Richard Brekne wrote: > > Christopher Witmer wrote: > > > Richard Brekne wrote: > > > By the way..the view that human kind is in the end doomed is a particularily > > > christian one. It always amazed me how so many "christians" I have met through > > > the years failed to understand this. > > > > I don't think that assertion can hold up to close scrutiny. On the one > > hand, you have Christians falling into three categories according to > > their view of the future -- > > 1) Premillennialists: > > 2) Amillennialists: > > 3) Postmillennialists: > > Sheeshh guy... its one of the basic assumptions of the faith.. having grown up in a > preachers family, having a brother for a preacher and in general inumerouse > relatives involved in the faith, having studied a bit of religion in early collage > days, etc etc ad absurdum... I have a degree of basic exposure to christian > theology. What on earth do you think we are supposed to need Christ for ??? Your > three catagories dont really address this issue anyways. Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant. If you're talking about human kind's original fall into sin through the covenantal representation of Adam, your use of the expression "in the end" confused me. But even then, you are still wrong. The particularly Christian view is precisely the opposite of what you assert! Viz, perhaps the most famous words in the Bible: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved." -- John 3:16-17 That's not describing the ultimate doom of human kind, but rather its salvation. As great as human kind's sin is, God's love is greater. Wishing all a truly joyous Christmas season. -- Chris Witmer
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