the gospel according to
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A-millennialism ~ Book of Revelation is either symbolic or was ful filled in the first centuryPost-millennialism ~ Book of Revelation is panoramic view from Pentecost of the Age (no Rapture, no Tribulation)• Both see these parables as positive – the Kingdom will continue to grow
the gospel according toAnd He said to them, “Do you not
understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?”
Mark4:13
• 2nd understand ~ ginōskō – comprehend by experience• The Law of Expositional Constancy
• 1st understand ~ eidō – compre-hend intuitively
the gospel according to
Edict of Milan, AD 313Edict of Toleration, AD 311
• From hostile neutrality to friendly neutrality and protection
If we had to choose between persecution and lukewarmness…
the gospel according toStrive ~ agōnizomai
• Plural ~ all y'all• Imperative ~ do it!• Middle voice ~ do it to yourself• Present tense ~ keep on doing it
the gospel according toKills, stones ~ present participles –
are killing, are stoning Wanted ~ thelō – to will, to want or to desire• Willing ~ thelō
the gospel according toWhat does it take to get into
heaven?• Not church membership• Not geography • Not being the "elect"• Not "believing" in God (Jam. 2:19)
• It takes a willingness to surrender