Defending the Millennium against Hanegraaf.
Posted on 04/13/2017 2:49:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Defending the Millennium against Hanegraaf.
No, nor stained glass, either. And no candles; oil lamps instead.
Well he isn’t the real problem...it’s those who are always awaiting the next speaker that tickles their ears.
You can find his history on line. And the various situations he caused and was part of.
IMO he’s just another stage presence who writes books and has a following of listeners....and today they’re a dime a dozen. Those who make it to the top of the heat have $$$$ that moved them there.
I remember this!
Thanks for posting!
Hitchcock destroyed him thoroughly in that debate. HH is a good contender for spokesman of the harlot church.
Hannegraf's eschatology is not the problem. His politics is not the problem. His problem is walking away from sola scriptura and sola fide.
The Greek Orthodox tend to be more liberal politically. Look at Tom Hanks, George Stephanopoulos, and Dukakis. Greek “conservatives” are usually the likes of Olympia Snowe.
See up thread a bit.He’s a Replacement Theologian for one.
A 2-State Solution Junkie. Preterist. And Globalist if you really listen to him long enough. He backs unification much like what the Pope is talking about recently.
This actually tells me what I was asking about: http://theaquilareport.com/pastoral-advice-eastern-orthodoxy/.
To briefly comment on Hanegraaff, from what I have read he was raised in the Christian Reformed Church as the son of a minister, but for some reason as an adult he drifted into broad evangelicalism as an amillenial, baptistic Arminian. He never received seminary training, and was ordained by Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel. Until he makes an explicit statement on the matter, it is difficult to speculate on what drew him to Eastern Orthodoxy.
So, raised right (depending on the dating of his time in the CRC -- it wasn't always as you see it now), drifted off into generic American evangelicalism. Drifted right on out of it, for reasons yet to be stated.
His eschatology and his politics are not the problem.
With the recent news that Hank Hanegraaff has been received as a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, it might be helpful to post the report on Eastern Orthodoxy that Classis Southwest of the URCNA adopted as pastoral advice at the recent classis meeting. The reader can download it here. It deals with some of the major issues that have attracted former members of our churches to depart for Eastern Orthodoxy, and provides guidance for ministering to those considering Eastern Orthodoxy.
Ping to a couple GRPL saints. (Not sure how many of us are left.) The URCNA reports looks useful.
From the article above it sounds like the same issue...they don't understand the scriptures or they simply want to reject the scripture teachings. It should be noted that the same thing happened with the Jews in Samaria who simply invented their own Jewish religion rather than going back to the correct teachings.
I must admit the author is somewhat correct in what he says about Protestants. Many seem not to want to have a deep understand of scripture. But note from the article the Orthodox says they "accept it on its own terms". I'm not exactly sure what that happens to mean nor do I believe that he could describe it. But I suspect what they do is simply pick and choose to create their own religion-much like the Samaritans and the woman at the well.
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