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“they have absolutely no evidence that authentein means what they say it means.”

And that is the point we’ve been trying to make with them since the first time someone noted that the word used was authentein and not exousia. For some reason the comps/patris do not want to acknowledge that the word has a sketchy history, or that Paul must have had a particular reason for using such an unusual word.

Craig,
glad to hear that you are hanging in there.

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Everyone,
I’m having some trouble discussing the second coming of Christ with a full preterist. I think I’ve got some good points such as there is no history within the early church of such an event and Paul, Thomas, and John were still alive in 70AD and would have written about it. As well, there are tons of events that haven’t yet been fulfilled. If anyone knows of some good Bible research refuting the concept that Christ came in 70AD, I’d appreciate it. I’m still working on curriculum for the giftings of the Spirit. Sorry about the off topic request. 🙂