Volume 31, number 2 spring 2017 “priscilla and aquila instructed apollos more”perfectly in the way of the lord” (acts 18)” papers 4 simon’s mother-in-law as. 1 I celebrate myself, and sing myself, And what I assume you shall assume, For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you. I loafe and invite my soul. Clockwise from top: Central business district, Nairobi National Park, Parliament of Kenya, Nairobi City Hall and the Kenyatta International Conference Centre.

Pope Francis Says Christians Do Not Exist Outside The Roman Catholic Church • Now The End Begins. Francis also said that aliens will be baptized when they arrive“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2: 8,9. Vatican City, Rome – Pope Francis said that people cannot be Christians without the Church, explaining that Christian identity is rooted in it and that believers cannot stand alone.“Our Christian identity is belonging to a people: the Church. Without this, we are not Christians. We entered the Church through baptism: there we are Christians,” Francis said during Mass on Thursday, Vatican Radio reported.

Pope Francis consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at an October 1. Mass in St. Peter’s Square, in the climactic ceremony of a Marian Day celebration.“A Christian without a church is something purely idealistic, it is not real,” the Roman Catholic Church leader argued.

He said that one cannot “understand a Christian alone” any more than “Jesus Christ alone” can be understood.“Jesus Christ did not fall from the sky like a superhero who comes to save us. No. Jesus Christ has a history. And we can say, and it is true, that God has a history because He wanted to walk with us. And you cannot understand Jesus Christ without His history. So a Christian without history, without a Christian nation, a Christian without the Church is incomprehensible. It is a thing of the laboratory, an artificial thing, a thing that cannot give life,” Francis said. The Vatican leader urged believers to “ask for the grace of memory, the memory of the journey that the people of God has made,” as well as for personal memory – “What God did for me, in my life, how has He made me walk.”He added that the “grace of hope” is also necessary for Christian identity, explaining that he does not mean optimism, but “something else.” “Ask for the grace to renew the covenant with the Lord who has called us every day,” Francis said.

During Mass on Monday, Francis also theorized about alien life forms, and suggested that even Martians should be welcomed to be baptized as well.“If – for example – tomorrow an expedition of Martians came, and some of them came to us, here … Martians, right? Green, with that long nose and big ears, just like children paint them … And one says, ‘But I want to be baptized!’ What would happen?” Pope Francis remarked, and told the audience that baptism is open to everyone. He also recalled the words of Peter: “If then God gave them the same gift He gave to us when we came to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to be able to hinder God?” source – Christian Post.

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CAMPBELLDirector of The Always Be Ready Apologetics Ministry© Copyright 2. Featured Teacher on The End Times: Ten Upcoming Events in Bible Prophecy. It seems that Preterism (which I will shortly define for those of you who have not heard of it) is growing in popularity in Christian circles.

In this article, I will lay out six concise reasons I believe Preterism should be rejected as unbiblical. WHAT IS PRETERISM? Preterism is the belief that the prophecies in Matthew 2. Jesus on the Mount of Olives) and the Book of Revelation were largely or completely fulfilled in the past, particularly in the events leading up to and surrounding the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans in A. D. 7. 0. Now, for those of you who may be new to Bible study, Matthew 2.

Book of Revelation have to do largely with the tumultuous events leading up to Christ’s Second Coming to the Earth. Those who adhere to this view of Bible prophecy known as preterism, refer to themselves as “preterists.” Why? The word preterism is based on the Latin word preter, which means: “past”.

And that’s what preterists believe. Preterists believe that many (if not all) of those things that most Christians would consider future events on the prophetic calendar are actually things of the past. According to Preterists…• The Tribulation• The Antichrist• The Abomination of Desolation• Jesus’ Coming (Matthew 2. Revelation 1. 9)…are all things of the past. Many preterists believe that these things were fulfilled in the turmoil and political upheaval that ensued when Jerusalem was sacked by Rome and most of its inhabitants were slaughtered in A. D. 7. 0. Now, preterism is actually very similar to an unbiblical teaching that was making its rounds in the early church.

Paul wrote in 2 Timothy 2: 1. Timothy 2: 1. 7- 1. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, men who have gone astray from the truth saying that the resurrection [a future event] has alreadytaken place, and thus they upset the faith of some.”Back in the first century, Paul tells us, there were two men, Hymenaeus and Philetus, who were confusing people in the church because they were talking about a future event as though it already happened. We might call these two men the first preterists. But they were not the only ones doing this.

