Lahaye / Jenkins?

[beagleracing]

hey all, i've been reading through some of these threads that some people don't think that Lahaye and Jenkins (LB) are being true Christians?

can those that think this way expand a bit more? i don't know the history of these two other than them being the authors of the LB series.

Thanks!


dp

 

[Muzza]

I havent heard any of those rumors. Doesnt really bother me. Its none of my business on where they stand with God. I like the books, and got a lot out of them.

 

[HappyPrincess]

IMHO, the Left Behind books are popular.

They also are FIRMLY behind the pre-Tribulation rapture, which some people are firmly against.

Therefore, you will have your people that disagree with someone's stance and decide they can't be Christians and think that way.

And you will have your people that think too much emphasis is put on prophecy and end times and thus think they aren't Christians because they (The people who are thinking this) think that the Left Behind books are the reason for all the focus on end times stuff.

Oh and you have the people who don't believe Jesus is ever coming back and thus, again, think these guys aren't Christians cause of not agreeing with them.

 

[WildHeart75]

I haven't read any of the LB series but I do have a Jerry B.Jenkins/Tim LaHaye book called "Are we living in the end times". Although I do not agree with everything in the book, I do not see how people can say they are not christians. Everything I've read from them thus far has been from a christians point of view. They've really done their research comparing the Torah and The NT concerning end times prophecy, however I am still uncertain about the whole rapture thing.

 

[biblebeliever]

Dr. LaHaye has written over 50 non-fiction books. I believe his wife has written several too. Here is the link to his bio page on his website - Tim LaHaye. It's really interesting.

 

[jenptcfan]

We have to remember that the Left Behind books are works of FICTION. They might portray a different tribulation view than someone might believe, but at best we're all just making educated guesses about when the tribulation will happen anyway.

I happen to like the books. I thought they were enjoyable reads. But I never thought of combing over them as if I were trying to find doctrinal errors---if I wanted to do that, I would read something non-fiction.

 

[Smi1eWarrior]

I don't think non-christians could express God as well as Jerry B Jenkins and Tim Lehaye do.

It comes from an intimate relaitonship with Him.

Mara

 

[pieman3141]

No comment. and it ain't our jobs to judge. Don't do God's job.

Again... legalism...

I'm none of the above in my stances, so I don't really care what they say. I just don't like their style and some of their theories.

 

[PaladinValer]

For those Christians who dislike the Left Behind series, one of the key reasons (the biggest for me especially) they dislike them and call them non-Christian is because they are chiliastic.

To many (if not most) orthodox Christians, chiliasm (sometimes called "millenniarianism") was a heresy that was condemned in the Second Ecumenical Council because of its heavy traits in other heresies of the time (Apollinarians especially from what I've heard). It rejects, to me and to those who agree with me, that there is only one Resurrection (which is firmly stated in the Creeds; not many, but ONE), only one Judgment (again, see the Creeds), and, perhaps most importantly of all, only one Second Coming.

Are these books good fiction? I have no doubt that they are to millions of devout readers. However, I find their theology disturbing (and very anti-Catholic [and by association, anti-E/O Orthodox, anti-Lutheran, and anti-Anglican]).

 

[AndOne]

Try this out:

Go to Yahoo or Google and type in: Tim LaHaye and Rev. Mooney - to do a search; you will be quite surprised at what comes up.

 

[Filia Mariae]

I would never speculate on whether or not LaHaye and Jenkins are "true Christians," but I do dislike their books and theological view point. I also dislike the fact that they are rabidly anti-Catholic.

 

[feral]

I've read the Left Behind series, and from my understanding it's a fictionalized account of something some Christians believe will happen. There is no way to determine what someone believes from reading their fiction novels. I do think both explain faith and love of God well, more accurately then someone who was not a believer could.