Independent Fundamental Baptist Decepiton Part 4

The IFBD is meticulous to maintain an image of righteousness. The organizations history is
often misrepresented in the effort to demonstrate the organizations special relationship to God.
Impossibly high legalistic standards of thought and behavior are imposed on the congregation.
In one particular IFBC, the volunteer Sunday school woman teacher must sign a waiver that reads
she will not wear pants to church or away from the church at any time or she will be disqualified
from serving the church. All of the legal issues are pounded into the congregations on a regular
basis in order to make the congregation feel inferior and to create the attitude of submission the
pastor and church leadership. Many IFBC members will not visit other church functions and programs
because of fear of being called an outcast etc.. One particular singing group from a IFC was asked
to participate in a fund raising campaign for the poor, one of the group members replied that they do
not sing for other denominations. This specific person is a leader within the IFBC and is the chairman
at the "Sword of the Lord" a newspaper that often criticises other denominations especially the
Southern Baptist. This is an underlying theme for these churches, people are not allowed to be themselves
They are made to fit into a particular mold and if people don't conform they are shunned and rejected as outcasts.
When visiting a local IFBC I noticed the members were not friendly, they had the look of empty souls. The best word
I could use to describe the members is simply drones. I thought to myself they are definitely drinking the cool-aid.
Next lesson, we will cover, the "we-the-only-ones who have God-honoring music theories" from the IFBC.
Blessings
Eric Stephens

Comments

1. Problems within IFB churches
   
   The Independent Fundamental Baptist movement is a small group within true Christianity, but it's devastating and often times damaging effects are large. Although they claim to be solely bible based and many are, their main focus often times is Pharisaical and legalistic to the point of hurting many new believers, turning unbelievers off, or just hurting the name of Christ as a whole.A good example of this can be found on Pastor Andrew Teesdale's of Everett Washington ... Fighting Fundamental Forum and his Baptist Board forum. It seems the only people who can control these forums, are those who are related or friends in some way or form to Andrew Teesdale.
   
   If an outsider comes in who actually knows the bible or takes a stand on the IFB legalistic ways and how they have hurt many under these types of pastors leadership, they are immediately attacked and called names and basically ridiculed off the board if not banned. Not for name calling or attacking the messenger, but for their own views on doctrines other than their own. That can be fine and dandy if it were not for the fact that the ones who attack (often times pastors themselves) are FOUL MOUTHED, slanderous, lie about the poster, personally attack the messenger and not the message, (because they know they cannot) sarcastic, or just don't know the bible....bottom line is the forum owner plays favorites while innocent well meaning good Christians get hurt....much like what goes on within their churches. Their tactics in the church and off are the same.
   
   Some of their legalistic teachings are King James Only bibles, women MUST wear dresses or they are not godly, no mixed swimming, no dancing, no drinking, women must not have their own opinions, that is the husbands job, or men in general. Basically the outward determines your right standing with God not your heart, and your own walk with him. With so much focus on the outward and not the heart (out of the heart spews ones true self and is evident on these forums) it is no wonder so few attend IFB churches.
   Posted by  on  10/29  at  06:33 PM


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