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Amillennialism
from Ch. 2 of the booklet Amillennialism , by BuntingTHE BASIS OF AMILLENNIALISMAmillennialists belong to what is known as the Allegorical School of
interpretation. In accordance with the principles of this school, some
of the plainest passages of Scripture, which any unbiased reader would
understand in a literal sense, are so spiritualised that their meaning
is entirely distorted, if not completely lost. It is true, the Bible
contains allegories and symbols and certain passages are intended to be
taken figuratively. No Scripture, however, should be so interpreted
except where the inspiring Spirit has made it perfectly obvious that it
should be treated in that manner. “Therefore,” says Dr. D L Cooper,
“take every word at its primary, ordinary, usual, literal meaning,
unless the facts of the context clearly indicate otherwise.” It is just
here that amillennialism fails. One of “the major errors of
amillennialism is that it fails to keep faith with the basic Protestant
prin…
Critical Analysis of the Gap Theory of Creation
Closing the Gapby
Paul F. Taylor
on
October 1, 2010; last featured June 2, 2013
Two centuries ago in an effort to explain “prehistoric” fossils, Christian leaders introduced the idea that a gap of time is missing between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. This idea, which undermines the Bible’s integrity, is now making a comeback. It’s time to close this debate. Shop Now After a meeting in Coventry, England, during which I had criticized the gap theory, two ladies approached me at my book table. “There must be a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2,” said one. So I went through a number of scriptures to show why the gap theory is untenable. They looked at me for a little while, and then asserted: “But there must be a gap there. Benny Hinn says so!” Once largely dead in my home country, the United Kingdom, the gap theory appears to be undergoing a revival of interest. Yet many of its adherents are unaware that the theory has a name and was spawned by Christians of the nineteenth century who comprom…
Two centuries ago in an effort to explain “prehistoric” fossils, Christian leaders introduced the idea that a gap of time is missing between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2. This idea, which undermines the Bible’s integrity, is now making a comeback. It’s time to close this debate. Shop Now After a meeting in Coventry, England, during which I had criticized the gap theory, two ladies approached me at my book table. “There must be a gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2,” said one. So I went through a number of scriptures to show why the gap theory is untenable. They looked at me for a little while, and then asserted: “But there must be a gap there. Benny Hinn says so!” Once largely dead in my home country, the United Kingdom, the gap theory appears to be undergoing a revival of interest. Yet many of its adherents are unaware that the theory has a name and was spawned by Christians of the nineteenth century who comprom…
All Things Are Lawful. Really? Is That Your Best Argument?
Are All Things Lawful for Believers
1 Corinthians 6:12
by Bob Wilkin
"All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Cor. 6:12) .
Some people charge those of us who hold to Grace with antinomianism. That is, some say we promote sin and tell people that they can do whatever they want and God won't care since they are in Christ. We don't teach that; but the charge is made nonetheless.
On the other hand, others charge us with legalism. They say that since we call believers to obey God's commands we are legalists. These are those who do say that since we are in Christ there are no laws or rules for us anymore.
Recently while tracking down verses that show that NT believers are under law (e.g., Rom. 8:7; James 1:25), I ran across 1 Corinthians 6:12. What on earth did Paul mean when he said that "All things are lawful for me"?
Whatever h…
1 Corinthians 6:12
by Bob Wilkin
"All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any" (1 Cor. 6:12) .
Some people charge those of us who hold to Grace with antinomianism. That is, some say we promote sin and tell people that they can do whatever they want and God won't care since they are in Christ. We don't teach that; but the charge is made nonetheless.
On the other hand, others charge us with legalism. They say that since we call believers to obey God's commands we are legalists. These are those who do say that since we are in Christ there are no laws or rules for us anymore.
Recently while tracking down verses that show that NT believers are under law (e.g., Rom. 8:7; James 1:25), I ran across 1 Corinthians 6:12. What on earth did Paul mean when he said that "All things are lawful for me"?
Whatever h…
At what age is it ok to dishonor your godly parents?
What the world says:
When you're 18 you are an adult and can do as you please. Your parents have no say in your life.
It's your life, and you're free to live it as you wish, without interference.
If you're married your parents have no say whatsoever and should not even give you advice. You are free from them.
You're an adult. Why do you care what your parents think? They will have to get used to the idea that you don't need them.
What Scripture says:
Proverbs 1:8-9
"My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck."
Proverbs 6:20-23
"My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and …
When you're 18 you are an adult and can do as you please. Your parents have no say in your life.
It's your life, and you're free to live it as you wish, without interference.
If you're married your parents have no say whatsoever and should not even give you advice. You are free from them.
You're an adult. Why do you care what your parents think? They will have to get used to the idea that you don't need them.
What Scripture says:
Proverbs 1:8-9
"My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: for they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck."
Proverbs 6:20-23
"My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and …
The Doom of the Way of Cain
THE
WAY OF CAIN
"And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord." – Genesis 4:16
"Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous." – I John 3:12 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."– Jude 11
As "the way of Cain" is spoken of by the apostle Jude, as specially the way of the last days, let us inquire what it was. It was evil, not good. He is an open and defiant sinner; and in him sin takes its full swing. He is the first child of the fall, and the offspring of the fallen; he is no common transgressor; he runs no ordinary career of wickedness; he rushes to the extremity of evil. He is given as a beacon, yet as a true specimen of man, of the human heart even in the most favorable circumstances. He came into the world, not like Adam, full-…
"And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord." – Genesis 4:16
"Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And why slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous." – I John 3:12 "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core."– Jude 11
As "the way of Cain" is spoken of by the apostle Jude, as specially the way of the last days, let us inquire what it was. It was evil, not good. He is an open and defiant sinner; and in him sin takes its full swing. He is the first child of the fall, and the offspring of the fallen; he is no common transgressor; he runs no ordinary career of wickedness; he rushes to the extremity of evil. He is given as a beacon, yet as a true specimen of man, of the human heart even in the most favorable circumstances. He came into the world, not like Adam, full-…
Israel Can Never Be Destroyed
Israel: The Apple of His Eye
by David Dunlap
It was near two o' clock on the afternoon of August 16, 1949, when an airplane
flown by an American pilot appeared over the Mediterranean coast of Israel.
Immediately it was joined by four fighter planes from the Israeli Air Force. Earlier
that day, this plane had left Vienna, Austria. It carried the remains of a Jew who
had died forty-five years before and whose body had slept quietly all these years,
wrapped in the blue and white flag of Zion. The grave in which it had been interred
was an ordinary grave like many others there. Above, below, and on all sides of the
stone and the railing, there was handwriting in Hebrew, Russian, and German.
These writings were not desecrations. Rather, they were expressions of gratitude
felt by the thousands of Jews who had visited the grave since 1904. The writings
contained requests, hopes, prayers, proverbs, and blessings. Coming from al…
