Monthly Archives: July 2008

Sin is not the problem

Before I forget, I want to post a link to a post that Glen Scrivener wrote over at Christ the Truth.  While cruising the depths of God’s Word, it does so in a hilarious way.  Glen has a great sense … Continue reading

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Why I can’t call myself a dispensationalist

Why I still can’t call myself a dispensationalist.   I’m a Pre-Millennialist.  That much I know.  I believe that Jesus Christ will physically return to earth as He promised, set up a kingdom that will last 1000 years (after which … Continue reading

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qahal Jahweh

My last post quoting Ladd has prompted me to expose some of my own theology on how Israel transitioned into the true Israel at the preaching of John the Baptist.  To begin, all throughout the Old Testament there was a … Continue reading

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Illumination #13

Using Heavy Hitters like Spurgeon and Ladd   One thing that irks me is when somebody tries to cite some famous theologian to try to give credence to their views.  The most popular is Spurgeon.  I’ve read A-Mills, Post-Mills, and … Continue reading

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Illumination #12

A-Millennialists don’t spiritualize everything   I actually like Dr. Sam Waldron.  Hopefully my series on Illumination conveys a sense of respect for him even if we disagree.  Some of my readers might be asking themselves, “If The Orange Mailman is … Continue reading

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PreWrath Confusion

There are some people out there using the term PreWrath, but in such a way that the PreWrath position is not represented. Zelma Pack, who maintains a Pre-Trib Rapture position, has a blog entitled The Rose of Sharon is Jesus. … Continue reading

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What did the OT writers know?

Every once in a while I come across a blog post that is a bit of a gem.  The subject that Jason Button at TheoSource was posting on is the knowledge that Old Testament writers had as they prophesied of … Continue reading

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Illumination #11

The issue of Circumcision   I had responded to Dr. Waldron’s comments about circumcision in my first response to him.  But since it evolved into a separate post from him, I thought I would include the back and forth in … Continue reading

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Illumination #10

The Orange Mailman is NOT a Dispensationalist   The following was my response to Dr. Waldron’s post.   Dr. Waldron- Thank you for the response, and an official blog post at that. You appreciate the irenic tone? (Looks up in … Continue reading

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Illumination #9

Waldron responds to my provocative response   After my provocative response to Dr. Waldron and some conversation with others in the comments section beneath, I was quite surprised that Dr. Waldron devoted two posts to little old me.  I really … Continue reading

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