Spurgeon: Dispensationalist or Covenant Theology?

[John of Japan]

John, I am sure you know there is a difference between historical premillennialism and Dispensational premillennialism.

Naturally. I devoted a whole lecture to historical premil, a position held by my grandfather (John R. Rice) and taught to me growing up.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

It is possible for one not to exclusively hold to covenant theology, dispensationalism, or new covenant theology.

Yea, that's me. :laugh:

You have heard about Pam Millennial position right....It will all pan out in the end.

 

[Darrell C]

Interesting quote from Charles Spurgeon:

Or Charismatic? lol

I was reading an account of a sermon by Spurgeon where he stopped in the middle of the sermon and said (loose quote) "Someone in here worked on the Sabbath!" He went on to say that that person would be reproved by God.

I was amazed because (1) he claimed to have received knowledge from God (which I believe can happen) and (2) that it seemed to be based on a very legalistic position. In one sense, if Spurgeon believed that it was sin to work on Saturday then we might very well call him Covenantal, though describing the particular type of "Covenantal" might be the difficult part.


God bless.

 

[Darrell C]

Naturally. I devoted a whole lecture to historical premil, a position held by my grandfather (John R. Rice) and taught to me growing up.

You are John R. Rice's grandson? That's pretty cool. I cannot imagine how it might have been having someone like that as an influence in my life as I grew up.

I attended a Church that he preached at years ago. Unfortunately, a false teacher assumed control of that fellowship and the guy set the church on fire. When I attended, they had still not restored the Sanctuary and were meeting in the basement.

Anyway, just nice to see godly influence in someone's life that led to furtherance of ministry.


God bless.

 

[Darrell C]

Yea, that's me. :laugh:

You have heard about Pam Millennial position right....It will all pan out in the end.

Not all. Some will end up out of the pan...




God bless.

 

[Reformed]

Or Charismatic? lol

I was reading an account of a sermon by Spurgeon where he stopped in the middle of the sermon and said (loose quote) "Someone in here worked on the Sabbath!" He went on to say that that person would be reproved by God.

I was amazed because (1) he claimed to have received knowledge from God (which I believe can happen) and (2) that it seemed to be based on a very legalistic position. In one sense, if Spurgeon believed that it was sin to work on Saturday then we might very well call him Covenantal, though describing the particular type of "Covenantal" might be the difficult part.


God bless.

I have never read anything about Spurgeon that leads me to believe he was a Continualist. If you could provide me a link to the account you read I would appreciate it.

Spurgeon was covenantal. He did not believe it was a sin to work on Saturday, but was a sin to work on the Lord's Day (Sunday). His reasons were not legalistic. He believed that the Lord's Day was to be kept holy and believers were to rest from all unnecessary work. His beliefs on the Lord's Day were in accordance with this: Of Religious Worship and the Lord's Day.

 

[Darrell C]

I have never read anything about Spurgeon that leads me to believe he was a Continualist. If you could provide me a link to the account you read I would appreciate it.

I will have to research the threads I was involved in to find it. It may take me some time but I will look for it when I get the time.

And I am not sure I would call it continualism, exactly, just struck me as odd, because I have always had a view of Spurgeon as being more fundamental.


God bless.

 

[The Biblicist]

Or Charismatic? lol

I was reading an account of a sermon by Spurgeon where he stopped in the middle of the sermon and said (loose quote) "Someone in here worked on the Sabbath!" He went on to say that that person would be reproved by God.

I was amazed because (1) he claimed to have received knowledge from God (which I believe can happen) and (2) that it seemed to be based on a very legalistic position. In one sense, if Spurgeon believed that it was sin to work on Saturday then we might very well call him Covenantal, though describing the particular type of "Covenantal" might be the difficult part.


God bless.

Spurgeon did not bellieve the Christian Sabbath was "Saturday" but "Sunday". Right or wrong that was his belief.

 

[OldRegular]

He also seemed to have held to a pre mil viewpoint on the Second Coming....

NOT saying a Rapture, but a definite second coming and then Jesus ushering in Kingdom Age her eon the earth, where both the OT/NT saved were to be part of...

But the nation Israel was not!