Pivoting from reforming and restoring this world and the people and nations in it to directly pursuing one's own salvation and focusing on one's future other worldly reward above all else, this promotes a religiously grounded selfishness that cares more about one's own benefits than serving and sacrificing for others around you, including having a sense of responsibility
Interprets much of the symbolic language and expression in scripture in a purely literal way, deflecting from the deeper meaning and a more nuanced interpretation that reflects a greater profoundness and internal reflection
Pastors need to get publicly harangued every time they start spouting this seminary crap.
It’s not necessarily that it’s false doctrine, per se, but that it is completely unprovable, and in the likely event that it’s false, there are so many negative consequences to the Christian mindset - more than you’ve listed here even.
A coupla points on the whole rapture thing:
Scofield concerns
Pivoting from reforming and restoring this world and the people and nations in it to directly pursuing one's own salvation and focusing on one's future other worldly reward above all else, this promotes a religiously grounded selfishness that cares more about one's own benefits than serving and sacrificing for others around you, including having a sense of responsibility
Interprets much of the symbolic language and expression in scripture in a purely literal way, deflecting from the deeper meaning and a more nuanced interpretation that reflects a greater profoundness and internal reflection
more.
But yes, how do you.... oh, no. OK.
Especially #2. Have a few billion updoots.
Pastors need to get publicly harangued every time they start spouting this seminary crap.
It’s not necessarily that it’s false doctrine, per se, but that it is completely unprovable, and in the likely event that it’s false, there are so many negative consequences to the Christian mindset - more than you’ve listed here even.