The Authority of the Bible, Preterism and Creeds Authority of the Bible">Does the view one has of the authority of the Bible affect one's view of eschatology?  Perhaps.   Our view of everything affects the outcomes or how we view certain things. Take for example, this experience I had with my dentist. My former dentist performed a root canal but did not fully deaden the nerve in my tooth. At the surface all seemed well. But, when she got to the root of the tool, the drill became like a air hammer in my mouth. We had to have a time out. That experience ...

I can remember the first time ever I was exposed to a Pentecostal church where people claimed to speak in tongues. After the charismatic preacher worked everyone into a frenzy, several men and women in the congregation began chanting ecstatically with an unrecognizable language. I felt weird, not knowing what to do. I was about 20 years old at the time and saw young and old engaging in this practice. They explained they were speaking in tongues and had the “Holy Ghost” and said that if a person did not speak in tongues they were not saved. Further, they claimed to have other gifts of the Spirit which enabled them to exorcise demons and ...