Overview of My Theology and Convictions Part 2

Here I am just updating some theological positions I have and adding a few new ones.

I got the idea to do this (again) because I remembered a post my friend @WeNeedAnArk gave to me, saying I should make a part 2 at some point. Well, here it is, part 2.

• I believe that Adam's sin brought the whole world into corruption. God curses humanity (and the serpent) once this sin had been carried out.

• I believe that Christ's coming was a kind of "reboot" to the system, as the Bible makes it clear Christ is the "second Adam."

• Regarding the matter of hell, I am very much agnostic on this issue, except to say that I do not believe in universalism. I think it is clear that there is a judgment that is permanent when Christ comes back to right every wrong.

• So, obviously, because I believe Christ is coming back, it means I am not a Preterist. I think there are sometimes "partial fulfillments" of scripture, but this doesn't mean anything before the proper time is completely fulfilled.

• I believe Jesus' coming was originally "to the lost sheep of Israel." I believe His return will once again be for the Jewish people on the Mount of Olives.

• I believe that the comings of Christ map onto the six feasts described in the Torah. That means that I believe Christ's first coming maps onto the spring feasts and His second coming maps onto the fall feasts.

• I believe in the Historic Pre-Millennialist position as it is the earliest account in the Church Fathers.

• I believe the gifts of the Spirit are for today, as there is not a single passage in the Bible that says that these gifts have left us or that they are only for the Apostles.

• My soteriology ties in with ecclesiology and soteriology. I believe there is a hierarchy to roles in the Church based on God's choosing before the foundation of the world, but not all are chosen before the foundation of the world. But I also believe that Christ died for all humans, not just a select few. Those chosen few are largely (but not solely) responsible for the Great Commission.

• I believe in penal substitutionary atonement, and I think other views of the atonement only complement rather than replace this central part of Christ's death.

• I believe in an old earth, but do not believe in macroevolution. I think God can (and did) create creatures over the span of a very long time, but life did not originate with a single-celled organism.

• I believe the goal of the Christian life is to be more and more conformed to the image of Christ. This goes on into eternity.

• Sanctification is a thorny issue when you stop to think about how much of it is us and how much of it is God. I really am kinda undecided on this issue at the moment.

• I believe Israel is God's chosen people. Christ made a way for all people everywhere to be drawn near to God, through Christ's sacrifice, but God's original intent was for the Israelites.

• Racism is wrong and should never be justified by a Christian. If Moses can marry someone of a different "race" (I really hate that word), then we can definitely say that God is in support of inter-racial marriage.

• If someone can say, "Jesus is Lord" and truly mean it with their whole heart, they are saved.

• "To be almost saved is to be totally lost" ~Adian Rogers

• My view of sexuality aligns pretty closely with Christopher Yuan's.

• The Ten Commandments are not optional. They are commanded by God.

• The sacraments are holy, just not salvific.

• Jesus Christ is God. Fully God, and Fully Man, having two distinct, yet unifying natures.

I just listed some differences I have from my previous article, and added a few things/worded things differently. You can find my original article on this topic here.

That's it for this one!

God bless you! Until next time!