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Christ follower. Gospel in all of life. Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up.

Reformed soteriology, biblical covenantalism, new creation pre-millennial.

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Until the Church understands what the prophets, the apostles, and Jesus Himself taught concerning Jerusalem and the Jews; until we grasp just why they wept over Israel; indeed, until we shed tears that are kindred to theirs, our eschatology will be muddled, myopic, and misguided.

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@reformconfess @JollyWarrior556 @douglaswils @PerfInjust There's arguably a typological connection between the Babylonian exile and AD 70 -- which would imply their typological return to the Lord and the land is still in the future.

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@reformconfess @JollyWarrior556 @douglaswils @PerfInjust Taking scripture for its plain meaning is not propaganda

Where do you find a connection in scripture between Israel's prophesied eschatological corporate repentance and the events of AD 70?

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@reformconfess @JollyWarrior556 @douglaswils @PerfInjust What's sad is that so many people conflate "Israel has a future in the eschaton" with belief in a series of "dispensations".

I believe the former but not the latter

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@JollyWarrior556 @reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust Then what do you do with Romans 11:26, Deuteronomy 4:30-31, and similar passages?

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@JollyWarrior556 @reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust Individually - yes.
Corporately - no, they are still God's chosen people. Even if no living Jews today ever trust Christ and all go to hell, that doesn't change their corporate status or that fact that one day, all remaining living Jews will believe.

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@longhorn4lif @reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust Romans 11:11-31

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@reformconfess The new creation is Canaan 2.0. Christ reigning on earth from the descended Nee Jerusalem. Revelation 21 is a recapitulatory vision covering the same 1000 year period of Revelation 20.

Israel's place is not a gospel issue, yet you're calling my position heresy.

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@longhorn4lif @reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust No. But in terms of people groups, Paul seems to indicate that gentiles owe a particular respect for Israel

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@AllScript_Alone DM me if you want and I'd be glad to help. I'm the "tech guy" for all my extended family

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@reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust You sound incredibly judgmental and dogmatic about Israel, but Paul our apostle is clear in Romans 11 that we must not become arrogant over them, because we stand by faith alone, which leaves no one room for any boasting.

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@reformconfess @douglaswils @PerfInjust I'm in my early 40s, grew up as an SDA, was saved as a teenager after learning about the New Covenant...

Frankly, I'm really glad I was taught to read and trust the scriptures without ever coming into contact with Reformed teaching beyond TULIP and the doctrines of grace.

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@AllScript_Alone Another reason they'd use to label him a nazi 🤦‍♂️

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@ZacharyGarris Sounds like an argument in favor of the practical benefit of setting aside regular time for family worship.

But that doesn't imply Sabbatarianism (one day in seven) or the fourth commandment is a requirement for New Covenant believers. Romans 14 states otherwise.

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@BibChr Life Together is Bonhoeffer's work that helped me the most -- especially that Christ is the mediator of all Christian relationships.

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@MikeRiccardi_ Excellent advice.

I think if you look for the true load-bearing structures in scripture and hold those as invariant, the result can be a biblical theology without speculation.

-> The real covenants, the kingdom of God, the person and work of Christ (past/present/future), etc

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@AllScript_Alone it appears this is an intentional distraction and a nothingburger

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@RockWallBibles Not elder-led, women as pastors or elders, minimal or nonexistent statement of faith, sermons are <80% verse-by-verse study through God's word, heavy pedantry on non-gospel issues (potential sign of heavy-handed leadership)

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@ferrismattic Bathymetry is measurement of ocean depth and the topology of the ocean floor.

Bathymetric data gives us maps of the ocean - its depth, temperature data, etc.