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Dispensationalism’s Most Egregious Error
I wrote a bit about this a while back, but was reminded of the importance of this yesterday. A friend of mine was preaching since our pastor was out of town, and he spoke on Hebrews 10:11-18. He didn't address Dispensationalism, but this immediately came to mind.
Confession
Our Sunday morning worship liturgy lately has included reading extensive portions from the Psalms, especially in relation to confession of sin. One thing that has started to stick out to me is how different the confessions of sin that David makes are from the confessions that I make.
Christians and Politics
Let me start out by saying that this article will make no attempt to provide an overarching "theology of politics," or anything of that nature. The purpose, rather, is to explore some of the confusing aspects of politics as they relate to Christians. Christians who live in a democracy (or something of the sort) are in a unique position in history, as we who have an unprecedented ability to become involved in the political process.
I am/am not/am a Fundamentalist
For those of you who don’t know, I was raised an IFB (Independent Fundamental Baptist). Over time, as is obvious from my articles on baptism, I have become a Presbyterian instead of a Baptist, so I have dropped that part of the label. As a Presbyterian, I am also no longer part of a completely independent church, so there goes that part (although there are Free Presbyterians, there aren’t any around here). The independent/non independent I don’t really see as a huge issue either way (although I’m sure there are many who would differ with me on that issue on both sides.)Now let’s look at the middle part of the label, which is also the most important (to me and to the ones who claim the label).First, let’s list the Fundamentals, as defined by the originators of the movement:
