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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
Esaias,
I agree with what you are teaching here. Very few Churches have this kind of vision. Yet I dont see how ALSO teaching what the Bible DOES say about having an endtime mindset is wrong.
Remember the New Testament was given to conquered people, living under nations with no Constitution and no democracy. They had no freedom to attend civic meetings and spread the gospel.
They DID embrace the law of Christ and put him above all else. The Apostles seemed to have taught them to live in full obedience to Christ and submit (when possible) to the kings and governers of their lands.
They were to live as the children of light in a dark world who had a desire and love for the coming of Jesus again to bring their "full" salvation.
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The problem is what is the "proper Biblical end time mind set"?
From what I can see in Scripture, the basic mind set is to be busy doing what the Lord instructed us to be doing. If however a person is convinced the end of all things is most likely going to occur within say ten or twenty years, there is a whole slew of things they AREN'T going to be busy doing.
Like having kids. How many MILLIONS of people have chosen not to have kids, or not to have "any more" than the 1.5 they statistically have, because the end is coming soon so what would be the point?
How many people have literally just given up on influencing the society around them because "it will get worse and worse and then the end shall come"? I can't count how many conversations I've had with believers (including pastors) whose "end time mindset" has neutralised them and their fellow believers.
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