Multitudes in the Valley of Decisional Regeneration
Years ago my wife and I visited a Baptist church in Del Rio, Texas. It brought back memories for both of us. Not good memories. We had both spent years in Baptist churches – she grew up in th…
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Years ago my wife and I visited a Baptist church in Del Rio, Texas. It brought back memories for both of us. Not good memories. The pastor wrested Joel and Joshua from context: “Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision…”, Joel 3:14a
I honestly forget now if he even finished the verse. However, he mainly just thumped on the phrase above and admonished his hearers, “Many of you will find yourselves in the valley of decision….You have a decision to make.”
The decision from this pastor, of course, was whether to choose a personal relation with Christ, or having had done that, to “make him Lord”.
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I realize that Preterists are a distinct minority here (understatement!) but, still, you might find this interesting and/or helpful. Caveat lector!