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Probably a depressing read, considering all the damage he did promoting classic dispensationalism in his day...
OK, so you are saying that I should NOT have my genuine leather Oxford New Scofield Reference Bible that I received on my 16th birthday from friends sitting here on my desk?
Heretic!?!
Fancy words for a Fairbanks boy. BTW, my syntax was garbled. The Bible is sitting on my desk, not the friends who gave it to me for my 16th birthday almost 40 years ago! By this point we would need taxidermy for them to be sitting on my desk! Come to think of it, we almost need a good taxidermist for me!
Unlike some of you TRs on this board, I have great respect for the contributions of dispensationalism to the faith in the last century. Against the liberals (and the Johnny come lately Presbyterians who were adulterating themselves chasing after neo-orthodoxy for most of the century), the dispensationalists held firm on the truth of the inerrancy of the Bible and the truth of salvation by grace through faith. And, against the enthusiasts in the latter half of the century, they maintained that the truth of the Gospel was objective and not merely an emotional "experience" in worship. And, against the current crop of emergent rebels, they hold to an essentially orthodox faith that does not mix and match parts of every tradition known unto mankind.
Are they wrong on LOTS of stuff? You betcha. Anyone ever read Left Behind? But, pragmatically, I would much rather try to ween a person off dispensationalism and cultivate a taste for Calvinism in them than try to dislodge them from the liberal varieties of "Christianity" popular in today's marketplace.
Chris,
I got your humor, that's why I responded with the first line about "fancy words for a Fairbanks boy" and self-deprecating line about taxidermy. Then, I got on my soapbox and started thinking about the social utility of dispi folks in the Christian community (despite their terrible theology). And, yes, I know that the die-hards viewed the New Scofield as a liberalizing, hence my "Fancy words . . . " come back.
Sorry that my humor was too unfunny to be seen!
Obama re-education??? Not me! I'll take boring, bland, and bald over socialist party boy any day. Besides, anyone who employs an avatar of a kitten in a sniper position is just plain wrong and has already crossed the line of humor, never to return. We actually have a secure wing in my skilled nursing building for people with your . . . er . . . ah . . . well . . . \"unique\" perspective on life.
Anyone read :
The Incredible Scofield and His Book
Thoughts ?
Amazon.com: The Incredible Scofield and His Book: Books
Very interesting biography of the man. I'm not 100% sure that I would draw some of the same conclusions that the author does from the sketchy details available for certain periods of Scofield's life. However, it was a very eye-opening read and pretty conclusively settles the fact that Scofield is not the uber-saint that some would regard him to be.