As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“At that time, between approximately 1930 and 1957, the terms ‘evangelical’ and ‘fundamentalist’ were virtually synonymous, descriptors of conservative Christians.” - Patheos
Sucking on a cigar and casting his fishing line into the pond, my New Age cousin informed me that Critical Mass was going to happen in the year 2000. When I asked what he meant, he explained that the forces of good (as he defined them) were finally going to outnumber and overcome the forces of evil.
“When I asked my fundamentalist teachers and mentors how to reconcile portions of the Bible with each other I was harshly put down as trying to use reason on what is essentially beyond reason.” - Roger Olson
“a controversy over the future of both Bob Jones University and fundamentalism is raging. That fight centers on the presidency of Steve Pettit. Will he stay or will he go? Part of the fight centers on this basic question: what, exactly, is fundamentalism?” - Joshua Valdez
“Carl F. H. Henry’s challenge to the church is as important today as it was 75 years ago” - WORLD
“Over the last few months, in various corners of the internet I’ve started to notice a certain backlash against a ‘neo-fundamentalism’ that is (allegedly) emerging among conservative American Protestants.” - John Ehrett
I toyed with entitling this article “SharperIron Wins” or “The Interview Steve Pettit Wishes He Could Give” (for my BJU friends). Instead, I chose the title above.
Almost 20 years ago, the SharperIron forum was created. It quickly became the leading outlet for concerns that young fundamentalists had about their movement. SI was a place where YFs could question everything they believed in – except for the fundamental doctrines of the Faith.
“On March 9, 2022 at 6:33 am, Edward John Nelson entered eternity…. We praise the Lord for the 98 years He gave us with Dr. Nelson.” - Facebook
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