III. Its Concluding Application The “date-setters” make predictions that time after time prove to be false. Thus, they are akin to false prophets, and we may apply to such false teachers the warnings of Deuteronomy 18:20f. Deuteronomy 18:20-22 20 "'But the prophet who...
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 6 of 8)
Context is crucial in understanding Matthew 24:36. Here is the circle of context which must be considered. C. The Broader New Testament Context I want you to look at two other passages in the New Testament that are related to the statement of Jesus in Matthew 24:36....
Brief survey of the history of hermeneutics – 11. Renaissance and Reformation
What the Renaissance gave to the Reformation, then, was an academic climate of questioning the status quo and seeking to arrive at conclusions based on primary documents.
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 5 of 8)
The third thing that must be considered regarding Matthew 24:36 is … III. Its Contextual Confirmation False teachers have always quoted Scripture. 2 Peter 3:15-16 says: “and regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; just as also our beloved brother...
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 4 of 8)
The second heading which must be considered with regard to Matthew 24:36 is … II. Its Foolish Perversion One of the surprising things about what Camping’s prediction is that he actually named a specific day. This seems to contradict his own comments on...
Dr. Waldron’s Travels
From the desk of Dr. Waldron: I am currently in Romania where I will be preaching for Pastor Mirces Aioanei. I will be preaching four times at a conference on Saturday, one time each at two local churches in Arad, and once on Monday for a meeting of local Baptist...
Family-Integrated Church 14: Why the family-integrated church is not demanded by the regulative principle! (Part 1)
In previous blog posts I have expressed my pleasure in finding (as a Reformed Baptist) familiar ground in A Weed in the Church. One of the places where I found this is in the articulation of the regulative principle of worship in its pages. (81-84) Scott Brown quotes...
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 3 of 8)
Matthew 24:36 is the classic biblical rebuttal of the tendency of calculating the time of Christ’s return. I intend to expound this text under three headings. The first is this: I. Its Brief Exposition Matthew 24:36 reads as follows: “But of that day and...
Tom Wells’ book on the Sabbath: Chapter Three (IV)
I found Wells’ argument unconvincing and his method of argumentation, at this point, very sloppy.
Why the Prediction That Christ Would Come May 21 Was Wrong (Part 2 of 8)
I am assuming three things in this response to Camping. First, the Bible predicts the yet future bodily return of Christ (Acts 1:9; 3:19, 20). Acts 1:9-11 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of...
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