musterion
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This is from McLean's blog this morning.
http://www.discerningthetimespublishing.com/contactus.html
Posting this because he's saying in no uncertain terms what all MADs tend to believe (at least it's a logical conclusion to what we say we believe) but often are too polite to say plainly...
Question for MADs: is he too blunt here, too direct? Or is he right on?
And for non-MADs...do you notice he did NOT say people are saved by mid-Acts dispensationalism, saved by being Pauline in doctrine, or saved by Paul? Did you catch that? He didn't say it because no MAD believes it (whereas Calvinists often do equate TULIP = Gospel). Getting that out of the way before someone lobs that same old dud of a grenade again.
http://www.discerningthetimespublishing.com/contactus.html
Posting this because he's saying in no uncertain terms what all MADs tend to believe (at least it's a logical conclusion to what we say we believe) but often are too polite to say plainly...
You may find this difficult to believe; please consider this for a few years before you dismiss it: almost all of the people you are attempting to teach Progressive Revelation and subsequently mid-<wbr>Acts Pauline dispensationalism are unsaved and will land in hell !! Until they become purely Pauline they will invariably be confused about how a soul is saved. Consider:
Matthew 6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Matthew 25:46 And these (who did not help the poor) shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Mark 13:13 … but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved…
Luke 21:18-<wbr>19 But there shall not an hair of your head perish. In your patience possess ye your souls.
John 3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again….3:5…born of water and of the Spirit, John 5:28-<wbr>29… they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
You will find that people who are not purely Pauline invariably combine performance-<wbr>related elements from the verses listed above and are no more saved than the horse they rode in on. When you confront them is when they will tell you they prayed the sinner’s prayer or they asked Jesus into their heart or that they love Jesus. Don’t let them get away with it.
For example: the sinner’s prayer… Luke 18:13 … saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. Ask them “Why should God be merciful to you? Because you asked? Luke 18 is six chapters before the cross…” And then, you present I Cor. 15:1-4 and preach Christ and Him crucified.
Question for MADs: is he too blunt here, too direct? Or is he right on?
And for non-MADs...do you notice he did NOT say people are saved by mid-Acts dispensationalism, saved by being Pauline in doctrine, or saved by Paul? Did you catch that? He didn't say it because no MAD believes it (whereas Calvinists often do equate TULIP = Gospel). Getting that out of the way before someone lobs that same old dud of a grenade again.