The world is rapidly being taken over by a counterfeit spirit through the Charismatic movement. Megachurches, huge worship concerts, “revivals” and the Christianization of politics, entertainment and media are running in tandem with a “Great Awakening” to the evils of the Left — such that the world is being prepped for the greatest deception in history. Will you be wise to what is soon to come?
One question about your comment about John MacArthur, do you really believe he is "solid in his scripture"?
If futurism (two people of the Bible theology) is more than just a difference of opinions, but the teaching of a different gospel than the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then John MacArthur is one of the biggest names pushing what isn't Biblical. He's pushing what the Catholic Church created.
Yeah, in context I mean that John has some good things when it comes to grace but absolutely -- I have discussed this with others as well. He has good Reformed theology but I believe he's a dispensationalist, which is how Babylon gets you. These are various threads from the Jesuits to destroy Protestantism. If they can't get you with their works gospel they will get you with eschatology or cosmology or the afterlife or other things. This is why I am planning comprehensive series on each of these main topics. So far finished the End Times and about done with the Trinity. Next will be a short one on the Sabbath and then the Afterlife.
Yes, he talks about grace and faith I agree, but teaching faith in Christ and Christ and God as one, with ONE redeemed/saved people, is where it gets murky. And, where it delves into a different gospel. If we are told again and again in scripture that there is one father of all, one God, one Lord, one Spirit, one baptism, one body, one Savior ... and Jesus himself clarifying this at John 10:30. A gospel then which divides and teaches an alternate path is hard to take seriously, but much worse it is a departure from solid scriptural teachings/doctrines. We see all types coming into Christ during the Bible days. They were waiting for nothing. Many Jews were coming and leaving Judaism behind. And nothing in scripture shows any faith running alongside the only saving faith found in Christ. But because today's theologians have the completed Bible they now take aspects of the book of Revelation and use it to give hope where it never was before. The two people teaching has done nothing but distract people from Christ by giving hope in something other than seeking Christ - today! And that is made possible by dividing people. Whereas the Bible has a clear message - from the beginning - of uniting people. And that uniting plan in scripture does not showcase a bunch of convoluted events. The gospel of Christ is one where we see Christ as the center of the believers salvation - they believed, they had faith! We see Jesus and his work as the reason why believers would come and were coming ... No waiting for further evidence to trust God today ... no further validation needed to cause anyone or any group to come. It is finished! We must uphold the doctrine of Christ, which is the doctrine of God. And we should not encourage anyone to remain comfortable outside of Christ. But the two people theology twists scripture and works to encourage Israel/Jews to delay/avoid leaving behind their religious system which Jesus destroyed.
I have spoken against dispensationalism many times. Ironically they call us "replacement theology" but in fact dispensationalism is the true replacement theology -- case in point that it replaces the bride of Christ with the Jews and divides where scripture unites. It is sad to see people who are solid on some things get totally snared by others. In fact what's a real irony is that MacArthur is so passionately Reformed in his theology with election, which is true, and yet doesn't see the glaring inconsistency with his eschatology. If anything having a correct, monergistic soteriology would make you reject dispensationalism, because God does not choose to save people based on flesh and blood but rather His sovereign purpose. How one can maintain monergism yet cling to a flesh-based form of election that runs simultaneously alongside the plan of grace just baffles the mind.
Thanks for your insight. I appreciate your humility and bible centered explanations. One last point. What if a dispensationalist came with their 2 people theology/message during Jesus's preaching? What if you inserted their teaching during this period? Put it in the middle of the book of John, in Acts or during the book of Galatians, does it fit? Or would that message be utterly rejected? It does not sound like something I would expect to hear from Jesus, or Paul. So why is it acceptable now just because today we have the book of Revelation? The basis for coming to faith in Christ and who comes is demonstrated in the previous books? Why are the other teachings from non-symbolic books subordinated behind/under ideas about Revelation? This is not a question for you but definitely something I believe would be helpful for people to consider when they hear various theories.
You will find as you study these various wrong views that there is a common thread, and that is interpreting things backwards.
Dispensationalists interpret the New Testament using the Old Testament. You'll notice all the "sacred name" people, Messianics, Hebrew Roots, Black Israelites, Zionists, etc. ALWAYS go to the Old Testament instead of the New, because you won't find those identity politics in the New.
Arminians/Synergists will always interpret the verses on predestination through the verses of choice and responsibility, rather than the other way around. In other words, the bible shows you two perspectives - God's view (predestination, election, etc.) and our view (reality as choices and moments). You must interpret through the bigger picture, not through the smaller one, yet this is what people do and it leads to great errors.
Anti-Trinitarians interpret the eternal nature of God through the temporary, physical ministry of Jesus on Earth. Subordinationism is a heresy in many flavors that I have covered in my Trinity series, with a lot of interesting episodes recently, but nonetheless it follows the same error. The lens is backwards. Instead of seeing the incarnation through the eternal lens of God, they look at God through the subordination displayed in the incarnation and create heresy.
