tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914989468187363448.post4555321436525414579..comments2022-11-07T05:24:49.473-08:00Comments on Wayfarer's Quest: Are we in the last days?....are you sure of your end of times scenario?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914989468187363448.post-18501181409590960762011-11-25T00:02:45.176-08:002011-11-25T00:02:45.176-08:00I believe that we need to be more open to alternat...I believe that we need to be more open to alternative views that use the Word as a basis, and not heap too much of man made teachings on top of it. I trust that the Holy Spirit will lead true believers into all truth.<br />I fear that the Church will get bitten in the backside IF it doesn't shake itself loose from the blinders that constrain it in some of today's current eschatalogical teachings.rsctt603https://www.blogger.com/profile/01761777595951889120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914989468187363448.post-41766359150414106902011-11-18T19:51:53.464-08:002011-11-18T19:51:53.464-08:00Interesting view, Rob, with which I concur. We sho...Interesting view, Rob, with which I concur. We should not be too set in our beliefs to outright discount other views. It's too easy to become totally dogmatic about our own biblical view, and escape from a set viewpoint becomes especially difficult if it's heaped with other traditions or doctrines of men, as in the case of the Pharisees, for example. Today an error, I believe, in a good part of the church is that if one is holy enough, one will totally refrain from all alcoholic beverage; what if perchance a brother or sister stumbles by seeing us drink? On the face of it, this seems harmless enough, and seems to have merit. But if it is indeed a valid viewpoint, why did not Jesus--who as a drinker was wrongly accused of being a drunkard--believe this was a proper view, & therefore refrain from all alcohol? This, I believe, becomes a stumbling block for unbelievers who see the discrepancy.Bob Gabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002059984156304221noreply@blogger.com