This literalism argument is one of the most frequently employed and one of the most compelling to the layman. But it also suffers from question-begging. “The Old Testament prophecies concerning Christ’s birth and rearing, ministry, death, and resurrection were all fulfilled literally” (Ryrie, “Dispensationalism,” in Dictionary of Premillennial Theology, 94). J. Dwight Pentecost holds that [...]
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Full Story »1, 2, 3, 4, 5. These are the numbers that we know and use today. They are in fact, widely use by people all over the world and can be easily understood by one, regardless of the language that one speaks. However, this was not the case during the ancient times, where the ancient people [...]
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Ryrie argues for a dispensational literalism on three foundations. The first is that literalism is rooted in the philosophy of language. The immediately striking point about Ryrie’s first proof is that it is preconceived. This is quite evident in Ryrie’s statement that “principles of interpretation are basic and ought to be established before attempting to [...]
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KINGDOM LEAVENThe Parable of the Leaven reads: "The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid i...
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