Is Christian eschatology the exact same as Judaism? Was anything new or distinct in what the apostles said, or was it already there? If it was already there, why is there an NT? Why can't Paul "meet" them in Acts 26's hearing?
Is Christian eschatology the exact same as Judaism? Was anything new or distinct in what the apostles said, or was it already there? If it was already there, why is there an NT? Why can't Paul "meet" them in Acts 26's hearing?
Is Christian eschatology the exact same as Judaism? Was anything new or distinct in what the apostles said, or was it already there? If it was already there, why is there an NT? Why can't Paul "meet" them in Acts 26's hearing?
Doug, can you elaborate?
Can you see how the desire to have Israel reign for 1000 years is merely keeping Judaism intact instead of tranfering its promises to be about Christ like the NT does?
The answer is in Scripture. It is neither in books supposedly Bible based, nor in reasoning supposedly Bible based.
Those two will only keep one from seeing the answer Scripture, and making it, by said erroneous tradtion of none effect, as now, "well, it actullly means this, instead."
Question is how do we know that what we understand any passage or passages to mean is what they mean. Hermeneutics is a science. And, as with any science, a means to being able to examine one's own findings against some sort of objective standard is required.
A standard which neither books about what to think, nor reasoning through the passages on one's in contrast to both how to get at the intended sense of the passages, as well as examine one's comclusions objectively, does not allow.
Scripture either stands on its own, or it does not.
Final Authority is so often more outward appearance than actually of the heart, in the spirit. In other words, it is too often claimed as the Final Authority, while the spirit, or attitude with which it is approached is the idea that, either some Scholar somwhere has been gifted beyond the Word's clear assertion it alone is Final Authority that it must be approached its way, that that is possible, that it contains all it needs about itself, that it is able to work effectually in you that believe it, and that all that boils down to is salvation on the one hand, and unto what purpose, and thus its ability also, to perfect one unto all good works.
All the rest, the endless books out there, might shed some light on a custom here and there, some history here and there but is no more necessary than needing to know under what decree or what have you Joseph and Mary came to pay what taxes to Ceasar.
None of that matters to Scripture - only what it alone declares matters to God - the above two issues.
A Jew was expected to keep the Law, not read into it the foolishness into it their scribes ended up doing.
Likewise with Christianity - time in The Book ever being willing to be corrected by it is all it requires of one 2 Tim. 3:16, 17.
What a mess "learned men" have made of the simplicity that is in Christ. Seems we never learn...