Dr. Couch, thank you for your comments some weeks ago about watching out
for the fighting fundies. We just had a run in with them. They appear
so pious, negative, and legalistic. I found that they ran from
discussion and appeared to be very hard-hearted. And these folks cannot
get fixed. They ran from another church to ours, and now they are gone
to another. What is wrong with them?
I have had many confrontations with such as these. They generally have
little humor, are controlling, can not discuss issues. They are
extremely secretive and silent, and look like they just swallowed a can
of worms! They have strange very narrow views which they label as being
biblical but they truly are not. They are like the Pharisees of Christ’s
day. They live by fear and they interpret wrongly many passages of the
Bible. In doing this they think they are being spiritual. They do not
know how to live by grace. And, they never confess being wrong.
They are sneaky and will kill a church if given an opportunity.
Fairly recently I ran into some of these folks, and so have many pastors
who read this website. They will work hard to split a church if things
are not going their way. These fundies will abandon you with a
heart-beat. Don’t put your trust in them.
The People’s Bible on Proverbs 8 and
10 have their number. The author of this commentary has them in his gun
sight. He points out that their minds are made up and they will
calculate when to strike. He adds that they are cerebral but have no
heart or emotions. They are generally cold and icy. "They merely like to
be contrary, contend, defend themselves intellectually but show little
emotion or heart feelings."
Again, as I say, we have had a lot of
pastors recently be attacked by such. After they have caused troubles,
they pack their bags and sneak off into the night! Watch out!
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
