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1 | old testiment of use today | 2 Tim 3:16 | bsc | 132406 | ||
i have several associates make the comments lately that the old testiment does not apply to our lives of today. is this so? | ||||||
2 | old testiment of use today | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 132499 | ||
Hi, BSC... welcome to the forum! The theological term for this belief is antinomianism. It is frequently shared by another doctrine that is common today called dispensationalism. You might try looking these words up on the web. There you can find arguments for and against both doctrines. | ||||||
3 | old testiment of use today | 2 Tim 3:16 | Hank | 132513 | ||
Doc, I languish in the dark tunnel of ignorance. Teach me how and why you juxtapose antinomianism and dispensationaism in a manner that suggests (to my mind) that belief in one doctrine presupposes belief in the other, or that the two doctrines share such a strong bond of commonality that one, being a dispensationalist, cannot escape being also an antinomianist. Thank you in advance for attending to the enrichment of my mind on this matter. --Hank | ||||||
4 | old testiment of use today | 2 Tim 3:16 | DocTrinsograce | 132528 | ||
Hi, brother Hank! Long time no quip! :-) I apologize for connecting antinomianism and dispensationalism so very tightly. Nomianism is a doctrinal position, and antinomianism is simply the doctrinal position that diametrically opposes it. Dispensationalism is a historical and escatalogical interpretation of redemptive history. Thus, they are not interchangeable, although they bear some similarities in origin and thought. Although I have known some antinomians who were not dispensationalists, I have never met a dispensationalist who was not at least implicitly antinominian. Most of the time, the latter do not see themselves as being adherents of antinomian views. The implication of antinomianism arises most frequently when a dispensationalist uses the argument that a specific book of the Bible has no validity outside of the dispensation in which it occurs. I mentioned dispensationalism in the first post because it seemed to me to be the most commonly seen example of antimonian thinking. I was not intending to pass judgment, although I can see how a dispensationalist might take exception to my generalization. I would encourage anyone interested in these subjects to examine covenant theology as well. There is also a third branch of thinking that seeks to reconcile the two called new covenant theology. By the way, some covenant theology advocates can embrace antinomianism by implication as well. The implication of antinomianism arises most frequently when a covenant theologian uses the argument that a specific book of the Bible has no validity outside of the covenant in effect when it was written. Thank you for helping me to clarify. By the way, this post should in no way be construed as an indictment against any of these viewpoints. I am only seeking to offer accurate definitions. |
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