McDonald's Prelim. Questions

Preliminary Questions For And Answers By Don Preston

May 2, 2011

 

1.  Do you agree with the premise that one should draw, only, such conclusions as are warranted by the evidence?

Answer: I agree.

2.  Do you agree that every precisely stated proposition is either true or false, and that there is no middle ground between truth and error?

Answer: If the proposition is precisely stated, accurate and true, then I agree.

3.  Do you agree that the Bible is our sole authority in making all of our religious decisions?

Answer: I agree.

4.  Did Christ return to judge the world when Jerusalem fell in A.D. 70?

Answer: Yes, that is what he said he would do. I believe him.

5.  What is the approximate writing date for the book of Revelation?

Answer: Sometime in the AD 60s.

6.  Does 1 Corinthians 11:26 “For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come” directly apply to Christians today?

Answer: No.

7.  Do you believe that the Bible is all sufficient, and that it needs nothing to explain it for it is its own best commentary?

Answer: The Bible is definitely its own best commentary.

8.  When will the Christian age end?  Please give scripture.

Answer: The Christian age has no end.

9.  Was the Old Testament law fulfilled at the cross?  Please give scripture.

Answer:  Only part of the OT was fulfilled at the cross (cf. Luke 18:31; cf. 24:4-47f).

10.              When did the church come into its established state?  Please give scripture.

Answer: The church was established in infancy (the immature man, Ephesians 4; the laying of the foundation stone, Ephesians 2:19f) on Pentecost, and fully established in power and glory as the “perfect man” at the arrival of “that which is perfect” (1 Corinthians 13), at the Day of the Lord (1 Corinthians 1:4-8).

 

In Christ Jesus

Jerry D. McDonald

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