The main catalyst for fundamentalism would be the invention of the printing press I would think. A good way to learn what the scriptures say. It's what the scriptures don't say or interpreted as, is what many have tried to fill in the perceived blanks, causing many divisions or doctrines. A strictly black and white doctrine can be limiting.
The main catalyst for fundamentalism would be the invention of the printing press I would think.
Never gave that too much thought. Gotta say when fiction is printed as fact and those lies become widely distributed and believed...yeah. Definately part of the mix as oppsed to say cyclical letters that had key markings/wax seals to prove their authenticity. Interesting point.
There are two main covenants clearly in the scripture, the old and the new.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is something a lot more personal than some kind of world event.
Yes! Thats what led me to this study because it seems that Darby's dispensational intrepretation and his rewite of the Bible lends itself towards burying that main line of demarcation you mention: old vs new covenants. You are so very correct on the revelation of Jesus Christ being a lot more personal than some world event. At this point I feel dispensationalism seperates and reassigns sections of scriptire to groups that it's not addressed instead of addressing mankind along the tenets of the old and new covenants with Jesus ratification of the new covenant in his own blood being that line of demarcation between the two.
The main catalyst for fundamentalism would be the invention of the printing press I would think
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Gotta say when fiction is printed as fact and those lies become widely distributed and believed...yeah
I will revise my statement somewhat. While the printing press could contribute widely to fundamentalism, it wasnt an issue in 1455 with the Gutenburg Bible being the first newly printed Bible. I guess the same holds true with a hammer..lame illustration but it communicates...whether you crack some over the head with a hammer, its unintended use --- or us it for its intended purpose of driving nails depends largely on the designs of the one using the tool.
Darby advocated an unique doctrine known as the 'ruin of the church', by which he meant
that the visible unity of the church had been permanently lost and there were no
longer any bodies in existence which could claim to be true churches. This crisis
ecc1esiology sets his views apart from all other ecclesiologies and this in itself is a
reason why Darby's ecc1esiology needs to be re-visited by scholars. --- A Critical Examination of the Ecclesiology of John Nelson Darby By Matthew Austin Clarke page 35
So is Darby where wierwille got the idea that the church was in ruins? If the true Church, the body of Christ is in ruins then it implies that Jesus Christ let it happen as the head of the Body -- an obvious fallacy but one that supports an absent Christ and makes room for hucksters like wierwille to come marching in to straighten it all out. Its really the Hegellian Dialectic in play. Present a manufactured or fake crisis, then present the manufactured or intended outcome to said false crisis.
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The main catalyst for fundamentalism would be the invention of the printing press I would think. A good way to learn what the scriptures say. It's what the scriptures don't say or interpreted as, is what many have tried to fill in the perceived blanks, causing many divisions or doctrines. A strictly black and white doctrine can be limiting.
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Never gave that too much thought. Gotta say when fiction is printed as fact and those lies become widely distributed and believed...yeah. Definately part of the mix as oppsed to say cyclical letters that had key markings/wax seals to prove their authenticity. Interesting point.
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For the points, A and B, administrations and rapture.
There are two main covenants clearly in the scripture, the old and the new.
The revelation of Jesus Christ is something a lot more personal than some kind of world event.
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Yes! Thats what led me to this study because it seems that Darby's dispensational intrepretation and his rewite of the Bible lends itself towards burying that main line of demarcation you mention: old vs new covenants. You are so very correct on the revelation of Jesus Christ being a lot more personal than some world event. At this point I feel dispensationalism seperates and reassigns sections of scriptire to groups that it's not addressed instead of addressing mankind along the tenets of the old and new covenants with Jesus ratification of the new covenant in his own blood being that line of demarcation between the two.
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I will revise my statement somewhat. While the printing press could contribute widely to fundamentalism, it wasnt an issue in 1455 with the Gutenburg Bible being the first newly printed Bible. I guess the same holds true with a hammer..lame illustration but it communicates...whether you crack some over the head with a hammer, its unintended use --- or us it for its intended purpose of driving nails depends largely on the designs of the one using the tool.
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Darby advocated an unique doctrine known as the 'ruin of the church', by which he meant
that the visible unity of the church had been permanently lost and there were no
longer any bodies in existence which could claim to be true churches. This crisis
ecc1esiology sets his views apart from all other ecclesiologies and this in itself is a
reason why Darby's ecc1esiology needs to be re-visited by scholars. --- A Critical Examination of the Ecclesiology of John Nelson Darby By Matthew Austin Clarke page 35
So is Darby where wierwille got the idea that the church was in ruins? If the true Church, the body of Christ is in ruins then it implies that Jesus Christ let it happen as the head of the Body -- an obvious fallacy but one that supports an absent Christ and makes room for hucksters like wierwille to come marching in to straighten it all out. Its really the Hegellian Dialectic in play. Present a manufactured or fake crisis, then present the manufactured or intended outcome to said false crisis.
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