Turn back to the left two books to 2 Thessalonians 2. Paul mentions this kind of problem again to the believers in Thessalonica…2 Thessalonians 2: 1- 3“Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, that you may not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord [a reference to the Tribulation, still future] has come. Let no one in any way deceive you.”So, there were those back in the first century who were speaking of future events (the tribulation, the resurrection and so on) as though they had already taken place. And this is precisely what preterists are doing today. And the result today is the same as in the first century: “they upset the faith of some” (2 Timothy 2: 1. Watch Phas Gaye Re Obama Streaming there.

Other hearers are having their faith “shaken” or “disturbed” (2 Thessalonians 2: 2). This is one of the reasons I want to talk to you about preterism.

It is growing in popularity and it is shaking some peoples’ faith in what they’ve been taught. Now, there are two main camps within the preterist community. There are.. 1. Full (extreme, hyper) preterists. Partial (moderate) preterists.

What’s the difference between the two camps? Full (or “Extreme”) preterists believe all Biblical prophecy has been fulfilled, including.. Second Coming of Jesus• the bodily resurrection of believers• and the great white throne judgment. Full preterists (e. Max King, John Bray and the late James Stuart Russell) are even so bold as to say that we are living in the new heavens and the new Earth (talked about in Revelation 2. Of course, they have to abandon the plain understanding of the Scriptures to try and explain what John really meant when he said “there shall no longer be any death…mourning, or crying, or pain” in Rev. So, that’s what full preterists believe: All prophecy has been fulfilled.

They seem to be the minority within the preterist community. The camp that seems to have more influence today (and the camp that seems to be growing in size) is the group that holds to partial (or moderate) preterism.

Adherents to partial preterism, such as: • Hank Hanegraaff • R. C. Sproul• Gary De. Mar • Kenneth Gentry..

Matthew 2. 4 and the Book of Revelation have only largely been fulfilled. Partial preterists (in contrast to full preterists) believe that the coming of Jesus spoken of in Matthew 2. Revelation 1. 9 was fulfilled, but it was fulfilled spiritually (rather than physically). How was Jesus’ coming in Matthew 2.

Revelation 1. 9 fulfilled spiritually? Well…They say it occurred when the Roman army destroyed the temple in A.

D. 7. 0 and killed a multitude of the Jews. The destruction of the temple is understood by partial preterists to be the fulfillment of Jesus’ promise to come again in Matt. Rev. 1. 9. Preterists say that Jesus came in an act of judgment against the Jews for their rejection of Him as Messiah. Unlike full preterists, partial preterists do believe there are some verses like Acts 1: 9- 1.

Jesus to come back again in a physical and visible manner. Could preterists, whether they be full preterists or partial, be right? Could Matthew 2. 4 and the bulk of the Book of Revelation be about past events? No. In this article, I want to share with you…SIX REASONS TO REJECT PRETERISMThese are six reasons you can be confident that preterism is unbiblical. And rather than focus on the problems with full preterism, I want to show you six reasons partial preterism can be rejected. Because if I can show you that partial preterism is unbiblical, then full preterism can safely be laid aside as evenmore unbiblical. So, let’s consider some of the reasons to reject Preterism.

Preterists’ proof texts fail to support their own view. Turn with me to Matthew 2. The verse we will be looking at here in Matthew 2. Watch One More Time Online Earnthenecklace. Here in this chapter, Jesus talks about the signs that will take place in the days leading up to His Second Coming to the Earth. He mentions, if you’ll notice……in v.

Abomination of Desolation” (that time when the Antichrist will set himself up in the temple of God and declare himself to be God, 2 Thess. He mentions the time of the “great tribulation such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever shall.”…in v.

He mentions the sun and moon being darkened and that “the stars will fall from the sky.”…and then in v. He mentions “the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky.” MATTHEW 2. And then notice v. This is the most popular proof text preterists point to. Notice what Jesus says… Matthew 2. Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.” And so our preterist friend says..

PRETERIST:  “Ahh, you see! Jesus promised that “this generation” (v. His time—would by no means pass away until all of these things took place (the Abomination of Desolation, the great tribulation, the coming of the Son of Man).

Therefore, these things must have taken place. Jesus must have come back or He would be a false prophet!”Because of this verse (Matt.