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Summary: Stump the Prof.
Review: This is a great book, kind of cheezy but it will really help you to answer some questions that you might have, and will help you to find out some good questions that you would have never thought of before. You really should get it, it will help you be more aware of what the Bible really says.
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Summary: More silly Dominionist "kingdom idealism"-- Skip it.
Review: When I go out door-knocking with my local fundamental Bible church I meet ALL KINDS of folks, including dozens of professing Christians. Now, some are commited Christian workers who are doing great things for God within their own churches. Others are lazy excuse-makers and "non-churchgoers" in rebellion to serving God at all. A third group is a group of post-millennial Kingdom idealists (to quote R.E. Neighbour) and sacramentalists (to quote Leonard Verduin) who now go by the name of "Christian Reconstructionists."This last group positively idolizes Gary North. Their bookshelves are full of his writings (and usually also full of time-wasting Science fiction, for some reason.) Are they kind or even polite to folks going out two by two to tell folks about Jesus' love and wondrous Grace? Not on your life. They sneer. They laugh. One called me a "fool" for expecting Jesus to return and destroy the dragon with no help from me whatsoever. Then they hand me some polemic by North (or David Chilton or Gary DeMar or C. Van Til or Bugs Bunny) and tell me to-- in one of these holy guy's phrases-- "enlighten myself if I've got the guts." I've started engaging them in more discussion lately. Not about the Bible, but about the world in general: houses, jobs, poor folks, Christian charity, the work ethic, race problems. And you know something? I am convinced that North and his ilk are the most subtle cult leaders on today's already bizarre religious landscape. I recommend this book-- read alongside Leonard Verduin's REFORMERS AND THEIR STEPCHILDREN (available from Amazon, God love 'em)-- as the best and most understandable introduction to their twisted mindset. Thanks for the "enlightenment", boys!
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