Willie T

I don't really understand about what "connection" you have to the internet. But, can you open any of these? https://biologos.org/resources/videos/ http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/basic_apologetics_course Reading all of THESE will enlighten anyone: http://apostles-creed.org/documents-creeds-catechisms-confessions/

I fully agree that "The Inductive Method of Bible Study" is, by far, the best. In fact, it is the only way to really study anything.

"Getting a Theology Degree" has little to do with understanding the Bible. It is centered upon fulfilling the requirements of the individual "accredited" college you might choose. You have to satisfy what THEY say is necessary to be granted a degree from their institution.

You do have to wonder why Satan would be on a roll against people who already deny Jesus? Especially since we have invented a one-world leader whose very name we have decided is "ANTIchrist?" Wonder why it was not "AntiGod?" In case you can't tell, I believe the Bible when it said antichrist were already among us thousands of years ago, and I think the nasty tribulation occurred in 70 AD when Christ used the Roman Army to destroy the Jewish system of false sacrifice worship. Sorry, it is just this little habit I picked-up of reading the Bible realistically instead of Religiously.

Believe it, or not, I doubt very seriously if many of the Gentiles ever even happened across too many Jews, let alone Jews who were starving or naked. The Jews they might have seen would have been well-fed, well-dressed merchants who could afford to travel to their far lands.

Since David said this in the Psalms, "I am an old man, Yet I have never seen the godly abandoned or their children begging for bread." (English Standard Version), I tend to think Matt. 25 was talking about ALL men.

Interestingly, I was just reading about this: A distinctive feature of dispensationalism is that the millennial kingdom is fundamentally Jewish in character, even to the point of the rebuilding of the temple, setting up David's tabernacle, re-instituting the Jewish sacrificial system, and exalting the Jews over elect Gentiles. "This is the point: once Israel is restored to the place of blessing and the tabernacle of David is rebuilt, then will follow the third phase in the plan of God. That period will be the time of the millennium, when the nations will indeed by converted and ruled over by Christ."35 We should not regard this as a deviant opinion of a pair of unrepresentative dispensational authors. On the contrary, it is a representative statement of the dispensational system. Dispensationalism surprisingly teaches such things as those found in the following citations: "God has two distinct purposes — one for Israel and one for the Church."36 "Israel, regathered and turned to the Lord in salvation, will be exalted, blessed, and favored through this period."37 "The Gentiles will be Israel's servants during that age. The nations which usurped authority over Israel in past ages find that downtrodden people exalted and themselves in subjection in their kingdom.” And these are not unsaved Gentiles: "The Gentiles that are in the millennium will have experienced conversion prior to admission."38 "The redeemed living nation of Israel, regenerated and re-gathered to the land will be head over all the nations of the earth. So he exalts them above the Gentile nations. On the lowest level there are the saved, living, Gentile nations.” 39 "God will keep his original promises to the fathers and will one day convert and place Israel as the head of the nations."40 "Israel will be a glorious nation, protected from her enemies, exalted above the Gentiles…” "In contrast to the present church age in which Jew and Gentile are on an equal plane of privilege, the millennium is clearly a period of time in which Israel is in prominence and blessing. Israel as a nation will be exalted."41 35. H. Wayne House and Thomas D. Ice, Dominion Theology: Blessing or Curse? (Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1988), p. 169. 36. Charles C. Ryrie, Dispensationalism Today (Chicago: Moody Press, 1965), p. 95. 37. Charles C. Ryrie, The Basis of the Premillennial Faith (Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Bros., 1953), p. 149. 38. J. Dwight Pentecost, Things to Come: A Case Study in Biblical Eschatology (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1958), p. 508. 39. Herman Hoyt, “Dispensational Premillennialism,"The Meaning of the Millenniurn: Four Views, Robert G. Clouse, ed. (Downer's Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1977), p. 81. 40. House and Ice, Dominion Theology, p. 175. 41. John F. Walvoord, The Millennial Kingdom (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1959), pp. 136, 302-303.

I was beginning to feel awfully lonely in having returned to this forum. It warms my heart to finally see that there are others here who also believe God intended the Gospel to be victorious in this world.

Oh, please, please take the time to go understand what that word, "watch" meant in the original language.

Just as an interesting side note, Mt. Rushmore was originally known to the Lakota Sioux as "The Six Grandfathers" (Tunkasila Sakpe) or "Cougar Mountain" (Igmu Tanka Paha).

I joined quite some time ago. I couldn't figure it out, so I went elsewhere. I am back to try again, but I am having no more success this time. Anyone got an ABC tutorial of this place? (The videos were of no use.) (EDIT) I see someone replyed to me, but this is the only way I am given to answer. I tried to "message; that person, but since I had earlier messaged someone, the forum would not allow me to send a second message until tomorrow.