT'T.

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Photos:

1. Ellen and Dad sometime in 1958 in Roanoke Virginia
2. Pauline (Mom) and Charles and Everette (Dad) in Lynchburg Va 1947
3. Charles Whisnant and Bob Temple, Sr. eating as usual
4. I discovered Newspaper site that had articles from the Burlington NC newspaper in 1944-1945. Amazaing. And an AD by my Dad on this Evangelist Meeting in the community.

WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

I AM A EVERETTE T. WHISNANT, INDEPENDENT, FUNDAMENTAL PREACHER SORT OF

IS THE LATE JERRY FALWELL A FUNDAMENTALIST? I AM A FUNDAMENTALIST AND AS YOU CAN SEE I WOULD CLAIM HIM AS MY FRIEND

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Well, I am a Independent, fundamental, five point reformed, ten percent Evangelical

and .01 percent Emergent

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i.e. I continue to grow and move more in the

direction of Biblical policy

as I learn what they are.

WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

part 4 part three

Biblical Separation

• The same is true for neo-fundamentalists such as Jerry Falwell and the Baptist Bible Fellowship today. When I hear Jerry Falwell standing up boldly for Christ on Larry King’s television program and in other public forums, I am thankful for him and love him in the Lord, but I could not work with him because I am convinced he has determined to walk in a path of compromise and disobedience to the Bible.

http://logosresourcepages.org/Believers/separation.htm

• for the most part, contemporary Christianity cringes when confronted with the word separatist or separatism. Almost immediately a offensive stance is assumed and separatism is attacked as being legalistic, unloving, and a threat to Christian unity. The fact is, most people who throw around the term legalistic or legalism are using a popular, home grown definition that is not biblical. Some define legalism as the presence of rules or standards that a believer should obey. Charles Swindoll says legalism is, "an obsessive conformity to an artificial standard for the purpose of exalting oneself." Both types of definitions of legalism are erroneus! Biblically, the term legalism "describes human attempts to gain salvation and/or spiritual maturity through self-help and conformity to a list of religious laws. A person who sees legalism as a way of salvation and continuing acceptance by God is called a legalist." A good illustration of a legalist, biblically defined, can be found in Luke 18:10-14, the Parable of the Pharisee & the Publican.



• "The world is constantly trying to squeeze believers into its mold--to put the screws on believers, to pressure believers, to make the individual believer just another person of the world." If you are going to resist being conformed to the world and if you are going to be transformed by the renewing of your mind, there are things you will do and will not do! That is NOT legalism. (See Standards: Liberty or Legalism? by Dr. John Cawood in the appendix)



• According to the American Dictionary of the English Language published by Noah Webster in 1828 the general definition of separate is, "To disunite; to divide; to sever; to part; to disconnect; to withdraw from each other; being parted from each other." He goes on to define a separatist as "one that withdraws from a church, or rather from and established church, to which he has belonged; a dissenter…" (Noah Webster; American Dictionary of the English Language 1828 Edition reprint; p. 68).
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While these definitions are certainly true as far as they go, they do not adequately define the Biblical Separatist or Biblical Separation.

1. A Biblical Separatist will not cooperate and withdraws from organizations, groups and individual unbelievers and their ungodly philosophies and practices
2. A Biblical Separatist will not cooperate and withdraws from churches, para-church organizations and individuals that are apostate and that propagate apostate teachings and practices
   
3. A Biblical Separatist will not cooperate and withdraws from churches, para-church organizations and individual believers that Aid and sanction apostates by their alignment & cooperation with them \\
4. A Biblical Separatist will not cooperate and withdraws from churches, para-church organizations and individuals that professe to be Christian but disobey & compromise clear Bible Teachings and will not repent.
   
   

A Biblical Separatist is a Christian who withdraws or will not cooperate with an established church (organization or individual) that

• 1) includes unbelievers and advocates godless philosophies and practices, and/or



• 2) is apostate and propagates apostate teachings and practices, or



• 3) those believers that aid and sanction apostates by their alignment and cooperation with them, and/or



• 4) individual believers that profess to be Christians but disobey and compromise clear Bible teachings and will not repent.

IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN I COULD NOT FELLOWSHIP WITH ANY CHURCH.

Every church, local church, I would say has wheat and tares in their flocks.

Charles Spurgeon's Biblical Separation

WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

PREACHING IN 2006 IN THE NEW FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH BUILDING, ALTOONA KS

What is a Fundamentalist? What is Biblical Separation Part 3

THIS STATEMENT COMES FROM THE WEBSITE

• "Church the way it used to be Mt. Zion is more than a friendly church that emphasizes the Gospel, Missions, Discipleship, and strong families. Mt. Zion is a fundamental Baptist church adhering to the old-fashioned doctrines that most would believe, if they took the Bible seriously. "
  
  WHAT DO THEY MEAN WHEN THEY SAY THEY ARE A FUNDAMENTAL BAPTIST CHURCH?

WHAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CHURCH IN THE MATTERS OF HAVING FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHURCHES, OTHER MINISTERS, OTHER PASTORS AND EVANGELISTS, OTHER MISSION AGENTS, OTHER SEMINARIES AND COLLEGES?

AFTER YEARS OF TRAINING BY FUNDAMENTALISTS, I DEVELOPED A MINDSET OR CONVICTIONS THAT I UNCONSCIOUSLY OR CONSCIOUSLY ASCRIBED TO THEM NEAR-BIBLICAL AUTHORITY.

THOSE IDEAS THAT I HAVE ASCRIBED TO BIBLICAL AUTHORITY THAT MOST LIKELY ARE CONVICTIONS THAT I HAVE COME TO THAT ARE NOT BIBLICAL.

Are you serious? You have some personal convictions that may not be really biblical? Oh I am sure all of us have those private convictions that we believe are really true. And if someone has any other conviction, it’s just heresy. If anyone would not hold my views, I would have to break fellowship with them, that is, I could not recognize their ministry as being biblically correct. I could not preach in their church, nor could they preach in our church.

EXAMPLES: Oh brother, do I have to: While these examples are true, in my spirit, I think I believed they were really not biblical, but they were so fundamental in my training that I believed I had to follow them. If Lester Roloff didn’t say it, it wasn’t biblical. If Jack Hyles did not believe it, don’t do it. If John R. Rice wrote a pamphlet against something, you couldn’t do it or teach it was right to do. These idea were good, I would say, but they might have been personal in nature rather than biblically sound.

I must say that after a few years under Expository Preaching/Teaching, my idea of Biblical Separation changed a little. Most of the following points were pre 1982.

1. If a preacher doesn’t preach out of the KJV they could not preach in our pulpit. Yep.
2. You were first a Baptist in your belief then Biblical. In other words you used Baptistic words rather than biblical words. For example: Pastor rather than Elder. Eldership was not a Baptist word, but it is a biblical word. How often I have heard some say to me. “But Charles, it’s not baptistic”.
3. YOU HAD TO BE AN INDEPENDENT FUNDAMENTAL MISSIONARY WBF BAPTIST CHURCH. OH AND PRE- EVERYTHING: PRERAPTURE, PRETRIBULATION AND PREMILLENIAL . \
4. The preacher had to wear a black suit, white shirt, and a tie while he was preaching, yep and his wife had to wear a blue dress too. This is really a scriptural conviction and biblical.
5. Sunday School had to start at 10 and the morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 and Wednesday at 7. Yep, very biblical.
6. We did not have fellowship with any church that was not a Baptist Church. Usually it had to be a WBF church, because sometimes we would fellowship with some other outside the WBF sometimes they didn’t like our beliefs.
   
7. I would not speak in a Methodist Church (building). Nor the New Life Fellowship Church, they were those folks that spoke in tongues. That was a BIG no no.
   
8. Once as a youth pastor, I took a group of kids to a Brethren Church youth rally, and I was almost fired over that event.
   
9. Soul Winning was a must. “Are you a Soul Winner?” was a popular question that was asked me. (I have never been really a “Jack Hyles style” soul winner,)
   
10. You could never have any other person preach or teach in the church that was not a real like- faith Baptist. “Like-faith” means they believe just like you do.
    
11. And of course, those really good convictions, preaching had to be bold, loud, confronting, and you had to preach on your pet sins. Movies, dancing, cussing, hair style, music, what else…..
    
12. And I guess when you preached, you had to always preach a “Gospel” message.” You had to give an invitation, altar call, and sing five verses of Just As I Am. Yep.
    
13. And when you preached, you were allowed to chase rabbits, get off text, and use a lot of illustrations, and then give an invitation asking people to respond to your message. Even if your message had nothing to say about what you were asking them to respond to. You didn’t have to use the text you would read at the start of your message to preach. And what you were about to say didn’t have to be what the text was teaching.
    
14. When you preached you could get salvation out of every text in the Bible. You could spiritualize every verse in the Bible, the Old Testament and the New Testament. For example: The Streets of the Old Testament: Street of Salvation, the Street of Service, and the Street of Soul Winning. I thought that was a real good sermon. Three points all starting with s.
    
15. The pastor and staff, they all had to sit on the platform. That was a good one.
    
16. The church library had to be all books by Baptists. No Calvinist writers.
    
17. When you preached, you should not say you studied, you could say, “This message came from the Lord last night. Or on the way to the church this morning…)
    
18. The only person that you should listen to for truth, is the pastor of your church. Bill Gothard IBYC is all heresy. So why did I listen to Oliver B. Greene and Lester Roloff?
    
19. There was to be visitation every week, and you needed to be there, on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.
    
20. I still believe this: As a pastor, you should always wear a coat and tie when you are on duty.
    
21. If you sing in the choir or sing a special, you should look your best. You know what I mean here.
    
22. The pastor is the boss. I liked that one. If he said it, it’s true and do it. Always ask him if you can do it. I like that one too. Brother….
    
    
    
    Upon, or in view of, further study of scripture, I have adjusted some of my preconceived scriptural convictions stated above.

Part 4 coming up, so is JOHN 3:16 coming later.

WHAT IS A FUNDAMENTALIST AND BIBLICAL SEPARATION

In Part One on this topic I listed 10 points : YOU ARE NOT A REAL 2008 FUNDAMENTALIST IF: (so they say)

To say you are a Fundamentalist, it seems you have to say you are to be separated from certain groups that do not follow certain guidelines. Biblical Separation is the topic. Some say its an important doctrine in the Bible, almost as important as the Doctrine of Salvation.

Here is what got my attention about this issue of Fundamentalist and Separation:


Pastors that teach that its biblical to separated from liberal pastors who do not separate themselves from those areas that their church does. And they will generally mention Jerry Falwell. That is fighting words.

• 2 John 1:9-10 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

Let’s look at the “DOCTRINES OF CHRIST” what are they? Does every church need to have the same point of view that our church has in order to have fellowship together?

The definition of liberals in scripture is what? According to David Cloud

• “The same is true for neo-fundamentalists such as Jerry Falwell and the Baptist Bible Fellowship today. When I hear Jerry Falwell standing up boldly for Christ on Larry King’s television program and in other public forums, I am thankful for him and love him in the Lord, but I could not work with him because I am convinced he has determined to walk in a path of compromise and disobedience to the Bible.” David Cloud, Fundamental Baptist Information Service http://www.wayoflife.org/fbns/biblicalseparation.html

Separation from another church, organization, biblical, scriptural, should be theologically not personal ideas.

I TOO WAS A STRANGE FUNDAMENTALIST FOR A LONG TIME:
The issues I remember having while a pastor would be some of the following:

1. Who is going to preach in the pulpit of our church?
2. Who would I preach for?
3. What church group of kids would I want to come to our youth camp?
4. What church’s VBC would I say would be okay to attend?
5. Would I attend and preach at a community Easter service?
6. There is a community-wide Memorial Service and I am asked to speak, do I?

