lol! No, there is no a contradiction. The "questions states, "You do not believe...." I was not asked, "Do you believe?" I was told "You do not believe>>>>" with a question mark at the end of each leading question.Isn't there a contradiction between the above statements?
You do NOT believe....(?) when in fact I do believe.
"You do NOT believe in a literal future coming of Christ?"
"You DO believe in a literal future coming of Christ?"
Big difference.
Had I been told I DO believe.... I'd be having a much different conversation with the other poster because the other poster would taking care of his own dross. It would be an even better conversation were there no leading questions and the questions simply asked, "Do you believe.....?" rather than "You do not believe...?"
So you'll understand my taking the time to point out the subterfuge of (negatively) leading questions before I clarified my position.
Not at all. Partial preterists have long held to the position Christ comes in many ways at many times for many purposes. This can be found in amil, postmil, and idealist eschatology a plenty. And as far as the no actual specific or explicit mention of "The Second Coming," that's just a fact of scripture. The closest anyone will come to such a mention is Hebrews 9:28 and that salvation is a salvation "without reference to sin"! Look it up.Isn't there contradiction between the above statements?
The Dispensationalist 1000 year reign is definitely related to sin, according to the Dispensationalists!
So, no, no contradictions on either account. Thanks for asking, though; I'm happy to clarify both concerns.
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