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 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.

http://www.fbceverett.com/our-pastor.html

www.fundamentalforums.com

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.

What one poster on the CHNI forum had to say about the Fighting Fundamental Forum

"Back before getting started with these forums, I had started to post on the Fighting Fundamental Forums. They are allegedly a fundamentalist Baptist group of forums which use software similar to that used here. Anyway, the difference is like night and day. Here, I get a feeling that I am truly discussing, in large part, Christian issues with Christians. on the Fighting Fundamental Forums, I just have to wonder about those folks, have to wonder about their spirituality or lack of it. Anyway, I hope that you will pray for the posters on the Fighting Fundamental Forums. Please pray that they will truly turn to Christ if they have not already done so."