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From what I have written in support of this definition several things come out:
1. Revelation is, for the most part, unambiguous clear communication or it is not good communication
2. The progressive revealing must be amenable to tracking so as to ensure it is cohesive and non-contradictory.
3. The idea of progressive revelation, then, also carries the notion of expectancy, based on the content of what God revealed.”
Dr H. goes verse by verse through Christ’s teaching in chapter 6 (The Sermon on the Mount), ending up with the so-called ‘Lord’s Prayer’
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“This brings us to a fourth observation: the “progression” was merely that of historical pronouncements couched in types and shadows, not in plain language. All that is meant by “progressive” is “communication at different times.” Meanwhile, all “revelation” turns out to be is “obtuse disclosure” which would remain unclear and misleading until the “fulfillment” was announced!”
This lesson includes the similitudes (“salt & light”), and the antitheses (“you have heard…but I say”).
As previously noted here, I was asked to represent Traditional Dispensationalism for a set of interviews conducted by Lindsay Kennedy. Two far more noteworthy contributors; Darrell Bock (Progressive Dispensationalism), and James Hamilton (Historic Premillennialism), were also interviewed. After the interviews were completed, each man was given the opportunity to ask one of the others a… Continue Reading
The Beatitudes are character traits which every child of God ought to portray, even if falteringly, in this life.
“Our doctrine of revelation is the bedrock of what ever else we as Christians might want to say. Revelation entails clarity of intention. In speaking about “progressive revelation” we are always talking about the character and consistency of the Revelator.”
This lesson includes background information about the area of Jesus’ early ministry and an introduction to the Sermon on the Mount.
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Audio Lectures on Matthew: Chapter Eight
In chapter 8 we see Jesus’ compassion, authority, and the importance of faith governing reason.
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