So in the end it is all the same kind of error. The lens is backwards. Problem is most people aren't even aware of the lens, that's first, and where it should be pointed, which is second.
Thanks, Tudor!
One question about your comment about John MacArthur, do you really believe he is "solid in his scripture"?
If futurism (two people of the Bible theology) is more than just a difference of opinions, but the teaching of a different gospel than the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then John MacArthur is one of the biggest names pushing what isn't Biblical. He's pushing what the Catholic Church created.
Yeah, in context I mean that John has some good things when it comes to grace but absolutely -- I have discussed this with others as well. He has good Reformed theology but I believe he's a dispensationalist, which is how Babylon gets you. These are various threads from the Jesuits to destroy Protestantism. If they can't get you with their works gospel they will get you with eschatology or cosmology or the afterlife or other things. This is why I am planning comprehensive series on each of these main topics. So far finished the End Times and about done with the Trinity. Next will be a short one on the Sabbath and then the Afterlife.
Yes, he talks about grace and faith I agree, but teaching faith in Christ and Christ and God as one, with ONE redeemed/saved people, is where it gets murky. And, where it delves into a different gospel. If we are told again and again in scripture that there is one father of all, one God, one Lord, one Spirit, one baptism, one body, one Savior ... and Jesus himself clarifying this at John 10:30. A gospel then which divides and teaches an alternate path is hard to take seriously, but much worse it is a departure from solid scriptural teachings/doctrines. We see all types coming into Christ during the Bible days. They were waiting for nothing. Many Jews were coming and leaving Judaism behind. And nothing in scripture shows any faith running alongside the only saving faith found in Christ. But because today's theologians have the completed Bible they now take aspects of the book of Revelation and use it to give hope where it never was before. The two people teaching has done nothing but distract people from Christ by giving hope in something other than seeking Christ - today! And that is made possible by dividing people. Whereas the Bible has a clear message - from the beginning - of uniting people. And that uniting plan in scripture does not showcase a bunch of convoluted events. The gospel of Christ is one where we see Christ as the center of the believers salvation - they believed, they had faith! We see Jesus and his work as the reason why believers would come and were coming ... No waiting for further evidence to trust God today ... no further validation needed to cause anyone or any group to come. It is finished! We must uphold the doctrine of Christ, which is the doctrine of God. And we should not encourage anyone to remain comfortable outside of Christ. But the two people theology twists scripture and works to encourage Israel/Jews to delay/avoid leaving behind their religious system which Jesus destroyed.
I have spoken against dispensationalism many times. Ironically they call us "replacement theology" but in fact dispensationalism is the true replacement theology -- case in point that it replaces the bride of Christ with the Jews and divides where scripture unites. It is sad to see people who are solid on some things get totally snared by others. In fact what's a real irony is that MacArthur is so passionately Reformed in his theology with election, which is true, and yet doesn't see the glaring inconsistency with his eschatology. If anything having a correct, monergistic soteriology would make you reject dispensationalism, because God does not choose to save people based on flesh and blood but rather His sovereign purpose. How one can maintain monergism yet cling to a flesh-based form of election that runs simultaneously alongside the plan of grace just baffles the mind.
Thanks for your insight. I appreciate your humility and bible centered explanations. One last point. What if a dispensationalist came with their 2 people theology/message during Jesus's preaching? What if you inserted their teaching during this period? Put it in the middle of the book of John, in Acts or during the book of Galatians, does it fit? Or would that message be utterly rejected? It does not sound like something I would expect to hear from Jesus, or Paul. So why is it acceptable now just because today we have the book of Revelation? The basis for coming to faith in Christ and who comes is demonstrated in the previous books? Why are the other teachings from non-symbolic books subordinated behind/under ideas about Revelation? This is not a question for you but definitely something I believe would be helpful for people to consider when they hear various theories.
May God bless your ministry!
You will find as you study these various wrong views that there is a common thread, and that is interpreting things backwards.
Dispensationalists interpret the New Testament using the Old Testament. You'll notice all the "sacred name" people, Messianics, Hebrew Roots, Black Israelites, Zionists, etc. ALWAYS go to the Old Testament instead of the New, because you won't find those identity politics in the New.
Arminians/Synergists will always interpret the verses on predestination through the verses of choice and responsibility, rather than the other way around. In other words, the bible shows you two perspectives - God's view (predestination, election, etc.) and our view (reality as choices and moments). You must interpret through the bigger picture, not through the smaller one, yet this is what people do and it leads to great errors.
Anti-Trinitarians interpret the eternal nature of God through the temporary, physical ministry of Jesus on Earth. Subordinationism is a heresy in many flavors that I have covered in my Trinity series, with a lot of interesting episodes recently, but nonetheless it follows the same error. The lens is backwards. Instead of seeing the incarnation through the eternal lens of God, they look at God through the subordination displayed in the incarnation and create heresy.
So in the end it is all the same kind of error. The lens is backwards. Problem is most people aren't even aware of the lens, that's first, and where it should be pointed, which is second.