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To: fishtank
I may have the wrong guy here, so I'm checking with you first... :-)

Whether this is the right guy or the wrong guy -- I should just say that I would strongly disagree with the position presented. If this -- "They teach that a large number of believers will not inherit the kingdom of God." -- is the position, then I see that as totally wrong.

I hope this is not the guy...



The Troubling Teachings of
Zane Hodges, Joseph Dillow, and
Robert Wilkin (The Grace Evangelical Society)
and the Extreme Teachings of J.D.Faust

 

These men divide Christ's beloved body and bride into two distinct groups with two distinct destinies.  They teach that a large number of believers will not inherit the kingdom of God.  Faust's position is the most extreme in that he teaches that many believers will be excluded from Christ's kingdom, will briefly be tortured by the second death and then will be punished for a thousand years in the fires of Hades.

Hodges, Dillow and Wilkin teach a more moderate view, but they insist that many believers will be cast into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, and that they will be excluded from the joys and privileges of the millennial kingdom.  They will not reign with Christ and they will not inherit the kingdom.  They also teach that a person can totally deny the faith, live wickedly and persistently in sin, reject the truths of the Gospel, totally abandon Jesus Christ, reject His saving grace, and yet be counted among the redeemed in the end.

Hodges, Dillow and Wilkin are brothers in Christ.  To my knowledge they are living for Christ and walking worthy of of the gospel.  It is not our desire to cast any aspersion on these men, their character, or their ministries, but simply to examine their teachings in the light of the Word of God.  We hold no animosity towards these men.  We agree with them on most of the doctrines of the Christian faith, but we are very concerned about some of their teachings as outlined in the articles below.

The teachings of Faust are far more serious and far more extreme, and we seek to warn believers regarding his false teachings. 

26 posted on 12/15/2009 3:21:45 PM PST by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: Star Traveler

Yes, you have the right guy.

The large number of believers to which they refer are the same that Jesus spoke of in the parable of the talents.

The servant who received one talent and then wasted it -— he was definitely not rewarded. He was saved, but not rewarded.

Gotta go for now.


27 posted on 12/15/2009 3:30:19 PM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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