[CS-FSLUG] OT: Lawmaker Hopes to Open Churches to Political Speech

[Don Parris]

On 5/15/05, James Thompson <jwthompson2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What you're showing isn't Fundamentalist mentality but Pre-millenial
> Dispensationalist mentality...or the slightly more deragatory 'Left
> Behind Theology'....my theology is fundamentalist in general terms and
> in-line with much of the Fundamentalist movement until people start
> talking about eschatology or politics because I'm an amillenialist and
> slightly more moderate in my political views, although even moderate
> makes my actual views sound far too simple and liberal considering how
> nuanced they actually are...
> 
> Churches should engage in the political discourse, but only in broad
> terms dealing with issues and policies that have direct implications
> from biblical teaching and a churches particular theology. Churches
> should never cross that line into endorsing individuals or specific
> parties because that introduces unneccessary risks to the church's
> reputation, especially considering the risks to a church's reputation
> that already exist...
> 
> 
> -James
> 
> 
> 
Sounds like we have quite a bit in common.  I can never keep that
thing on pre-millenial vs other millenial viewpoints straight.  My own
view is that I just don't know when the Lord is going to return, and
I'm trying hard to keep my hind-parts out of any flaming lakes until
that day comes. :)  Don't take that too seriously, but it pretty well
sums up my eschatological viewpoint.  Technically, the Lake of Fire
comes after the Judgement, but I would like to at least have my robe
"fresh from the cleaners".

What I do find interesting, though, is that some of the events I see
today appear to be somewhat on-target with those old videos I saw back
in the late '80's.  It doesn't change my eschatology, but it does get
my attention.  I don't like to get hung up on eschatology and
prophecy, but I don't like to ignore these aspects altogether (though
at times that would be preferable).

Don
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