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Most of us agree that the miracles in the Bible were indeed real, not metaphors. The question is, "Should we expect such miracles to become commonplace in daily Christian living." My personal view is, "No." God did not split the Red Sea every year to prove to the Israelites that He was God...

I have quoted three theology books. How is this "my will" and what I think? Do you have any books or theological journals that say otherwise? Where are you getting this information that makes you so sure all the sources I quoted are wrong? I dont think it is equivocating as I cannot have a...

IMO, Hebrews 2:3 prohibits the book to have been written by someone who walked with Jesus personally or Paul (who spoke with Jesus in visions). “how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard,”...

As far as the Temple is concerned, many of the early church leaders did not believe in the Temple being rebuilt. However, some did. Yet, it is clear, unlike Dispensationalism, these early church leaders saw the rebuilding of the Temple as a wicked act that was used as a means of deception. It...

"Origen, using an allegorical method of interpretation, spiritualized the future kingdom and understood it to be the present Church Age from Adam on. This amillennial eschatology was popularized by Augustine." - Ryrie's Basic Theology, 500. "The history of amillennialism is significant. It can...

That just is not true. Augustine "popularized" a view that had been around for some time. Augustine was the originator of views like original sin. He was not the originator/origin of Amillennialism. Do some research on the issue. Amillennialism dates back 200 years prior to Augustine...at...

LOL, I like that. Not true. His work consists of 5 books. The last 5 chapters of the fifth book all pertain to eschatology. I have his works and I have read those chapters myself. Here are the chapter titles so you can see for yourself... I am failing to see what exactly your point is...

The purpose of this forum is not to discuss you or those you approve or disapprove of. Lets move on. Thank you.

Oh, so before you are saying that Augustine and his allegory created amillennialism, but now, when I start to point to my own early church sources that show you are wrong about this as well as what the early church believed, you no longer think it is right to quote early church people...

blessedhope, If you have something to contribute, please do. I would appreciate it if you didnt question my faith because I happen to not agree with you about the rapture. For 1800 years, no one believed this concept of the rapture you hold to...and I assure you it wasnt because they were...

You are always portraying others as acting in the flesh and you alone listen and act in the Spirit. How is that not exalting yourself? Just because you think it is a big word does not mean that it means something carnal. God gave us intellects and He expects us to use them, mj. We are called...

Marcus, Allow me to just speak a word of historic premillennialism. As I said, it is very similar to amillennialism except that the age of the millennium is seen as literal rather than figurative. However, most other points are similar in about every way. Below I am quoting Irenaeus who also...

My point was simply that if you are going to call something dangerous, then you should be able to give adequate rationale as to why it is dangerous. Your rationale did not seem to match up with a proper understanding of what I actually believe. Futurism has different forms. It is...

So you do not defame political leaders or call them names, but then you follow that up by saying, "our political leaders have all made love to the whore of Babylon." smh I dont think any political leader holds our salvation or hope (or destruction) in his or her hands...no matter their party...

mjrhealth, Once again, you are belittling other believers to honor and exalt yourself. So that you know, "apologetics" has everything to do with God. “The latter do so in love, knowing that I am put here for the defense of the gospel.” (Philippians 1:16, NIV84) “But in your hearts...

For some reason it messed up so I will start a new post. I agree that prophecy is not easy. I just think we need to be cautious when we start allowing the more difficult prophetic passages to cause us to reintepret the straight-forward and simple passages about the Second Coming. Yes, it is...

Well, that is not the definition of "doctrine." Doctrine is simply a system of belief and we all have them. Timothy was told to watch his life and doctrine closely. It sounds like you are discussing "systematic theology" which can cause someone to look at particular Scriptures is a less...

Oz, I agree that God calls us to use logic. I look forward to reading through your article if you decide to post it on forum.

Well, Hammerstone, you totally discredited yourself with this concluding statement. Haha. Oz, I would just clarify by saying they are not "as important" today. They are still important, depending on the audience. Personally, I can totally geek out on a 2 hour debate, but I think you and I...

Marcus, I chose my doctrine. It didnt choose me nor does it determine what I can and cannot do. I chose this doctrine because it is consistent both with what Jesus says about his coming in the NT, the expectation of the Apostles, what Paul says about the second coming and it treats Revelation...