Posted on 01/27/2015 9:03:53 AM PST by Salvation
I guess they’ve determined to predetermine what they think should have been determined in the first place, had God known what he was doing.
Because serious believers went away. That left nothing but a silly shell.
There’s some evidence that Jesuits were also behind both Dispensational eschatology and Arminianism. I don’t have time to dig out references for a Jesuit connection to Dispensationalism, but I recall that in the 18th century Augustus Toplady (writer of “Rock of Ages” among other things) wrote of a connection between Arminianism and Jesuits in his “Arminianism: The Road to Rome!”
Perhaps because the original form of liberation theology, from Latin America, originated with Catholic theologians, and a lot of the early supporters were Jesuits.
No real Christians are going to pay attention to that Satanically-inspired translation!
Dispensationalism is very kind to Israel.
Except to get all wrought up about how offended they are, of course!
It could be very short indeed. They could end it in Genesis, right after the serpent asks “Did God truly say that?”
They’re also pushing nonsense. Without God, why should I obey the moral laws? What possible reason could you give that would convince me to go against my self interest when there are no ultimate consequences?
In the Christian world “dispensationalism” forms the CORE and the BASIS for the support of Israel and the Jews!
AND ... the understanding provided by dispensationalism is exactly as the Bible presents it ... in regards to Israel, the Jews and Prophecy!
Thank God for those who have provided us with this framework for understanding the role of the church, Israel and the Jews and Prophecy!
Being kind to Israel doesn’t mean Jesuits weren’t behind its origins. Their apparent desire was to counter the majority Protestant view that the Pope was antichrist.
I think any good believing Christian still in PCUSA should get out NOW, without further delay. The effort to regain control of the PCUSA apparatus in Christian hands... has been waged for several years... without significant succcess.
A Bible-denying ‘church’ which preaches or abides Satanic hate-filled agents in its headquarters ... is no longer a proper God-fearing or God-loving church.
Just the opposite.
As John Calvin said,
Wherever we find the Word of God surely preached and heard, and the sacraments administered according to the institution of Christ, there, it is not to be doubted, is a church of God. -
Any PCUSA members, please pray and I’m confident you will find another church ... one that IS, as Calvin said, a church of God.
Blessings,
fhc
From the reading I’ve done, dispensational theology grew out of a Calvinist background.
I grew up in Dispensationalism and it was simply taught as the truth at my Southern Baptist University. I fully understand it. However, over time I came to a different understanding. I’m still very pro-Israel, but not on the basis of Dispensationalism.
Revelation: Ch 22
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
Truly we must be approaching the end...
I wonder if the Jesuits faked the moon landing too.
I think the history is murky. That’s why I didn’t make an absolute claim. However, my basic understanding is that it arose within the Plymouth Brethren movement in England after certain of their members came under Jesuit influence. I’m no expert on that movement, but it’s my understanding they were (and remain) overwhelmingly Arminian.
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