A Statement on
Unorthodox Eschatology
Tragically, we live in an age noted for the rapidly accelerating decline of Christian influence in the world at large, which is both encouraged and energized by an increasing level of doctrinal error in the Christian church itself. One crucial area of doctrinal confusion is in the field of eschatology. Too few Christians recognize the enormous significance of eschatology for understanding both Christ’s redemptive work long ago and our present calling in the world today.
Historically, the church has recognized and accepted healthy intramural debate on a number of secondary eschatological distinctives. Yet we must recognize that even in the field of eschatology, certain core issues define the fundamentals and set the parameters of the historic, corporate, public, universal, systematic Christian faith. These are among the very sine qua non of Christian truth claims as revealed in Scripture and believed in history.
In these troubling times in which we live, it is necessary to commit ourselves to the full integrity of the faith once for all delivered to the saints. Thus, we the undersigned do make this statement on biblical eschatology.
We hereby adopt the following position concerning the unorthodox eschatological doctrine of Full Preterism, Hyper-preterism, or any other Eschatological System promoting any one or all of the following errors which are contrary to the Holy Scriptures, historic creeds and confessions. ↵
Whereas, these views represent an attack upon and undermining of the holy catholic faith once delivered unto the saints,
Therefore, in the certain Hope of the Resurrection, at the Second Coming of Christ, and the Final Judgment at the end of history, we do hereby find that Full Preterism, Hyper-preterism or any other Eschatological System promoting any one or all of these errors is errant, heretical, and apostate, being therefore contrary to evangelical orthodoxy.
Author
KennethGentry.com
Pastor
Apologia Church
President/Founder
Center for Cultural Leadership
Senior Pastor, Dominion Covenant Church, BiblicalBlueprints.com
Adjunct Professor
Univ. of Northwestern
Instructor, Southern Region Life Bible College
Director
Alpha & Omega Ministries
Retired
Theologian/Author
Senior Scholar
Center for Cultural Leadership
Senior VP, Senior Counsel
Alliance Defending Freedom
Ph.D., Th.D., Ph.D.
President of Christicommunity
Certified Public Accountant
Presbyterian Church of America
M.Div Student
Whitefield Theological Seminary
Assistant Pastor
Christ Presbyterian Church
Assistant Pastor
Christ Presbyterian Church
Senior Pastor of
Providence Church
Administrative Board, Professor
Whitefield Theological Seminary
Interim President
Whitefield Theological Seminary
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Robert | Cale | Reformed Baptist | Biblical Counselor | Ripley | Mississippi |
Ethan | Rogers | Brownsburg | Indiana | ||
Joshua | Norman | Kingwood | TX | ||
ChîRhôpher | Lazarus | CROSSWAY CHURCH | minister slave of CHRIST | Lincoln | illinois |
Scott | Pettus | First Church Artesia | Pastor | Artesia | NM |
Joel | Alexander | Welcome Grove Baptist | Pastor | Adairsville | Ga |
Edward | Hall | Welcome Grove Baptist Church | Dallas | GA | |
Sawyer | Springfield | Baptist | Union Grove | Adairsville | GA |
Vince | Sarricchio | New Life PCA Church (Presbyterian) | Elder | Minneola | Fkorida |