Brother Bob
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Luk 16:16The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.Originally Posted by Brother Bob
Luk 17:21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
1. If you look in the Translations Archive, you'll see that I debate in favor of the reading of among you. Within Jesus came the beginning of the end, the real presence of the eschatological kingdom, whose fulfilment is yet future.
Take care of your part first, you are the Calvinist, not me.Now you would not make a happy camper for Calvin......
Calvin had help in his belief.
Philip Schaff (1877)
"Though millenialism was supressed by the early church, it was nevertheless from time to time revived by heretical sects." (Schaff's History, pg. 299 )
Eusebius (A.D.325)
"This same historian (Papias) also gives other accounts, which he says he adds as received by him from unwritten tradition, likewise certain strange parables of our Lord, and of His doctrine and some other matters rather too fabulous. In these he says there would be a certain millennium after the resurrection, and that there would be a corporeal reign of Christ on this very earth; which things he appears to have imagined, as if they were authorized by the apostolic narrations, not understanding correctly those matters which they propounded mystically in their representations. For he was very limited in his comprehension, as is evident from his discourses; yet he was the cause why most of the ecclesiastical writers, urging the antiquity of man, were carried away by a similar opinion; as, for instance, Irenaeus, or any other that adopted such sentiments. (Book III, Ch. 39)
BBob,
5. So, are you going to argue for infant baptism, since many of the Fathers did, for that would prove consistency on your part.
The Pharasees asked the question, but the "neither shall they say" is the Children.Luk 17:21Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
Proves my point.Waiting on what I said: The body to be delivered. Glad to see you admit we are in the Kingdom.
3. I am only echoing Paul (Col 1:13). :thumbs:
Col 1:13
10: That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11: Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12: Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
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