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Originally Posted by Jo S
Evangelical, in the future if you decide to commit yourself to a certain position then finish in your own words rather than always deferring to links or appealing to authorities. It just shows you really just look to out argue an opponent rather than getting to the truth of the matter. Pigeon chess comes to mind.
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Jo I'm taking an intellectual approach to this topic. I am not good for discussing thoughts and opinions over a cup of tea, maybe others are. I don't post links or appeal to authorities to argue. To argue, in my view, would be to do the opposite (ignore credible evidence, argue ill-formed opinions only). I do that because I don't think we can arrive at the truth of the matter by being ignorant (of CARM, Gill, Ellicott etc). At least, I can show that my opinion is informed by others who have some credibility. So far I believe we cannot reach an agreement on this topic if we have fundamentally different views about God and Satan. Your statement "Satan is a thief relative to man but not God. " reminds me of the view that Satan is God's servant rather than his enemy. Am I correct that you approach these topics as a Jew or a Messianic Christian/Jew or perhaps 7th Day Adventist? Are you willing to share your denominational background so I know where you are coming from?
However the question of this thread I believe is "did part of Lee's theology come from Kingdom/Latter Rain theology?". Comparing theology won't answer that question. I would say no unless there is some credible link between the two groups, historically speaking. There are similarities but also clear differences.