Trinity of Truth How to Stay off The Merry Go Round of Speculation about the Second Coming of Christ
The conservative approach to God and his word has a kind of trinity of truth at the heart of its doctrine. All three parts of this trinity come from the Bible but together they are what can assure us that we have found a true biblical conservatism. It is not always a failsafe and at times may still produce some controversy among the believers, but it is an altogether safer platform from which to start any search for biblical truth and the salvation of God.
The first doctrine in the trinity of truth is found in 2 Peter 3: 16…All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Starting here is to fully recognize the authority, the inspiration and the infallibility of Gods word. This is also the best starting point from which to approach all second coming doctrine.
The second part of the doctrinal trinity comes from 2 Peter 1:20…Knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of any private interpretation: The opposite of private is public. That means...