blhowes
Puritan Board Professor
In another thread, I wrote the following, with some of Joe's (Wannabee) response following it.
In this thread, I'd like for us to focus on trying to come to a common understanding of what the basic hermeneutic is for dispensationalism, then for CT. No CT bashing, no Dispensational (this term isn't offensive to anybody, is it?) bashing. Let's forget about all the wackos on TV or wherever who give either approach a bad name. For us ex-Dispensational's, let's try and set aside our emotions about how we feel about dispensationalism, and add our two cents about what exactly is the hermeneutic, the basic principle(s) that are behind the method of interpretaton. What would also be helpful, as we work through this, would be to include the scriptural reasons that drive each hermeneutic. How does God help us, using His scriptures, to know how to properly interpret His scriptures?
Anybody?
[Edited on 5-30-2006 by blhowes]
Originally posted by blhowes
You hold to, and are very knowledgeable about dispensationalism. Let's say as part of a seminary class your assignment was to argue against dispensationalism from the CT perspective, without raising up any straw men. How would you go about doing that? It seems like, no matter what argument is raised against dispensationalism, it could always be said that the argument doesn't represent all who call themselves dispensationalists, and therefore would be considered a straw man.
Let's help Joe with his fictional assignment of writing an argument against dispensationalism from the CT perspective, without raising any straw men. As a good seminarian, I think Joe is correct that its important to start with the hermeneutic behind dispensationalism, making sure that we really understand what that is. At the same time, to argue from the CT perspective, we need to understand what that hermeneutic is as well.Originally posted by Wannabee
Bob, you're assignment would be fair. The problem is that you would have to start with the hermeneutic behind dispensationalism. In order to do that you have to understand it.
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Also, while you're at it, it would be nice if someone could present the basic hermeneutical principles behind covenantalism.
In this thread, I'd like for us to focus on trying to come to a common understanding of what the basic hermeneutic is for dispensationalism, then for CT. No CT bashing, no Dispensational (this term isn't offensive to anybody, is it?) bashing. Let's forget about all the wackos on TV or wherever who give either approach a bad name. For us ex-Dispensational's, let's try and set aside our emotions about how we feel about dispensationalism, and add our two cents about what exactly is the hermeneutic, the basic principle(s) that are behind the method of interpretaton. What would also be helpful, as we work through this, would be to include the scriptural reasons that drive each hermeneutic. How does God help us, using His scriptures, to know how to properly interpret His scriptures?
Anybody?
[Edited on 5-30-2006 by blhowes]