Dear All,
Someone was saying that "Strong Delusion" was only mentioned specifically about the antichrist. Ergo, is suppose, it could not apply to anything else. I got to thinking about that and here is where I think the fallacy of such thinking lays.
If I am describing, for example, happiness in relationship to a certain birthday of a certain boy does that mean that happiness can only refer to that type of situation? Shall we build a doctrine that proper happiness can only be shown in a birthday setting where a little boy is being honored? Or is it better to view the concept of happiness as a vast and varied emotion that applies to many different types of situations and people? Perhaps the description of happiness as it relates to the birthday boy is only one instance of a much broader range of instances where happiness applies.
People often assume, that when the Bible describes a certain principle that it is describing the only instance where that teaching it can be properly applied. However, what is more likely the case is that the word is describing a limited instance where that particular principle applies among a vast range of instance where it would apply also.
People seem to tend to want to screw things down so tightly that they sometimes end up being absurd. This is what happens with the different rapture camps. Their view must be right and others must be wrong if they are right. The truth is they lack perspective and cannot see how their opposing views are really part of a vast phenomena of catching away.
Dogma blinds but the Spirit gives insight. Let us allow God to expand our view of the scriptures and gain more of His perspective.
Blessings,
Justin
Someone was saying that "Strong Delusion" was only mentioned specifically about the antichrist. Ergo, is suppose, it could not apply to anything else. I got to thinking about that and here is where I think the fallacy of such thinking lays.
If I am describing, for example, happiness in relationship to a certain birthday of a certain boy does that mean that happiness can only refer to that type of situation? Shall we build a doctrine that proper happiness can only be shown in a birthday setting where a little boy is being honored? Or is it better to view the concept of happiness as a vast and varied emotion that applies to many different types of situations and people? Perhaps the description of happiness as it relates to the birthday boy is only one instance of a much broader range of instances where happiness applies.
People often assume, that when the Bible describes a certain principle that it is describing the only instance where that teaching it can be properly applied. However, what is more likely the case is that the word is describing a limited instance where that particular principle applies among a vast range of instance where it would apply also.
People seem to tend to want to screw things down so tightly that they sometimes end up being absurd. This is what happens with the different rapture camps. Their view must be right and others must be wrong if they are right. The truth is they lack perspective and cannot see how their opposing views are really part of a vast phenomena of catching away.
Dogma blinds but the Spirit gives insight. Let us allow God to expand our view of the scriptures and gain more of His perspective.
Blessings,
Justin
