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Tim Warner had engaged in a debate with hyperpreterist Samuel Frost. Samuel is a decent guy, and if a hyperpreterist has to be debated, I would recommend Samuel as person who does not have malignant intentions and has treated me with the utmost of integrity.

That being said, in my discussions with Samuel, we are brutally honest with each other, and as he will attest, I have forthrightly said to him, “Make no mistake about it Samuel, I am your theological (not personal) enemy.” Tim Warner from what I have read seems to have a similar opinion and regard (Samuel I have not read your whole debate with him, correct me if I am wrong until I can read the whole thing), and his conclusory statements are only something to which I can say AMEN TIM!!!!!!!!!!!!! PREACH IT BROTHER!!!!

Now it is quite possible that Tim would have very serious objections to my view as well. As I have said before, someone’s opinion of me or my views does not impact my opinions as to the validity of points they make. That would be a genetic fallacy.

So without further delay:

Conclusion:

Preterism presents a different “Jesus�? and different Gospel. Preterism’s “Jesus�? is not human at all. He did not atone for our sins “in His own body�? because His body of flesh was not an essential part of His person. Preterism eliminates “hope.�? In doing so, it removes the comfort that hope in the promises of God provides for those living through hard times. It also eliminates the incentive for holy living and the means of our perseverance. I can think of few doctrines that are as destructive to Christianity as is preterism.

I stated earlier that Sam Frost and I have each presented to you the reader a completely different “Christianity.�? That means one of us is necessarily presenting a false Christ, and teaching a false Gospel. One of us is teaching the same message the early Church taught, as evidenced in its fight against all the Gnostic heretics. The other is actually teaching the basic philosophy held by the Gnostics dressed in Christian jargon. You must choose. If you choose unwisely, it means your eternal destiny. Please choose wisely!

Choose wisely indeed. Jetison the consistent testimony of two thousand years in favour of the pope in the mirror in reckless arrogance for one’s individual opinion over the witness of the Church, or submit to how words were meant in their original context as the Church as a whole as consistency held.