The Bride of Christ By: Dan Brown

I’m writing this in response to a reader who commented on our blog about the “pre-tribulation” position that I and many evangelicals hold.

I must remind our readers, on both sides of the issue, that we are first and foremost Christians! We are followers of the “Way”, believers in the one true avenue to God the Father…Jesus the Son. Because of this, we must treat one another with loving kindness, respect and patience. We must remember that though we are all born into the same family as believers, like earthly brothers and sisters, we cannot and will not end up living in the same house. Some will live in Baptist houses while others will live in Lutheran houses. Why? Because of our own sinful, earthly natures we just don’t seem to be able to “get along”. James chapter 4 gives us insight into why we treat each other badly, why we choose to fight and quarrel with each other…motive. There is nothing wrong with questioning, discussing or even having a healthy argument as long as we do so in love and respect! According to God’s Word, I cannot condemn you as a heretic and take you to the city gate and stone you to death for holding a “pre-trib”, “post-trib” or “no-trib” view of eschatology.

With that said, I do believe that after more than 35 years of reading and studying God’s Word, that He has placed His truth within those pages. I also believe that He intends for us, through His Holy Spirit, to know that truth! I do not believe that the God of all creation would play some maniacal guessing game with his followers about the most crucial and dangerous times in church history. At the same time, I do believe that the adversary (Satan) would do just that very thing! After all…who is the author of confusion, bickering, and deception? Who would stand to gain if the Church in the very last days was confused or unsure of what was happening around them? Satan is also an expert in human nature and since the Garden of Eden he has been playing on our fears, our desires and most of all our trust in God’s Word. Does He really mean what He says or is He just speaking figuratively? Well, Adam and Eve found out first hand in Genesis chapter 3 that God in fact means what He says and says what He means!


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