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I would also add this to the OP: if one is in hell and continuously sinning there--hating God for His justice and judgment--is not the sin lasting forever? Therefore, how can the punishment NOT last forever? Some might argue that those in hell will be sorry for the sin that sent them there...

I wish I could give you a bunch of quotes, but I remember reading many different Dispensationalist books in my day. One, for example, by Fienberg, was quite literal when it came to Ezekiel's temple, clearly stating the necessity of re-establishing the bloody sacrifices in a millennial temple...

Since it is rare to find individuals who hold to 'pure' theological systems, such analyses are of limited usefulness. A lot of Christians are not theologically minded, and therefore they often are unreflective on the implications of their assumptions. Yes, often those who oppose a...

The fact that we might live in a "more ecumenical age" should have precisely zero bearing on whether or not the Pope is the antichrist or not. The fact that such a statement might be considered offensive is by not a logical standard to judge its validity. Now, I may think such a claim is...

While I do not hold to the Westminster Confession per se, I do not hold this reasoning is valid. Just because something is old doesn't make it untrue...and just because we don't believe in those things in 2013 doesn't make those "many reasons" valid. Talk about specific reasons why NOT to...

Actually, Walvoord and others taught that David would reign as Prince under Christ during the millennium...see Scofield Ministries: WILL DAVID BE CO-REIGNING WITH CHRIST IN THE KINGDOM? for a quick look at what many Dispensationalists believe.

Thanks for the clarification, OB! :)

Forgive me, but wasn't the covenant of works more properly the time before the fall? Jews trying to obey the law and earn their salvation were not under the "covenant of works" but under a misunderstanding of the covenant of grace under the Mosaic law, correct? I may be mistaken, so please...

While I myself use the critical text primarily (and translations derived from it), I do not think going with the majority text (or slightly different received text) is a fundamental error. The textual families are more similar than different, and no major doctrine is altered by one text or the...

For myself, having a Microsoft Surface Pro (256 GB version, somewhat hard to find) with Logos 5 loaded on it is probably the best solution. Multiple Bibles, commentaries, study Bibles, can take notes, highlight, etc--no substitute at all IMO. It's what I take to Church and do my daily reading...

I guess what I've considered one of the key differences is that in Dispensationalism, there are two eternal people of God: (1) Israel and (2) the Church. Covenant (and New Covenant) theology holds that there is but One people of God. I also see a different hermeneutical approach between the...

Reformation Study Bible is good, but also is the MacArthur Study Bible. I have both (electronically on Logos).

The wife and I have been watching "Warehouse 13" on Netflix. Mostly just mind candy, but it's fun how they throw together history, pseudo-history and magical thinking together. Oh, and when I work late I often tune in something from James White (to listen, not to watch). I love to hear such...

My rather limited perspective is that there seems to be a winnowing processes in the Church: Bible-believing Christians often start off in Arminian Churches, and one of the following happens: (a) they grow cold and drop out altogether; (b) the become more Charismatic/Pentecostal; or (c) they...

In my opinion, the LDS Church is an excellent example where the re-definition of terms allows people to say the exact same thing and mean two wildly different things. Mormons will speak of Jesus, the Gospel, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, etc.--and they mean something completely different...

JM, just think: if the American Revolution failed, your neighbors to the south would all be speaking English. ;)

Ok, arguments for or against Universalism aside, I would say they are incomparable, in that there is an assumption in Reformed theology that there are those who will receive God's judgment, and there are those who will receive His mercy, and those are not theoretical or hypothetical constructs...

Please note, Esdra, that Armenians are not the same as Arminians (note the "E" and "I"). Armenians are from the nation of Armenia (like the ethnic heritage of the Kardashians). There is also an Armenian Church, and I believe they are not considered heretical by most, just schismatic by...

Iosias, would you then view all the discussion in the Bible about those destined for Hell to be merely hypothetical? That particular redemption is really universal redemption, that God only saves the elect, but all are elect? Let me ask you this: do you believe that God would be worthy of...

I was raised in an Arminian Church (Independent Christian Church/"Restoration" movement) and was pretty anti-Calvinist for most of my Christian walk. During periods if intense doubt, I explored Zoroastrian belief (cosmic dualism, just about the polar opposite of the absolute Sovereignty of God)...