Legalistic became a problem to many, some of the fundamental are too judgmental, and some are having the attitude of holier than you, some are pursuing things that are not from the Bible, some attacking fellow Christian until there is not fellowship in Christ, some are too legalistic until the their teaching become unbiblical teachings, and then there are some who had gone beyond until become the foothold for doctrines of the devil.
Legalistic is like the Pharisee in the New Testament times. That is a reason, why God allowed Charismatic movement to move into the picture of Christianity. Legalistic is balanced by Spiritual tongue and gifts, there is a camp for Charismatic movement, there a market for Charismatic teachings, and so the lesser and lesser demand for fundamentalism due to the problem of legalistic. Some fundamentalist had gone too far to reach higher ground in legalistic way of life and then even having lost their conscience of love and truth. At the same time, some Charismatic had also gone beyond the teaching of Christ and apostles until they lost the joy of the salvation of Christ.
They are some who had been blocked to come into these camps of fundamental and charismatic, they are left to join any other group which is welcoming them, so this group of smaller number of churches had to find their identity in Christianity, some of these people started to join new movement like eminent church. Postmodernism had gain position in Christianity, some started to delude the distinction of denominations, they dislike denominations, and because for them they are also too legalistic, legalistic is a bad name for fundamentalist.
At the same time Fundamentalist had a standard they thought they are the legal one, they are right one, they are perfect one, they are the better one, until they lost the battle in balancing themselves, they are fallen away from the first love, so that is why people started to turn away from fundamentalism, and they open themselves for new movement. There are too much of congestion and frictions even the in the pool of fundamentalism, some had to get out from the pool, some of the strong swimmer still leading for the championship; they are fighting themselves in the swimming pool of fundamentalism. Trying to find a quite corner for themselves, but there are too much noises in the pool, they are fighting and calling name. Pulling and pushing, it is a witness of the life and teaching of Christ in the end?
And some jump into another swimming pool which full with love without truth, some jump into pool full with nails, and they ended there. Some jump into the pool with spiritual gifts there they can forget all the theological jargons, where they say they can practise Christianity, and there they at least find a greener pastures for the flocks some where near the poolside. What about them who are still looking for newer pool, yes there are still someone digging and digging and trying to find water and making new pool.
I hope there are hope, faith and love in that pool, let us all jump into it. What about “Loving God and Man,” but some had failed to obey these greatest commandments, and they are making their pool more attractive and attracting people into it, with all kinds of advertisements! The end times there are rumor of wars, and there are also wars within ourselves, how to take care of other, when we are still fighting among ourselves? When we are still fighting, punching, pulling hairs and legs, how is the love of God and man to do with those lawsuit among Christians? Are fundamentalist too judgmental and too legalistic? Is fundamentalist being humbled by Charismatic? Is there a demand for new doctrines? Is there a demand for new teaching? For example, do not pray, but fight, is this teaching a teaching from the Bible? Is it biblical?
What is the meaning of Christmas, giving, gaining, forgiving, forgetting, praying and fighting, some are sinful and puny creature like me are losing directions, each is the right way? I hope jingle bell is still jingling…jingle all the way? The Word becomes flesh, how the fundamentalist and charismatic explain this time? Is there any differences? Who is fundamentalist and who is Charismatic? And who is Christ, does Jesus love them? Are they reading the same Bible?
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