A fundamentalist is one who believes that the Bible (Old and New
Testaments) in its original language was inspired by God "for doctrine, for
reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness that the man of God
may be perfect, thoroughly furnished for all good works." (2 Tim
3:16-17). The attitude one adopts when reading scripture is that it is a
true record as written. When apparent inconsistencies arise, these might
be mistakes in the process of translation, or opportunities to extend our
understanding rather than errors in the original text. To summarize the
message of scripture:
1. God is absolutely good, powerful, present and loving.
    He created the universe as described in Genesis 1 and 2, and will restore
    that creation as told in Revelation 21 and 22. He created mankind in
    His image to be His presence on earth. However, evil was also present
    on earth in the form of fallen angels, and Satan, their leader, deceived the
    first man and woman into yielding to him their authority over the earth.

2. Jesus, the only Son of God, was, is and always will be with
    God. He is "the brightness of His glory, and the express image of
    His person" who upholds "all things by the word of His
    power." (Heb 1:3).  In order to restore God's power to the earth
    and conquer for all time the effect of sin in our lives, He had to
    die. Specifically, He had to be born of a virgin to avoid
    inheriting the sin nature of an earthly father, He had to live his
    life "tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin, (Heb
    4:15), and He had to die sinless. Why? Because a perfect
    God cannot look upon sin.The penalty of sin is death (permanent
    separation from God). So if He had either sinned Himself, or inherited a sin
    nature, He would have deserved death for His own sin, and our cause before
    God would be hopeless. But because he accomplished the
    "impossible" and died sinless, we can, by faith, appropriate His
    death as the penalty for our sin, and stand worthy before God both now, and
    in eternity. Jesus demonstrated this power over death in His
    resurrection, appearance to over 500 people, and ascension back to
    heaven. He is now seated at the right hand of God bringing to God the
    prayers of God's people. He will return to the earth in the last days
    as the Messiah the Jewish nation still seeks to take His bride, the church,
    to His heavenly home, and to conquer evil for the last time.

3. The Holy Spirit also existed with the Father and the Son,
    before time and after time. He moved with God over the waters before
    the earth was re-created. He was the inspiration for the prophets, priests
    and kings of the Old Testament to lead God's people. He was the
    anointing that empowered Jesus in His earthly form to avoid sin. When
    Jesus ascended to heaven, He, the Holy Spirit was sent to be the comforter,
    to "reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness and of
    judgment." (John 16:8) He is the "wind beneath the
    wings" of a believer, providing daily assurance of the presence and
    power of God. His manifested presence in the church identifies that
    body of believers as God's people, as surely as his staff demonstrated to
    the Israelites and Egyptians that Moses was indeed sent by God to deliver
    His people.