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To: Jerry_M

However, you will find that many of the "faithful defenders of the Word of God" are more in agreement with my viewpoints than yours. None of the Puritan "giants" had ever heard of Dispensationalist premillenialism, nor believed in it. These "giants", "faithful defenders of the Word of God" had no problem in asserting God's total sovereignty over all of His creation, and none of them believed that men have a form of free-will that not even God possesses.

I've made clear my position by statements to that effect. It's clear where I'm coming from. But, I don't believe you have done so, at least not in this thread, so I have no idea what the position is that you are maintaining -- or the scholarship and teachers you have who come from that position. Perhaps you don't even know what position you are coming from, if you have not mentioned it or made it clear. Once the positions are clarified, then it's easy to get right down to the core issues -- as they've already been discussed "ad infinitum" by other scholars.

But, then again, I've known some people who have no position known in any sort of Christianity and simply develop something on the fly... (which is questionable, to say the least).

Perhaps you can clarify that, and save us all a lot of time.

162 posted on 10/19/2001 7:47:18 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Star Traveler
Hmmm, well I thought that I had made my position quite clear over the course of this thread. Maybe if you went back and read my contributions you would see that. In order to help you, my posts are numbers 29, 33,43, 89, 91, 92, 94, 100, 101 114, 123 142 145 158, and 159.

If you don't want to do that, then let me recap: I am a Historical Premillenialist but also recognize that I ought to act as a "pan-millenialist". I believe in the total sovereignty of God over all of His creation without exception, and I hold to the reformed "doctrines of grace". As such, I am in the company of a great many "giants" of the faith, and "defenders of the Word of God".

163 posted on 10/19/2001 8:02:11 AM PDT by Jerry_M
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To: Star Traveler
P.S. do you find it necessary to be insulting? Especially when you admit that you don't understand the viewpoints of another? It really is a bad fleshly trait rooted in pride.
165 posted on 10/19/2001 8:05:08 AM PDT by Jerry_M
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