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They generally strongly oppose Calvinism, except they hold to the doctrine of eternal security.  They also generally oppose Pentecostalism and charismatic teachings.

They generally strongly oppose Calvinism, except they hold to the doctrine of eternal security.  They also generally oppose Pentecostalism and charismatic teachings.

Historically they have not hesitated to practice Biblical separation from groups and persons not holding to similar views: many churches either broke away ''en masse'' from other Baptist denominations (mainly the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]) or split off from churches which remained in the denominations.  As such they tend to speak against more popular Christian teachers such as [[Billy Graham]], [[Rick Warren]], and [[Joel Osteen]].  However, this practice has waned in recent years among larger congregations which have, in some cases, joined or rejoined denominations (an example being Thomas Road Baptist Church, which was originally independent but later joined the Southern Baptist Convention).  Of all the Protestant groups they have the hardest stance against [[Roman Catholicism]]; they generally hold to the view that it is the [[Whore of Babylon]] mentioned in Revelation 17-18.

Historically they have not hesitated to practice Biblical separation from groups and persons not holding to similar views: many churches either broke away ''en masse'' from other Baptist denominations (mainly the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]) or split off from churches which remained in the denominations.  As such they tend to speak against more popular Christian teachers such as [[Billy Graham]], [[Rick Warren]], and [[Joel Osteen]].  However, this practice has waned in recent years among larger congregations which have, in some cases, joined or rejoined denominations (an example being Thomas Road Baptist Church, which was originally independent and a member of the quasi-denominational [[Baptist Bible Fellowship International]], but later joined the Southern Baptist Convention and now is dually aligned with both groups).  Of all the Protestant groups they have the hardest stance against [[Roman Catholicism]]; they generally hold to the view that it is the [[Whore of Babylon]] mentioned in Revelation 17-18.  Even on matters where they would agree with another denomination (such as abortion) they refuse to have any association with them due to their hard stance on separation.

They tend to be highly conservative in lifestyles, shunning alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs, along with movies and television.  Dress is highly conservative: women are discouraged from wearing pantsuits, and it is extremely rare for the pastor not to wear a coat and tie while preaching.  [[Homeschooling]] is quite prevalent among IFB's; where a family sends their children to a private school it is almost always one sponsored by an IFB congregation.

They tend to be highly conservative in lifestyles, shunning alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs, along with movies and television.  Dress is highly conservative: women are discouraged from wearing pantsuits, and it is extremely rare for the pastor not to wear a coat and tie while preaching.  [[Homeschooling]] is quite prevalent among IFB's; where a family sends their children to a private school it is almost always one sponsored by an IFB congregation.