I grew up, was saved in, and now pastor an IFB church. It wasn’t until I found this podcast that I began to realize that what I was preaching and teaching was not doctrine but manipulation. I did not preach the freedom of Christ, but I was preaching the “movements” view of fundamentalism. I was a hyper-separating preferentialist with a “god-complex” of the pastoral role. During the past several months my life has changed drastically with me truly rejoicing in what it means to live with a Gospel-centric world view. Though I have lost all of my “mentors and friends” and I am currently threatened with losing this church; I can rest in knowing I am serving the Lord in spirit and truth for the first time in my life. I am a recovering fundamentalist.
Sorry, to her about the loss of relationships, but I understand where you are coming from. I regularly feel regret for some of the things I used to teach that I know now were not based on Scripture. It has been a slow process of trying to delicately undo the damage. I believe that the grace of God accomplishes incredible things though, so stay faithful in your pursuit of truth!
Can you be more specific about the content of your article? After reading it, I still have some doubts. Hope you can help me.