I was surprised to see a piece that was this lengthy of a criticism of Doug Wilson's interpretations of anti-semitism with no mention of dispensationalism. Especially his rejection of dispensationalism. I think it adds great context to his perspective.
I’m not exactly sure what you mean, sorry. His rejection of dispensationalism would be good to bring up because it would add clarity to his definition of antisemitism? Is that what you mean, and how so?
Yes. That's what I mean. I think it's fundamental in the thinking of most American Evangelicals today, especially those who are not Reformed with Post Mil Eschatology
You wrote, "I would not recommend people read Milk and Honey to understand better the current fracas on the right over Zionism, Jewishness, AIPAC, and all the rest of it. An open Bible would be better." In addition to the Bible, kindly point me to some resources to help me understand the said fracas.
Thomas Massie recently had some good inside baseball re: AIPAC. Watch his interview with Tucker. Honestly, my views have been shaped by such a wide array of voices, I would rather not point to one or two for the risk of being quickly pigeonholed on such a dicey topic. Let me just say, I wasn't being glib when I said the open Bible is our best medicine and definer of these issues.
Got that. Thanks for a very helpful discussion of Wilson's weakness on this point. I felt uneasy when he pinned everything on envy. You provided, I believe, a good definition of antisemitism.
Right, right - so just speaking in general patterns here. Plenty of Gentiles as individuals are in far worse positions in their sin than individual Jews.
So, we’re each of us vulnerable to the depths of our fallen nature, which virtually has no bottom. But in general, or on average, the Jews have to marshal their willpower against the light of the Lord more determinedly than does the average Gentile in his pagan darkness.
I was surprised to see a piece that was this lengthy of a criticism of Doug Wilson's interpretations of anti-semitism with no mention of dispensationalism. Especially his rejection of dispensationalism. I think it adds great context to his perspective.
I’m not exactly sure what you mean, sorry. His rejection of dispensationalism would be good to bring up because it would add clarity to his definition of antisemitism? Is that what you mean, and how so?
Yes. That's what I mean. I think it's fundamental in the thinking of most American Evangelicals today, especially those who are not Reformed with Post Mil Eschatology
Please see here:
https://michaelhoffman.substack.com/p/churchianitys-support-for-israeli
You wrote, "I would not recommend people read Milk and Honey to understand better the current fracas on the right over Zionism, Jewishness, AIPAC, and all the rest of it. An open Bible would be better." In addition to the Bible, kindly point me to some resources to help me understand the said fracas.
Thomas Massie recently had some good inside baseball re: AIPAC. Watch his interview with Tucker. Honestly, my views have been shaped by such a wide array of voices, I would rather not point to one or two for the risk of being quickly pigeonholed on such a dicey topic. Let me just say, I wasn't being glib when I said the open Bible is our best medicine and definer of these issues.
Got that. Thanks for a very helpful discussion of Wilson's weakness on this point. I felt uneasy when he pinned everything on envy. You provided, I believe, a good definition of antisemitism.
ty bred - but wat means by
"left to myself I, like every Gentile Christian, ...would descend into the same madness of unbelief as the unbelieving Jews, or worse."
seems to contradict one of your theses here, that "i deny... that the Jews in their sin are no worse for the world than any other group."
Right, right - so just speaking in general patterns here. Plenty of Gentiles as individuals are in far worse positions in their sin than individual Jews.
So, we’re each of us vulnerable to the depths of our fallen nature, which virtually has no bottom. But in general, or on average, the Jews have to marshal their willpower against the light of the Lord more determinedly than does the average Gentile in his pagan darkness.