If you think that the KJV is inspired, you might be an Independent Fundamental Baptist, 2. Section 1: General This is a sovereign and democratic independent fundamental Baptist church under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Again its too legalistic. For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthyfull of greed and self-indulgence! Do you find them so humorous ? 39. I was in an IFB church for eight years and left because the weight of never feeling that I would be good enough for this church had worn me down. We need no other human agent or spiritual mediator. Great job adding a bit of levity! And if a lost person were to stumble upon this page and read your list and how you respond to any differing opinions, would you be helping plant a seed? Our path is narrow, must we fight amongst each other while we walk it? Many Christians believe some of these distinctives, but true Baptists believe them all. Belief number 51 is absolutely wrong. Is that what the great commission tells us to do: Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and send lost loved ones to an IFB church so that they might be saved (DHV Don Holt Version). [14], Tarrant County, Texas preacher Dillon Awes attracted considerable controversy for advocating that "every single homosexual" in America be lined up against a wall and shot in the back of the head. But I did want to let you know that although some ifb churches may not be the best it doesnt make us a cult. OMG! I am pretty conservative, but find some of this stuff outright ridiculous! We will never attain that on this side. He is the Head of the church. We believe the Blessed Hope of our Lord's return is literal, personal, visible, imminent, premillennial, and pretribulational. So, are you happy about that, or wanting to change? There I am separate does that mean Im never going to curse, or think negative thoughts. What an extensive list. 33 Snakes! Ive known many people whom God has reached using the IFB. Pastor Wilkerson was the one and ONLY pastor who allowed me to work passionately in what ever church ministry I chosen. WebGetting to it. And if a lost person were to stumble upon this page and read your list and how you respond to any differing opinions, would you be helping plant a seed? I do into great detail about why I believe the IFB is cultish in practice. (Mat 22:37-40) Can you honestly say that this is of God. Its pure manipulation. This is the same pastor who said, you can come and let us tell you how you can know how you can know for sure how you can make Heaven your home. (Ephesians 2:8-10; John 1:12; I Peter 1:18-19). How about shortchanging the Lord out of 20 minutes of Sunday service time worship for game show gimmickry hype to boost attendance? God forgave me because Jesus Christ saved me. Im sad to here that fellow Christians cant get along, and I will start praying for all Churchs to be revived. (Job 3:16; Psalm 51:5; 139:14-16; Isaiah 44:24; 49:1, 5; Jeremiah 1:5; 20:15-18; Luke 1:44), We believe that God has ordained and created all authority which consists of three basic institutions: (1) the home, (2) the church, and (3) the state. Did I have to marry him because I forgave him? Jack Hyles came to our church and you would have thought Jesus himself was preaching! Would the lost or questioning feel that even if someone is attacking your comments, that youre setting an example that they could adopt? Jack hyles was an adulterous heretic. Im still separate I have just decided to sin. When this life is over, it doesnt matter! Please dont mistake this for a lack of respect or an attempt to minimize the seriousness of the abuse that happens among the Independent Fundamental Bapitsts. The True Church: The doctrine of a believer's church is a key belief in Baptist life. The New IFB began with Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in response to perceived liberalism in other independent Baptist churches. If you confuse the KJV with the KJB, you might be an Independent Fundamental Baptist, 3. I dont think having two revivals a year is a bad thing as they word states we should continue to get together as believers. If you party, DO NOT drink. Attending all three, in my opinion, is optional. 5 Everything they do is for show. If that is the case, you might as well go out and live like hell, because you are not interested in what God says anyway. WebSecond, it is Fundamental. This is the only church Ive been to, so I just awsume all Churchs are loving, caring, forgiving, honest, and strive to bring glory to god and its just sad to here that thats not the case. The independent fundamentalist Baptist movement emerged sometime in the 1940s as an attempt to continue the legacy of the fundamentalist movement of the If you are careful to not show any emotion while singing for fear that you could be considered dancing, you might be an Independent Fundamental Baptist, 33. People that oppose things is due to beliefs, so I believe if you oppose the IFB church its because you dont believe what their teaching not because there bitter. Amen! This list reminded me of a few I forgot about, but one I dont think youve mentioned yet is If your teenage boys and girls have to be separate and swim in different pools or at different times when you are on a teen outing or camping trip lol. There are a couple places but, they're all pretty much much secular and worldly. But I still think that every Christian should spend some time in an IFB church. While