When we say the new IFB we are referring to the new independent fundamental baptist and the reason
that we're called the new IFB is because of the fact that we are in a sense a renewed movement
of the old IFB which is the old independent fundamental baptist. They are basically like
a grandfather of this movement. There was a time in times past when independent fundamental
baptist preachers preached hard, they went so and they emphasized the things that we emphasize
that were King James only but little by little they begin to die down a little bit and not
necessarily be as zealous and passionate and straightforward and so what the new IFB is doing
is it's a renewed movement of that with some tighter bolts. You understand? You know we're
stronger in our stance for you know the King James Bible. We love soul winning and we preach
deep doctrine. That's one of the missing factors and elements of the old IFB is that they weren't
necessarily deep in their doctrine. They were great preachers, they were great orators,
but they lacked the element of going down deep into the word of God and studying these things
etc. Now let me say this is that I didn't get saved in the new IFB. I got saved in an old IFB
church. Now back then it wasn't known that it was old IFB it was just an independent fundamental
baptist church and that's where I got saved, that's where I heard the gospel, that's where
I learned about the King James Bible, that is where I learned about sowing, that's why I was
trained for sowing, that's where I learned about separation. Everything that I know today you know
the foundational things I learned in my old IFB church. Now here's the thing is that I learned
those things, I was zealous for those things but after a while the old IFB in my opinion
really began to die down in those areas. They weren't really as strong, they didn't really
take a strong stance in those areas as in times past. They were still King James only,
they still were soul winners, they still believed in separation but they didn't really take a strong
stand for those things and when the leadership decides not to take a strong stand on those
essentials you know the church members are not going to take a strong stand either.
They're going to go far below that standard and so I'll be honest with you there's a time in my
Christian life where I didn't really stand as strong on the King James Bible you know as I
did in times past on sowing and I can literally remember the time when I felt like those passions
were dying out in my personal life. I became very apathetic towards those things and down deep in my
heart I knew that this was right. I knew that the King James Bible is the inspired preserved
word of God. I knew that sowing was the right way but because I didn't really necessarily have
leaders to reinforce that and help me along the way to learn more about those things,
I felt like it was dying out in my life.