A Case for Amillennialism by Riddlebarger

[JM]

I picked up a copy of this book last night because it was so cheap, right off the bat I disagree with Riddlebarger use of terms such as 'historic Reformed view' and 'orthdoox Reformed.' I think he forgot about the Anabaptists! He labels the Anabaptists and those who hold to futurist views as 'fanatics' of the Reformation.

I'll post more as I read.

:-?

 

[Vic C.]

Anabaptists... reformation? :-? I think they were way before the reformation. Some scholars and historians believe they can be traced back to the early centuries of Christianity.

http://users.aol.com/libcfl/chart.htm

 

[JM]

This book is well written...if you're already in the amil camp! It attacks ALL other views in passing with dispensationalism getting the most of it.

According to the Reformed Church, Anabaptists were never ever part of the Reformation.

 

[Orthodox Christian]

This book is well written...if you're already in the amil camp! It attacks ALL other views in passing with dispensationalism getting the most of it.

According to the Reformed Church, Anabaptists were never ever part of the Reformation.

The founders of the Reformed movements, including the Reformed Church shunned and condemned Anabaptist doctrines, leading to significant persecution of the Anabaptists throughout Europe by Calvinists, Lutherans, and the Roman Church.

As for Vic's comment that the Anabaptists preceded the Reformation, he is partially correct. There have been groups who insisted on adult baptisms, and in some cases re-baptisms of the adults baptized as children, in two main phases of the history of the Church: the 3rd and 4th centuries, and during the Reformation. These movements had little or nothing in common, theologically speaking. The earlier movement was a prefaced on discredation of baptisms adminstered by schismatics and those who lapsed. The latter movement rose through and after the reformation proper.

The idea propagated by 'Landmarkist Baptist- those who believe that the Baptist church has always existed side-by-side with the 'Romish' churches, and persecuted by same- is simply, historically demonstrably false.

 

[Vic C.]

The idea propagated by 'Landmarkist Baptist- those who believe that the Baptist church has always existed side-by-side with the 'Romish' churches, and persecuted by same- is simply, historically demonstrably false.

I should add to this the fact that I find the chart associated with the link I posted to be interesting, to say the least. 8-) Had it for quite a while now, but never delved to deeply into how valid or not it is.

 

[JM]

I don't follow the 'trail of blood' as closely as some Baptists do...I will however say this, sustained protest to the state churches can be found thoughout history to which Baptists are heirs. Our fathers emerged from late medieval history with a teachings that pre-existed the Reformation and existed outside of Luther, Zwingli and Calvin.