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1 | Preterism refuted by Scripture alone | Matt 16:28 | Coper44 | 183591 | ||
Doc, In reading my response to BradK I'm sure you will understand my situation a little better. However, I would like to address a few of the points you brought up. I agree that God exists outside of time and that He created time as a medium in which we function. At the same time (no pun intended) I'm sure you would agree that He also inspired the writers of the Bible to direct His word to us. He was not speaking either in a vacuum or indiscrimantely. So, when He used words like "soon", "near", "at hand", "shortly" etc. I'm sure you would agree that He did so in order to communicate to us something we could understand and relate to. He told Daniel to seal up his vision because it was something that would not take place for a long period of time. It was for the time of the end. Then He told John not to seal up his vision because the time was at hand. If God chose to communicate a distant time-frame to Daniel, why do we resist an imminent time-frame when it comes to John? Could it be due our own pre-conceived bias? So, though everyone agrees that God is not bound by time, when He communicates to us He uses a format that we are familiar with: time-frame and audience-relevance. That is why it appears to me that it is the preterist who has broadened their thinking! Thanks for your time, Coper |
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2 | Preterism refuted by Scripture alone | Matt 16:28 | DocTrinsograce | 183597 | ||
Dear Coper, Sounds like a adequate conclusion to me. Although I'm not a full Preterist, I'm not much bothered by them. I rather think the Left Behind bunch tend to exploit a preoccupation that reflects something that is spiritually unhealthy. Sometimes it seems to boarder on the fascination that is exploited by the fortune-teller. The Bible is so rich with the business that I must be about right now, why get so wrapped up in the future? God is sovereign, no doubt the future is fully in His capable hands. God graciously grants grace for this day's work of progressive sanctification. He is the author and finisher of my faith. If conforming me to the image of His Son is His primary work of the moment, why should my mind be off focused on other things? Isn't this clear from the amount of space taken in the kyrigma of apocalyptic writing versus didactic writing? Oh well... just my two widow's mites on the topic. In Him, Doc |
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