by Andrew Corbett | 7 January, 2017 | Theology, Topical | 0 Comments

What are the bare essential beliefs of Christianity? What are the other beliefs that are important but not essential for salvation? Some people are very passionate about their particular view of End Times (“Eschatology”) while on the other hand, some people are very indifferent about it. Some Evangelical Denominations have very narrow views about what constitutes acceptable views about Eschatology. In some of these denominations they actually make agreement with their End Times position an essential requirement for ordination. Many people find the topic so difficult that they’s rather not even attempt it. One prominent Seattle preacher recently said that discussing aspects of Eschatology was as important as discussing “wookies” (from the Star Wars movie series)! In one respect he is right, in that, there are several Biblical doctrines which are far more important than Eschatology. But…

by Andrew Corbett | 22 February, 2016 | Bible Prophecy | 0 Comments

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” begins the Dickens’ classic, The Tale of Two Cities. For many End-Times preachers, these are the worst of times. This idea is reinforced repeatedly by many Christians who feel that the world is indeed getting worse and worse. When I have lectured on Ethics or Eschatology both here and abroad, I have been challenged by students who despair that Christians can not hope to have a godly influence on society since the Bible apparently says that the last days will be dark and full of rampant evil. I have generally responded to these claims by asking if there was another time in history in which they would rather have lived? When students think about it, they usually conclude that there is no better time to be alive than now. But this presents a dilemma for those Christians who have bought into the idea that these are the “worst of times”, because the evidence suggests that these are the best of times.

I’m a Preterist. I’m not a Futurist. This means that I consider the Bible needs to read and understood as it was intended. I consider this to be taking the Bible “literally”. This kind of literalism distinguishs between a metaphor, an allegory, poetic parallelism, narrative, and didactic prescriptions. I therefore regard Christ’s statements about His coming and the Kingdom of God being “near” and “at hand” as being intended to convey the idea that His coming and the Kingdom of God on earth was about to commence within the life-time of Christ’s original audience.

by Andrew Corbett | 7 April, 2007 | Bible Prophecy, Eschatology | 0 Comments

Some Fundamentalist Christians make wild claims about certain predictions they claim the Bible makes. Here’s what the Bible doesn’t predict!

by Andrew Corbett | 20 May, 2017 | Hermeneutics | 0 Comments

It is perhaps one of the most misunderstood topics in the Bible today among Evangelicals. What is the place of Israel today in God’s plan? In Jeremiah 3:8, the prophet declares that God had sent Israel away with the a “bill of divorce”. This article explores what this means and the implications of its meaning.

by Andrew Corbett | 8 July, 2009 | Bible Prophecy, Book of Revelation, Eschatology | 0 Comments

The Book of Revelation has variously been described as so mysterious that it simply cannot be understood. But this has not stopped some from speculating about what its symbolims means. Such speculation is based on the assumption that the Book of Revelation is uniquely symbolic. But what are the implications of the idea that Revelation is written with consistent Biblical...

by Andrew Corbett | 10 July, 2016 | Bible Prophecy | 0 Comments

Some Bible Prophecy ministries claim that Britain’s exit from the European Union (“Brexit”) was prophesied in the Bible. Let’s see.

by Andrew Corbett | 25 September, 2015 | Eschatology, Theology | 0 Comments

Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. First Corinthians 10:11 . As I reflect on my recent 20th pastoral anniversary of Legana Christian Church, I've had cause to reflect on three of my most significant pastoral paradigm shifts. I think I was about 17 years of age when I...