Let's get this straight -
I am:
(1) A Pharisee
(2) A legalist
(3) A hyper-Calvinist
(4) A dog to whom holy things are not to be given
(5) A swine before whom pearls should not be cast
(6) Haughty.
I am willing to stipulate to all of the above, if it will make you feel better.
Now that we've established that I am the worst person who ever lived and who will ever live, please explain to me the utility of endless speculation about the endtimes in the face of the Scriptural fact that (1) Christ instructed the faithful that they cannot know the day or the hour of the end and that (20 the end can cause them no lasting concern as long as they live their lives in a godly way.
Feel free to personally insult me as much as you like in subsequent posts, I see you guys really enjoy it and I don't want to begrudge you your fun - but please sneak an argument into the responses as well.
Just a request.
Are you saying that living a godly life is the path to salvation? I though good works was an effect, not a cause.
Regarding the speculation about the time of the Second Coming -- you are absolutely right. It is silliness and very superficial. It is contrary to Scripture and does great damage to serious dispensational thinkers..
But let's change the tone of the discussion. I think you'll agree that RC Sproul ( an articulate sokesman of the covenant school) would handle these discussions with tact and grace and NEVER ever slander Schofield like you did so let's not say such things.
Let's see how long it takes for the Religion Moderator to reprimand woollyone and Zechariah11 for "making it personal". My guess is never.
You forgot the part about having a chip on your shoulder. Come on...get over yourself.
If you broadcast legalistic, Pharisaic mantras, don't be suprised if someone calls you a legalist or a Pharisee.
Kinda simple...no?