Premillennialism (21): Fundamental Reformed critique of Premillennialism (3)
David Engelsma critiques dispensational premillennialism as heretical, arguing that it fundamentally denies both Christ and God's eternal election of grace. The article demonstrates how much premillennial theology contradicts the Reformed doctrines of sovereign predestination confessed in the Canons of Dort and the Belgic Confession, particularly through its Arminian emphasis on human free will in salvation.
Previous article in this series: September 1 2018, p. 467. "For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel…. In Isaac shall thy seed be called…. The children of the promise are counted for the seed…that the purpose of God according to election might stand…Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated." Romans 9:6-13 Introduction Dispensational premillennialism, which is false doctrine concerning the truth of the last things, or eschatology, is also heresy. One element of its heresy is its...
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