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So... if we are already Christians and live now to give glory to God, does it matter what our endtime belief is or even if we have one?

With respect to our salvation then no it doesn't matter. But with respect to our discipleship then it does because what we believe determines what we do. So the dispensational premillennialist who believes that this world is corrupt and was never made to last will not get involved in environmental issues or social justice and nor will the pessimistic amillennialist. But if our understanding of our salvation is more than simply individual and that our hope is new creation then our vision of what the church sould be doing and what we as individual Christians should be doing will be better. So postmillennialists and optimistic amillennialists are those who are far more culturally engaged.

If there is one book I could recommed it's Al Mohler's Creation Regained :thumbsup:
 
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Hello all,

I am trying to do some research: What is the most common view of the Christian 'end times' expressed in Anglican churches, what is the official positions of the churches in theory but what is the practical view amongst the people...are they the same and what are these views? Thanks!

Thanks for asking. I have been wondering about this since last Spring when God delivered me of so much religious guilt. One of which was that I didn't have to believe all that end times stuff.

And I agree, it does seem to be an American preoccupation, if not obsession with some groups.
 
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So... if we are already Christians and live now to give glory to God, does it matter what our endtime belief is or even if we have one?

Well, if you don't believe in the Rapture, you're not going to have to purchase Rapture pet care insurance.
 
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No worries. I have atheist friends.

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I live in the good old USA and yes there seems to be a fascination with end times speculation amongst several Christian groups. The belief in the "Rapture" is quite widespread. I am an optimistic amillenialist myself and avoid discussing these issues with people I know of the pretrib persuasion. Why stir up a hornet's nest? when asked what I believe I say "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again" beyond that is speculation
 
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I live in the good old USA and yes there seems to be a fascination with end times speculation amongst several Christian groups. The belief in the "Rapture" is quite widespread. I am an optimistic amillenialist myself and avoid discussing these issues with people I know of the pretrib persuasion. Why stir up a hornet's nest? when asked what I believe I say "Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again" beyond that is speculation

Unfortunately, it is very prevalent on American tv. I get 5 Christian TV channels. All but one is heavy into this obsession.
 
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I have never heard an Anglican church discuss these matters. I think the official view is that the Anglican church holds to amillenialism, as do most of the major denominations, such as Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists.

But a growing number of Anglicans, especially evangelical ones, are taking an interest. Their views range from amillenialism to post millennialism. But a growing number hold to the premillenialist viewpoint.
 
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I have never heard an Anglican church discuss these matters. I think the official view is that the Anglican church holds to amillenialism, as do most of the major denominations, such as Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists.

But a growing number of Anglicans, especially evangelical ones, are taking an interest. Their views range from amillenialism to post millennialism. But a growing number hold to the premillenialist viewpoint.

I haven't either. Then only time, outside of CF, that I have come across end times was when I lived in the USA and some women in my bible study group said that they could not go to the cinema in case this was the moment that Jesus were to return. At that point I decided that it was inappropriate to invite them to a wine tasting.
 
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Hello all,

I am trying to do some research: What is the most common view of the Christian 'end times' expressed in Anglican churches, what is the official positions of the churches in theory but what is the practical view amongst the people...are they the same and what are these views? Thanks!
 
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after becoming a Christian 35 yrs ago I fellowshiped at an open Brethren church. last 15 years at an evang Anglican. the Brethren were strongly premill and rapture before trib. the Anglican rarely discusses end times and are amillen as far as I can gather. simply thatJesus will return sometime no "sign of the times" discussion. I think the creation of modern Israel in 1948 gave a lot of impetus for the Brethren and similar view. there has to be a new Temple in Jerusalem sometime (early trib) for Matt 24 Daniel 9:24-27 to be fulfilled. I still am persuaded to the Brethren view. that view should be an extra spur for faithfulness Heb 10:25.
 
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This is an interesting analysis of why so many of the religious right in the US neglect environmental issues.



With respect to our salvation then no it doesn't matter. But with respect to our discipleship then it does because what we believe determines what we do. So the dispensational premillennialist who believes that this world is corrupt and was never made to last will not get involved in environmental issues or social justice and nor will the pessimistic amillennialist. But if our understanding of our salvation is more than simply individual and that our hope is new creation then our vision of what the church sould be doing and what we as individual Christians should be doing will be better. So postmillennialists and optimistic amillennialists are those who are far more culturally engaged.

If there is one book I could recommed it's Al Mohler's Creation Regained :thumbsup:
 
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This is an interesting analysis of why so many of the religious right in the US neglect environmental issues.
"So many of the 'religious right?'"

RefCath was speaking of these people--

"the dispensational premillennialist who believes that this world is corrupt and was never made to last will not get involved."
 
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This is an interesting analysis of why so many of the religious right in the US neglect environmental issues.
I make an effort to recycle. That's pretty much the only thing I can do since I don't have a lot of money, and the world doesn't think of me as being anyone important. I think it's worse when someone talks a lot about the environment, lecturing others about it, but then doesn't actually practice what they preach. A lot of rich people are like that.
 
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"So many of the 'religious right?'"

RefCath was speaking of these people--

"the dispensational premillennialist who believes that this world is corrupt and was never made to last will not get involved."

I've met a lot of those folks over the decades. I have never met one whose US politics were center or left of center. But, you are correct. There was no need to refer to their politics in this thread.
 
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