[CS-FSLUG] TD: CS-BibleStudy: Hosea Chapter 1

[Ed Hurst]

Brian Derr wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 18, 2004 at 02:40:31PM -0500, Ed Hurst wrote:
> 
>>Naturally, I haven't spent a lot of time on some of this, because the 
>>question doesn't arise if you reject Dispensationalism to begin with. 
>>I'm not the best authority on the apologetics of defeating that view.
> 
> I know I am coming into this discussions weeks late (I'm weeks behind in
> my reading of the list), but I have a quick question for you Ed.  If I
> am understanding your above quoted sentence you are saying that you do
> _not_ believe in Dispensationalism?  If that is the case what is your
> reaction to it?

I do not accept Dispensationalism.

The typical term which applies to me is "Reformist" -- one who holds to 
a different eschatology more closely associated with the Reformation. I 
suppose a primary difference is that I regard Revelation not as 
primarily a prophecy of The End Times, but more a revelation of how God 
acts when certain situations arise. There are many anti-Christs, there 
are many Beasts, etc. Each is a type, manifested repeatedly throughout 
history. There is no literal Millenium, etc.

I can't quote statistics, but I am guessing that there are at least as 
many evangelicals rejecting Dispensationalism as promoting it. I can 
provide support for my position when asked, but I won't bother to 
promote it. As you see, I merely mentioned it in passing.

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Ed Hurst
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