I am familiar with Doug Wilson and Christ Church. I am especially thankful for his contributions to education. He is who introduced me to classical Christian education and Dorothy Sayers. I have sought out that type of education for my children and am very thankful. Just one example among other works from him and his church.
My pastor and church are quite active in politics and the national evangelical movement as well. He has been invited to multiple Whitehouse meetings under the Trump administration. He is well known but my post is not about him. Nor is it about his, or his church’s works. His works do illuminate the chasm between you and I. You see he teaches pre-trib/pre-mil. I say this because your comments come off as a pride badge for your post-mil church. You allude to pm churches doing work while others are just sitting around and dooming. That’s just not the case.
“There's a difference between praising Jesus that he will rule on earth one day and praising Jesus because he's ruling right now.”
“ Whereas other churches simply see abortion as a sign of the end times and refuse to do anything about it. Eschatology matters.”
These comments reveal the nature of your opinion that only post-mil believers are active soldiers for Christ or the only Christian’s praising Him correctly.
Yes our pre-Trib/pre-mil church is heavily active in the fight against abortion as well. I find it a bit ridiculous to have to compare the two churches and their works. Works cannot save anyone. It is why Jesus fulfilled the law so that no one can boast. He takes all the credit for salvation. Our faith in Him saves us. Period! So why does your eschatological interpretations, which is what you’re arguing for, matter so much to use labels of right and wrong? No one knows for certain. All camps are arguing about their interpretation of scripture. One says this is literal and that is symbology while the other says the opposite or even the same on some points. It is not hard to use grammar, context, vocabulary, and previous use to determine what scriptures mean. Yet, here we are. Some things are not so clear without first hand anccounts or knowledge and aside from the accounts of the apostles and the knowledge directly revealed to Paul it does not exist. So, we are left with interpretations. I think Paul is pretty clear about things. One could argue he has more knowledge than the disciples as mysteries were revealed to him alone. I digress.
Regardless of interpretation we should all be busy about our Father’s work. This is the perspective I was and still am coming from. Works has no place in an eschatological discussion. Perhaps an absolute like “no place” is too extreme. Let’s say very low relevance. 1. Works are irrelevant in that we should all be doing our own specialized work as appointed from the Father no matter what our eschatological interpretations are. It’s not like only one group works and the other is sitting on their hands waiting. Or that one group’s work is more important other’s. At least it shouldn’t be. 2. Works is merely the fruit of faith. If your works are driven by anything other than your love for Christ and your submission to His will you are doing most likely doing them in vain. In the case of doing work that supports “your” interpretation of prophecy as being the why you work it falls flat.
I think we agree on more than you think but I just see some of your comments and arguments as petty in the grand scheme of things.
Sorry for the attacks earlier. I took some of your comments out of context. Numbers 6:24-26
I am familiar with Doug Wilson and Christ Church. I am especially thankful for his contributions to education. He is who introduced me to classical Christian education and Dorothy Sayers. I have sought out that type of education for my children and am very thankful. Just one example among other works from him and his church.
My pastor and church are quite active in politics and the national evangelical movement as well. He has been invited to multiple Whitehouse meetings under the Trump administration. He is well known but my post is not about him. Nor is it about his, or his church’s works. His works do illuminate the chasm between you and I. You see he teaches pre-trib/pre-mil. I say this because your comments come off as a pride badge for your post-mil church. You allude to pm churches doing work while others are just sitting around and dooming. That’s just not the case.
“There's a difference between praising Jesus that he will rule on earth one day and praising Jesus because he's ruling right now.”
“ Whereas other churches simply see abortion as a sign of the end times and refuse to do anything about it. Eschatology matters.”
These comments reveal the nature of your opinion that only post-mil believers are active soldiers for Christ or the only Christian’s praising Him correctly.
Yes our pre-Trib/pre-mil church is heavily active in the fight against abortion as well. I find it a bit ridiculous to have to compare the two churches and their works. Works cannot save anyone. It is why Jesus fulfilled the law so that no one can boast. He takes all the credit for salvation. Our faith in Him saves us. Period! So why does your eschatological interpretations, which is what you’re arguing for, matter so much to use labels of right and wrong? No one knows for certain. All camps are arguing about their interpretation of scripture. One says this is literal and that is symbology while the other says the opposite or even the same on some points. It is not hard to use grammar, context, vocabulary, and previous use to determine what scriptures mean. Yet, here we are. Some things are not so clear without first hand anccounts or knowledge and aside from the accounts of the apostles and the knowledge directly revealed to Paul it does not exist. So, we are left with interpretations. I think Paul is pretty clear about things. One could argue he has more knowledge than the disciples as mysteries were revealed to him alone. I digress.
Regardless of interpretation we should all be busy about our Father’s work. This is the perspective I was and still am coming from. Works has no place in an eschatological discussion. Perhaps an absolute like “no place” is too extreme. Let’s say very low relevance. 1. Works are irrelevant in that we should all be doing our own specialized work as appointed from the Father no matter what our eschatological interpretations are. It’s not like only one group works and the other is sitting on their hands waiting. Or that one group’s work is more important other’s. At least it shouldn’t be. 2. Works is merely the fruit of faith. If your works are driven by anything other than your love for Christ and your submission to His will you are doing most likely doing them in vain. In the case of doing work that supports “your” interpretation of prophecy as being the why you work it falls flat.
I think we agree on more than you think but I just see some of your comments and arguments as petty in the grand scheme of things.
Sorry for the attacks earlier. I took some of your comments out of context. Numbers 6:24-26