An unrequited love for the historic Church
…s of sola Scriptura, believer’s baptism, a memorial understanding of the Lord’s Supper or premillennialism. Nor may every conscience-bound refusal of ecclesiastical claims be diagnosed as prideful individualism. There is a great difference between saying, “I alone cannot be corre…
Read article →The near was real. The far is still coming.
…age of its realisation. The premillennial fit The future Messianic kingdom anticipated by premillennialism therefore offers a natural setting in which the elements coexist: a real King, a real Zion, restored Israel, judged nations, renewed land, righteous government and people dw…
Read article →Hippolytus · Exposition, prophecy, and polemic · early third century
…and interpretation, and let Scripture judge the witness. Daniel Antichrist Second Coming Premillennialism Kingdom of God Heresies Holy living
View recommendation →Irenaeus of Lyons · Early Christian theology and polemic · c. 180–190
…as carefully as those of any other teacher. Scripture Gnosticism Incarnation Resurrection Premillennialism Kingdom of God Apostolic faith
View recommendation →E. W. Bullinger · Sermons · 1892
Ten connected sermons tracing the Bible's testimony to the personal return of Jesus Christ, the prophetic hope woven through Scripture, and the events and purposes gathered around His appearing.
View recommendation →Tertullian · Apologetic, doctrinal, and practical treatises · c. 197–220
A large and varied body of early Latin Christian writing which defends believers before Roman society, answers pagan and doctrinal opponents, develops arguments about God and Christ, and presses Christians towards serious holy living.
View recommendation →Governmental restraint, the final ten kings, and the preparation of the temple
A working theory connecting Rome’s restraining authority with the final concentration of power, while considering when temple preparation might begin.
Read article →History, heresy, and the temptation of private Christianity
…the authority of Scripture, heavenly hope, doctrinal precision, non-sacramental worship, premillennialism, or distrust of corrupt institutions. If all these things are Gnostic, then parts of the New Testament begin to look suspicious. A label that explains everything explains no…
Read article →A response to Hank Hanegraaff on resurrection, Daniel’s final week, and the Tribulation
…ve compression. Passages are collapsed into a single event when distinction would support premillennialism, while their historical setting is expanded or combined when compression is needed to reach AD 70. What is the position being answered? Hanegraaff begins by presenting pretr…
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