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I can’t stands it no more - this has got to be said!!!!! I grew up dispensational premillenialist - it sounds good - great for adventure novels - great for scaring the snot out of everyone - great for high adventure preaching and keeping up little kids all night - but not so good in terms of being Biblically accurate. So what is my position? Jesus is coming back - things are going to get better and worse at the same time - he expects us to share the good news and love people in words and deeds.If we follow the logic, things are going to get worse and worse and worse until he returns - then the church is acting properly. She is isolating herself from the world. She is putting up us against them mentality. She is getting people to pray the sinner’s prayer and to just hold out till Jesus comes.

But what if Wesley, Whitfield, Edwards - and others were right? What if Jesus wouldn’t return for an unprepared bride? What if it isn’t enough to just pop the question and get the bride to answer yes? What if we have to prepare the bride?

Is the Gospel powerful enough to change a single life? No doubt. Is the Gospel, when planted in a society, enough to transform that society? Scripture says it is, going so far as to say God will hold nations accountable as a result.

So why don’t we preach this and live it? It’s a heck of a lot easier to isolate than integrate. It’s less stressful to just say the world is going to hell and let it - than to actually try to do something about it.

So what if I’m wrong? I’ve lost nothing - but if right - I’ve obeyed the Father and made the world ready. I’ve also been thinking - I’m not a Fundamentalist or Liberal - both of which may wind up in hell - one is a Pharisee and one is nothing. The Fundamentalist goes about his way on the road to hell full of anger. The Liberal goes about his way on the road to hell full of laughter - which would you be? Not mind you that any of us are either - we’re the ones that are always right. It’s late, I’m on the other side of my world - and I can’t sleep - I’d better stop typing before I really start writing some wild stuff.