Two fundamental beliefs issued by some Christian leaders are:
The Bible is an infallible text: This belief holds that the Bible is the inspired word of God and is without error or fault in all its teachings.
The Bible should be interpreted literally: This belief holds that the Bible should be interpreted exactly as it is written, without any metaphorical or symbolic interpretations.
These beliefs were part of the movement known as Fundamentalism, which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as a response to what some Christians saw as the liberalization and secularization of society and the church. Fundamentalists sought to reassert the authority of the Bible and the traditional doctrines of Christianity, and these beliefs were central to their understanding of the faith.