I have no opinions on this I do agree that wives, from a biblical view, should be submissive to their husbands because its found in Ephesians 5:22-23: 22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. All churches are full of sinful people, including the pastor. Hypocrites! My birth mother is a Catholic she didnt raise me. . However, some (I agree Ogrodnik) are unfair and judgmental. Those myths are addressed in my article: https://baptistdeception.com/tithing/, I dont need to wait. Church membership is a necessary privilege for believers who follow Christ. What surprises me, though, is that he was ordained as a pastor and actually called to pastor DL Moodys church in Massachusetts as a divorced man. Pastor dont preach on smoking unless he preaches on a list of things that destroy the body. God Bless. OK That list just brought back memories that I can thankfully laugh at now. If your your church funnels in the inner city kids via a bus ministry We dont have a bus ministry since the city of the church I go to is small. 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye. We even have TWO. The members were so sweet to us. 10. If you think that singing anything other than hymns in church is too liberal, you might be an Independent Fundamental Baptist, 15. Besides I dont understand why you shouldnt listen to Contemporary Christian music. We believe that men are justified by faith alone and are accounted righteous before God only through the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I remember a particular lesson in church about the rod and staff. This Bible is preserved for the English speaking world without error in the King James Version. If you think that mental health issues (depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, etc.) The home, the church, and the state are equal and sovereign in their respective Biblically assigned spheres of responsibility under God. Do I believe he punishes no, because Ive gone without tithing and had no awareness of punishment, but when I do tithe I find blessing of increase in physical and spiritual goods. Its our personal decisions that cause us to who to hell though most of their practices are not biblical, especially the devotions to the Virgin Mary as they especially have her as the intercessor. Im sure that this was meant to be funny but I can tell that you seem bitter. WebWOL's Directory of Independent Baptist Churches; Independent Baptist Churches. Can God heal if it be his will yes he can. Hmmmmm interesting.I will bash ifb, while I mix truth and error interesting.. Nice going Steve Abortion is murder. This is because primarily I am a Bible Believer and if church doctrine of any individual church does not line with scripture, then this so called doctrine is nothing more than a vain tradition. I know the answers now. If you think that the hymnal in the pew is inspired by God, you might be an Independent Fundamental Baptist, 23. If they are saved , I dare say they regret the day they walked into the very church you enjoy making fun of. That may mean dressing appropriately and not dis honoring your body because its a holy temple. 19 How blind! Much to their horror, they could not find a church that had a Wednesday night service anywhere in the area. We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three personsFather, Son, and Holy Spirit, co-eternal in being, co-identical in nature, co-equal in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections (Deuteronomy 6:4; II Corinthians 13:14). Quite the contrary, I was searching for something else when I clicked on this link, so I didnt then and dont now come looking to argue. Attending an IFB church is the only way to hear the true gospel and get saved There are so many churches that claim the be the one, true, church, especially the Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Anglicans, some Lutherans, Jehovahs Witnesses, Mormons, etc. Should we stay living together with our baby in fornication? 6. I must forgive others the same way God forgave me. I go to an IFB church and thought a few of your statements could be funny if in the right spirit, some not so much and others I found untrue altogether. They will trample the pearls, then turn and attack you. He perhaps worded somethings poorly perhaps, but he is completely turned off by your attitude and responses Steve. IFB people as a whole, are generally willfully ignorant people. WebWARNING!!!! We believe in the natural divisions of Scriptures as a basis for study. Growing up in a very conservative IFB church, I can personally attest to how accurate most of these were. Yes, I remember that. Jesus said I came for the lost sheep of the house of Israel.. Judah has always been with God. 5. While God hates divorce, but we should help those who are divorce so they can grow spiritually. as a former IFB, I read this.mmmmmm, mixing truth with deceptionI wonder the author uses, the same tactics as the serpent in the garden??? He says he isnt saved but is open minded and is at least asking questions. Who are the Free Will Baptists, and what do they believe? 32. The New IFB began with Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in response to perceived liberalism in other independent Baptist churches. Also God commands us to try the spirits to see if they are of God that implies God gave us the power of discernment 1 John 4: 1-5. I must put it in Jesus Christ. 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. Ephesians 2:8-9