The following standing resolutions were presented at the 86th Annual Fellowship of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International on June 13, 2006 at Hamilton Square Baptist Church, San Francisco, CA.

Resolution 06-01: Concerning the Internet and Blogs

The FBFI realizes the great tool for ministry and discipleship the Internet can be, and we encourage those that do advance this tool to do so with New Testament principles in mind.

Use it wisely, considering the temptations and shipwreck that can be made through unfiltered and unaccountable Internet use.

Use it personally, avoiding the anonymity that often abandons the decorum that is Biblically appropriate between real people—such things as respect for age and elders, discretion with minors and children, consideration of position and wisdom.

Use it with restraint, avoiding the “knee-jerk” reactions and unbridled speech that commonly accompany private discussion. Remember that the whole world can see what is being written.

Use it with conviction, taking a stand for the things that are true and right and avoiding softness toward worldliness and compromise.

Many new technologies produce ethical challenges not envisioned by previous generations. We are confident that the ethical principles given us by the Word of God will guide us through this new ground. But we must be careful to apply those principles diligently. We encourage those who are involved in the use of the Internet for ministry to eagerly grapple with these issues from a Biblical perspective for the sake of the Kingdom and generations to come.

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Resolution 06-02: Concerning the New Perspective on Paul

The New Perspective on Paul (NPP), fathered by E. P. Sanders, developed by James D. G. Dunn, and popularized by N. T. Wright, is not only erroneous exegetically, but more importantly is heretical theologically as a nonevangelical understanding of the apostle Paul and the soteriological teachings of the New Testament.

1. NPP reverses the Reformation’s proper understanding of Jewish legalism and its close analogy to the works-righteousness semi-Pelagianism of the Roman Catholic Church.
2. NPP misinterprets Paul’s transformation on the Damascus road as a calling instead of a conversion from Judaism to Christianity.
3. NPP sees justification as a secondary and sociological doctrine in Paul with no concept of the imputation of Christ’s righteousness to the believer resulting in a once-for-all acceptable standing before God.
4. NPP declares that “Justification is not how someone becomes a Christian” (Wright, What Saint Paul Really Said, p. 125) and that the gospel is not about how one gets saved, rather, it is “an announcement about Jesus”(Ibid., p. 60).
5. NPP proclaims that “Justification, at the last, will be based on performance, not possession” (Wright, “Romans,” p. 440). The FBFI affirms its doctrinal position that Paul rejected the Law as a means of salvation, not primarily because it was a barrier between Gentiles and Jews, as NPP argues, but because of our inability to keep it (Gal 3:10). Therefore, all who rely on the “works of the Law” to be saved are cursed (Gal 3:10a; Rom 3:20).

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Resolution 06-03: Concerning the Integrated Church Movement

While recognizing that the family is under attack in our nation and in many churches today, and recognizing that choice to have (or not have) age-graded ministries is the prerogative of individual local churches as God directs them, the FBFI denounces the doctrinally errant and schismatic teaching characteristic of the Integrated Church movement for the following reasons:

• It encourages schisms in local church bodies by encouraging its adherents to change the theology and philosophy of the churches of which they are members.
• It does violence to local church authority, calling on local church members to leave their churches when the church does not bow the philosophical demands of the movement.
• It espouses an ecclesiology based upon the family that is not based upon the New Testament but rather is an adaptation of Old Testament patriarchy.
• It falsely lays the claim that the destruction of the family in the US is the solely the fault of age-graded ministries in local churches. We contend that this is a simplistic and therefore false accusation.
• It espouses a postmillennial theology that is contradictory to a dispensational understanding of Scripture.
• It is oddly inclusive, basing fellowship on a particular philosophy of ministry rather than the great fundamentals of the faith.

This movement is most prominently represented by Doug Phillips (Vision Forum) and R.C. Sproul Jr., among others.

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Resolution 06-04: Concerning Global Warming and the Environment

Fundamentalists have always believed that we must apply the principles of Scripture to all areas of life. This would include applying Biblical principles to the stewardship of the planet on which dwell. We urge all Fundamentalists to teach and model clear Biblical ethics that include:

• Biblical principles of stewardship–recognizing that this world belongs to God and not us.
• Principles of love for God and our fellow man—recognizing that we do not have the right to dishonor God by wantonly destroying what belongs to Him or abuse our neighbor for the sake of our own personal comfort.
• Principles of wise planning—looking into the future and considering the consequences of our actions.
• Principles of truth—setting aside the political and emotional rhetoric in order to understand what is true and make right choices.

We urge Fundamentalists to avoid getting swept up in the emotional, political, and often sensational debate concerning the issue of global warming but rather to apply clear Biblical principles to all areas of everyday life for the glory of God. We believe it is unwise and irresponsible to take one side or the other in the scientific debate surrounding this issue, and, therefore, the FBFI refuses to do so.

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Resolution 06-05: Concerning Praying in Jesus’ Name

Be it resolved that the membership of FBFI calls upon all genuine Bible-believing Christians, including its chaplaincy, to exercise daily their God-given and constitutional rights to pray public and private prayers in the name of Jesus Christ.

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Resolution 06-06: Concerning our Host

Concerning our host:

The membership of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship International wishes to express its gratitude and appreciation to Dr. David Innes, the members of Hamilton Square Baptist Church in San Francisco, and to the many volunteers from Northern California for their hard work, spiritual service, and Christian hospitality while hosting the 2006 national meeting. Your godly determination to be “a light shining in the darkness” in the midst of a great mission field of adversity has been an encouragement to us all. May the Lord multiply your efforts throughout the entire West.


2006 Resolutions Committee
Dr. Kevin Schaal, Chairman
Dr. David Burggraff
Dr. Mike Harding
Dr. John Mincy
Dr. David Pennington
Dr. Wayne Van Gelderen