A Christian puts his faith in God and His Word. The Bible says on numerous occasions that no man can know the time of Christ's return. The Bible then continues on to say that anyone who makes such a claim is a false prophet. Both of these teachings are in Matthew 24. If you continue to Acts 20, you'll see the teaching that "grievous wolves" will enter the church, and attempt to destroy it from within. This is how I view Harold Camping. He is an agent of Satan, whether he knows it or not.
If you believe in Christ, then you should not be dabbling in the blasphemous rants of someone who clearly is not basing their teachings upon Scripture.
VERY well put!
Mr. Camping is not blasphemous nor is he an evil man. He is, in my opinion, foolish to make such date prognostications, but he is sincere and most of his teachings (apart from the church and the end times) are sound. Family Stations, Inc. has brought the Gospel to countless millions and does good work. I am sad, in that sense, to see Mr. Camping doing this.
I share the skepticism about the May 21 date, but I would warn everyone to be very cautious about scoffing in light of what the Bible has to say on it. In doing so, you are denigrating a sincere and god-fearing man.
For all: Don't you want Christ to return? Isn't that a joyous thing? Are you ready for Christ to return?
Well, he seems to have studied the bible pretty intensely and backs up his claims. The Bible isn’t exactly clear as day about many things. In fact, there are many different takes on Christianity all with different takes on the end of the world among many other things. Which one to believe? Who is going to hell and who is not? Like I said maybe Camping will get lucky and we will all find out on Saturday.
“If you believe in Christ, then you should not be dabbling in the blasphemous rants of someone who clearly is not basing their teachings upon Scripture. “
Is belief in scripture a requirement for belief in “Christ”?
Amen.
LLS