Idiocy, or deceit?
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IMO, it started with the former, then has been co-opted by the latter. Deceit and opportunism. And perpetuated by idiocy and ignorance.
Although nostr:npub16gdd9ywe4wnyvcvcc8e62pkc4yyvjtgxxkm54z0w8c5er56xepfsxauk90 's point is a good reminder. There was an element of trying to regain some ground on the question of Scriptural inerrancy. But in this case, as with Barthianism, the cure has been (arguably) worse than the disease. Modernism (a.k.a., "Liberalism") wreaked havoc on the seminaries a hundred years ago. The people (rightfully) lost trust in them and the pastors/theologians they were churning out, overreacted into anti-formalism and anti-intellectualism, that created a vacuum...sad story. Thankful for the faithful few who held the line without falling off one side of the mountain's ridge or the other.
Be it as it may. It’s the past, today we have to pray for our dispensationalist brothers and sisters. And we have to present them, in patience and brotherly love, the biblical truth concerning Israel. You have written various posts on this topic, and you have given biblical proof that the followers of Christ are Israel. Not the country funded by ardent despisers of Jesus. Thank you for this.
Amen to this. My frustration is aimed mainly at these big Televangelists that have led so many astray (and made a fair penny doing it), and the wild-eyed politicians that have sold out their own constituency in service of a rotten religious doctrine in hopes of "forcing God's hand" into "Armageddon."
It's the wrongness of it. It's not fear, it's not hatred, it's just the utter wrongness of it, and the harm it has brought, and will bring. If that makes sense.
It makes perfect sense. I’m 100% with you in your frustration.
If you love truth, you will always hate lies. And if you love your neighbours, you will always suffer, if people deceive them, and even harm their faith.
The only thing that keeps me going, is to remember, that Jesus warned us of false prophets in the time before he’s coming. And Paul wrote to the Thessalonians, that prior to Christ’s coming there will “come a falling away first”, and man, there is a lot of falling away happening!
There is no hope in politicians, and preachers preaching for financial gain. Maybe there will be Saul to Paul situations. God only knows.
When I am overwhelmed by the evilness and the ruthless lies of this world, I part from the daily routine and seek God in prayer, in his word, in his creation and remember all his blessings in my life. And I get better. And then we go on and present God’s truth to this fallen world again. I believe this is the Christian walk of life. Millions have walked it before us. 🫂
> A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
-- Proverbs 15:23)
> Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
-- Proverbs 16:24
A hearty amen! and thank you, for posting this.
You’re welcome 🫂. Thank you for these beautiful verses. All glory to God. Onwards.