I could not do any of these six things if these practices are done in a church:

1. If I say the Gospel alone is the criteria for fellowship, I might have to narrow that down to my Calvinist view of salvation rather than the “come to Christ” approach.
2. If I say having no fellowship with churches who belong to a denomination that practices infant baptism, or sprinkling, yet they hold to the biblical view of salvation. (Some say infant baptism is not salvation) Am I being biblical?
3. If I say there will be no fellowship with any church who belongs to the Southern Baptist Convention because I hold all those churches responsible for all that the SBC does as a whole, am I being biblical?
4. If I say that I will not fellowship with any church whose pastor is a Bob Jones’ grad, am I being biblical?
5. If I say that I will not fellowship with those churches that do not believe in the rapture, the 1000 year reign of Christ and do not believe in the Tribulation, am I being biblical? In other words, they hold to doctrinal views that do not line up with my belief.
6. If I say I know of some folks in another Baptist Church that are Elders or Deacons or Sunday School Teachers that own a bar, or watch TNN on TV, or three members of that church have been put in jail for stealing, and child abuse and wife abuse, do I have biblical grounds to say, I will not fellowship with that church?
7. If a church has the view that salvation is part man’s responsibility and part God’s responsibility, would I be biblical to not have fellowship with that church?
8. If the pastor of another church preaches from another translation and does not use the KJV, am I biblically correct in not having him preach for our church?
9. If a church uses VBS material that has scripture verses that are NIV or NASV or ESV, etc. I would be safe to say to my people, don’t let your kids go to that VBC?
10. As a church I could not attend or take part in a Billy Graham, Franklin Graham meeting, nor any other kind of meeting that was not Baptist, Independent Baptist, Fundamental KJV 161l, I would be biblical?
11. If a church has Elders rather than Deacons, I would not fellowship with that church, that would be biblical grounds for not preaching in that church?
    

I mean really, these are come problems that pastors have in having fellowship with other pastors because they don't line up with their view of Biblical Separation.

SO LET US LOOK A LITTLE INTO THIS MATTER OF BIBLICAL SEPARATION, NEXT TIME.

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WHAT IS A REAL FUNDAMENTALIST? SEPARATION WHAT IS IT?

I LIKE TO TRY TO BE FAIR AND BALANCE IN THESE MATTERS
BIBLICAL SEPARATION?

Biblical Separation vs. Personal Separation

"There are still significant differences between fundamentalists and evangelicals, even the conservative evangelicals." And I believe it has to do with Separation.

(so say a few fundamentalists)

I am also learning there are several different branches of

Independent Baptist Fundamentalist

There is the Bob Jones fundamentalist, there is the J.F. Norris fundamentalist, there is the post Bob Jones and J.F. Norris fundamentalist, and there is the Lee Roberson, Tom Malone and WBF, BBF, Jack Hyles, and who knows how many others that I am not familiar with. There are as many brands of fundamentalist as there are teams in the Major Baseball League.

YOU ARE NOT A REAL 2008 FUNDAMENTALIST IF: (so they say)

1. You might say you are a fundamentalist but you need to be a Baptist.
2. You might say you are a fundamentalist but you need to be the right kind of Baptist?
3. You might say you are a fundamentalist but you need to understand Biblical Separation
4. You might say you are a fundamentalist but you need to know the five original points of fundamentalist (no not the five points of Calvinism)


5. You might be a fundamentalist if you do not fellowship with Evangelicals.


6. You might be a fundamentalist if you use terms like "Soul Winning" "KJV1611 only"
7. You might be a fundamentalist, but you can't also be Reformed, Covenant in Theology.
8. You might be a fundamentalist, but you need to be a dispensationalist.\\
9. You might be a fundamentalist, but you need to preach the Gospel, give an invitation, and preach separation.
10. You might be a fundamentalist, but you have to practice Biblical Separation, and separate from any body who is not a fundamentalist your style.

I can say I am a Fundamentalist, if I want to. I can say I am a Baptist if I want too, and I can say I am a Calvinist Baptist Evangelical Fundamentalist Reformed Dispensationalist if I so desire. I know what I think I believe. And I might still be viewed by other Fundamentalist as a non fundamentalist.

SO MAYBE I SHOULD NOT PUT A 'TAG' ON WHAT I AM.