Posted on 04/20/2024 3:47:40 AM PDT by Morgana
The title of the book is “Dispensationalism” by Lewis Sperry Chafer, the founder of Dallas Theological Seminary.
I had to finish that post in a hurry, and the punctuation wasn’t very clear.
Did you get a chance to look at that link I posted?
It’s probably pointless to argue over this. We both just have different interpretations of the bible. It’s not up to me to tell others which is the correct interpretation. People can decide for themselves which is correct.
Please stop saying “ “Mormons are about as Christian as the Dispensationalists.”
That is bearing false witness.
It’s wrong.
It’s not bearing false witness it’s expressing my opinion. An opinion probably held by most who aren’t Dispensationalists themselves.
It’s an “opinion” you’re unwilling to give without a clear accusation.
What exactly makes a Dispensationalist unworthy of membership in a New Testament church?
I am both. (Christian and Missionary Alliance) church member AND dispensation alist.
Bkmk
I was raised Catholic although I now consider myself a generic Christian. But I retained my focus on the New Testament just as Catholics do. Dispensationalists seem wedded to the Old Testament way more than other Christian sects. I view Jesus as essentially a reformer who was telling the Jews at the time that they got things wrong. He may have been of Jewish ethnicity but what he preached went totally against what Judaism believed. The God of the Old Testament was an angry and tribal God whereas Christianity is a universal religion that speaks of God’s love. How can one possibly read the bible and not notice the difference between the God of the Old Testament with the one in the New? So like I’ve said I consider Jesus a reformer who wanted to convert his fellow Jews to the actual truth of what God was really about. Dispensationalists in my view are just one small step from being Noahides which isn’t Christianity in my opinion. Their insistence on embracing the Old Testament as unerring truth would be an error in my view.
I was also raised Catholic, by the way.
Have you looked at Chafer’s book that I linked to? You can get a VERY good summary from the first couple of pages.
Let me know what you think.
By the way there are many different modes of dispensationalism, but Chafer is straightforward.
I’ll try and take a look at it when I get time. My sister is an Evangelical so I already have an idea of what they believe.
The Eternal God is not called by that name in error. If He is eternal and we are his children, what can be then said of us, much less his only begotten Son in the flesh? We are as eternal as The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I don’t think getting all wrapped up in the word created will lead to clear thinking because what we know about creation in the eternal sense is really nothing.
Nice evasive answer by not answering the question.
You appear to be awfully closed minded if you consider what I wrote to be evasive. What do you want, a yes or no answer? No, what you want is the answer you already have in your mind, and though unrelated to truth your mind is made up, and it shows.
It is apparent that no matter what my answer it wouldn’t measure up to your preconceived notions. I’m going with my initial assessment of your comments based on your most recent blizzard of comment, questions and apparent inability to answer my question to you.
If you were able to address just one question, conversation might be a possibility. For example you put words in my mouth by declaring I was quoting John 1:1. If we were conversing I’d want an explanation why you think I’m quoting from John and why that is important. Unless you tell me I have no clue, and if the word evasive enters the picture because you choose not to believe what I write that too requires explanation by you.
Looks like it’s up to you. Either answer why you accuse me of being evasive when I declare I have written an answer from my personal knowledge which requires more from you to discern where I’m coming from if all you can think of is evasive. The last thing on the mind of any member of the Church of Jesus Christ is being evasive. That’s in your mind not mine.
All of the other issues with LDS I showed from LDS sources.
Bottom line: the LDS is a cult. It is not Christian.
The Eternal God is not called by that name in error. If He is eternal and we are his children, what can be then said of us, much less his only begotten Son in the flesh? We are as eternal as The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I don’t think getting all wrapped up in the word created will lead to clear thinking because what we know about creation in the eternal sense is really nothing.
Once again....please explain John 1:1 as it pertains to if Jesus is eternal or not....but I have a pretty good idea why you won't answer.
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