Since calling Mr. Preston out for his less than forth right representation of his “Christological” position to Criswell college, I’ve been rebutting “Full” aka hyperpreterist arguments on Mr. Preston’s Facebook page. In addition to pointing out the superficial nature of hyperpreterist’s “exegesis” of Scripture I thought his readers should be made aware of his Docetic [...]
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me…God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” John 4:21, 24 What a shock it must have been for Don K. Preston when respected scholars of Christian Evangelicalism explained to him he was excluded from the community of saints for his heretical “Christology”. [...]
The doctrine of Christ Jesus, under attack by Don K. Preston, goes to the very core of Christianity. Dr. Roger Olson points out, “Stating the Christian consensus about the person of Jesus Christ is simpler and more straightforward than almost any other locus of Christian belief.”[ref] The Mosaic of Christian Belief, Twenty Centuries of Unity [...]
Hyperpreterist Don Preston has for a long time attempted to portray his views within the Evangelical Christian umbrella. However, he understands that his Christological view bares nothing in common with doctrine of Christ Jesus as defined by Scripture and espoused by Evangelical Christianity. Thus, Mr. Preston has not been upfront regarding his doctrine of Christ [...]
The confusion within the Hyperpreterist community has been well documented. Misunderstanding the definition of a metaphor Hypreterist William Bell irrationally thinks the metaphorical application of a concrete concept actually is that concrete concept. This confusion then leads to his denial of the clear meaning of the time text “now is” found in John 5:25. Mr. [...]
Recorded in the sixth chapter of Isaiah are the humble words of a regenerate believer who has realized his standing before Holy God. Isaiah in having a vision of God on His throne explains, “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst [...]
The next time you read a hyperpreterist like Don Preston who claim Daniel 12:2,3 is a prophesy of the resurrection of the dead which, according to them occurred in AD70, ask them why the prophet would have looked past the resurrection of Christ Jesus. I’ve had the opportunity to ask this very question and it [...]
“Full” aka hyperpreterism is an attack on the doctrine of Christ. While some may see “Full” aka hyperpreterism as simply another form of eschatology, make no mistake about it, the view attacks the Biblical doctrine of the incarnation. John Bolt editor of the four volume translation of Herman Bavinck’s systematic theology, what Richard Gaffin suggests [...]
Boy, when the contradictory position of the hyperpreterist is pointed out the gymnastics they will take to obfuscate the truth is tantamount to Olga Korbut’s effort on the balance beam at the Montreal Olympics. William Bell is bending over backwards in an effort to hide the fact he really doesn’t take the time texts of [...]
Don Preston claims the definition of “the Resurrection” is found in a correct definition of death. I suppose we shouldn’t be surprised that Mr. Preston would ignore how Paul defined the resurrection, (1 Cor. 15:3,4). I mean Mr. Preston regularly hamstrings the inspired Apostle Paul’s interpretation to his own uninspired understanding of the text. In [...]
It appears Mr. William Bell is reeling. His reaction is after all understandable considering the recent debate performance of his sidekick Don Preston which was further complicated when Mr. Bell denied the meaning of the time text, “now is” in John 5:25. Apparently Mr. Bell’s only resort is to now foist upon the reading public [...]
As pointed out here hyperpeterists aka “full” preterists have confused two concepts of the ordo salutis, “regeneration” and “glorification” also referred to as the “resurrection of the dead”. In the linked article we demonstrated why William Bell’s “exegesis” of John 5:25-29 is fundamentally absurd. Mr. Bell claims John 5:25-29 is dealing with one concept. We [...]
Don Preston’s associate William Bell, realizing the impact of the performance of Joel McDurmon in the recent Preston/McDurmon debate felt compelled to weigh in to this issue to help recoup Don Preston’s status in the hyperpreterist community. Mr. Bell focused on Joel’s explanation that John 5:25-29 is dealing with two different concepts claiming that his [...]
By Paul Gates During the question and answer portion of the Joel McDurmon Don Preston debate the question was asked if hyperpreterism, aka “full” preterism is a damnable heresy. In follow-up to this question Mr. Preston seemed to imply that belief in Jesus Christ is what unites McDurmon and Preston. Although Preston affirmed belief in [...]
Pluralism” as defined by Merriam-Webster’s means, “a theory that there are more than one or more than two kinds of ultimate reality”. D. A. Carson in his award winning book “The Gagging of God” points out the impact of “pluralism” when it comes to the interpretation of Scripture. Commenting on the conclusions of a “pluralist” when it comes to interpreting text Dr. Carson explains, “Culler intend