"Has God told you that the Preterits have no faith in the life, death and resurrection of Christ?"
You are the one who told us that Christ's resurrected body was not physical; did you not? You are the one claiming that Christ has already returned and claiming that all Christians including Polycarp (a direct disciple of John the Apostle) have somehow been deceived into believing that Christ rose in a physical glorified body and that he would come again in that same body. You and your Hyper-Preterist buddies are the ones who have departed the faith James. Your own friends acknowledge that your position is in fact a "radical departure"
"In his "Introduction to Preterism" Todd Dennis writes: "Simply put, Preterist theology is a radical departure from other contemporary positions. How many other systems teach that the Second Coming of Christ already took place? None" (Dennis, "An Introduction To Preterism," p. 1, emphasis his).
It is within the context of the above statement that the question was asked.
"Now, since Preterist theology is a radical departure from historic Christianity (not merely "contemporary," either!) can they even be called Christians?"
The author goes on to note;
"Well, I suppose that just as the Mormons call themselves "Christians" the Hyper-Preterists can do the same. Indeed, this is why many refer to this group as a Christian cult or heresy. Furthermore, I assume that Dennis thinks he's in line with "biblical Christianity?" Since his view is a radical departure from ours then ours must be a radical departure from "biblical Christianity!" This would mean what the world has referred to as "Christian theology" for the past 2,000 years has not really been Christian theology. Indeed, this is not like some minor dispute between denominations but it's a radical departure. This a bold claim since it is claiming that what has been referred to as "Christianity," by Christians and non-Christians alike, is not Christianity but a radical departure from it.""
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