“... Dominionist beliefs ...”
You mean the clear teachings of Scripture, where God told people in Gen. 1:28 to exert *dominion* over it, to subdue it? There’s nothing “out of touch with Scripture” about Gen 1:28:
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.†(Amplified Version)’
Do you find the words “subjugate” and “rule over” and “dominate” offensive? If so, maybe you don’t really know what they mean. After all, they’re right there in the Bible.
So, since you’re a personal friend of Cruz you find yourself in a position to damn him as a heretic? You’re friends enough with Trump to affirm his seemingly absurd statement that he reads his Bible more than anyone else in the world?
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Take The World By Force?
False Teaching:
Dominionists teach the Kingdom of God as a literal and physical Kingdom to be advanced on earth in the present age. Some liken the New Testament Kingdom to the Old Testament Israel in ways that justify taking up the sword to war against enemies of their kingdom. They teach that men can and must be coerced or compelled to enter the kingdom.
Truth:
“Then Jesus said to him, ‘Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword.’”
Matthew 26:52
Jesus’s message was: “You must be born again.†John 3:7
The rebirth cannot come about by force.
After the resurrection of Christ, the Apostles did NOT try to establish the Kingdom through force, in fact most of them were martyred.
And finally, this bears repeating:
“My kingdom is not of this world.â€
John 18:36
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Jesus “CAN’T” Come Until...???
False Teaching:
Dominionism claims that Jesus CANNOT return until all His enemies have been put under the feet of the Church.
The Truth:
â€Then comes the end, when HE delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when HE puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For HE must reign till HE has put all enemies under HIS feet.â€
1 Corinthians 15:24-25
And not at an appointed time ...???
False Teaching:
His coming is not at an appointed time ordained by God, but he must wait for the subduing of the world by the Church.
Truth:
He IS coming at an appointed time:
“Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, ‘Lord, will YOU at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?’ And He said to them, ‘It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.’” (Not ours!)
Acts 1:6-7
There is a set time for Christ to come and restore all. That time hasn’t come yet:
“...that He may send Jesus Christ, who was preached to you before, whom heaven must receive until the times of restoration of all things...”
Acts 3:20-21