DOGMATISM

DOGMATISM

When we say we are dogmatic about fundamentals it means we are absolutely sure, convinced, unlikely to change as we have studied it well. However, a true dogmatic is impossible to deal with and we run into them in every walk of life.You may not agree with me on the term Dogmatic, call it as you desire but all of us have run into this terrible attitude. Consider:

I am absolute in my love for truth and Proclaiming the gospel but I am not dogmatic about anything
and here is why:

Definition of Dogmatic:  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or resulting from dogma. 
2. Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of "unproved" or unprovable principles.
See Synonyms for dictatorial....Technically Dogmatic means that I believe something without the
benefit of being able to express it with logic and facts. In other words to be dogmatic means I
refuse all logic and refuse to "use my God given mind to understand. "  I am acting
irrationally because I don't think I need to explain to someone else the reasons why I believe something.
Am I dogmatic about the gospel? No. Because that would mean I accept it without any evidence as to it's
authenticity. It's like saying to a lost person who challenges the gospel that I don't need to explain my position to you.

IT'S RIGHT JUST BECAUSE I SAID SO. TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. If the gospel I preach can't stand
up under the scrutiny of of a critic then it must be irrational. Of course the gospel "is" rational and there is
Biblical evidence of doctrines that make it logical. It is a substitutionary atonement  which makes sense.
It fulfills God's Justice which makes sense etc. Grant it there are many things about it we may not understand
but what God wants men to understand about it we are able to understand and required to believe it.

We can't punch holes in false doctrines with dogmatic tools. We must debate scripturally,  rationally, logically
and doctrinally. Without the God given laws of logic doctrinal agreement is impossible. Communication is impossible Take notice of
our discussions with others. We are constantly using logic based on a scriptural system under the guiding of the Holy Spirit. Faith and rational thinking are not mutually exclusive as some would have us believe. Some one once said to me "I'm spiritual not logical"---that's really wrong thinking.  We should be able to scripturally and logically defend what we believe in a logical, scriptural and doctrinal way by sound hermeneutics. 

A truly dogmatic person by definition ignores God's gift of rationality because they stick to something and proclaim it arrogantly without explanation, facts or logical discourse.
When confronted the dogmatic operates in a circular argument that goes something like this like this:
Lost man-- Why is the gospel true? 
Dogmatic--"Because I said so." 
Lost man--Prove to me why you believe what you believe. 
Dogmatic---I don't have to explain it to you. It's the truth. 
Lost man---How do you know it's the truth? 
Dogmatic---Because I said so. 
Lost man--Don't you need a reason why you believe it? 
Dogmatic---No it's true don't challenge what I believe. 
Lost man--How do you know what you believe is true 
Dogmatic--I don't need to hear your arguments as to why it is not true. Your arguments are wrong. 
Lost man---How do you know my arguments are wrong? 
Dogmatic--Because I am right and you are wrong. 
Lost man--How do you know my arguments are wrong? 
Dogmatic---Because I am right. 
Lost man---Won't you even consider what I have to say? 
Dogmatic---No because I know I am right. 
Lost man---How do you know? 
Dogmatic---Because it is what I believe therefore it is right and you are wrong. 
Lost man--Won't you even Listen to what I have to say and consider why you think I am wrong?
Dogmatic--No, my mind is closed. 
Lost man--Why is your mind closed. 
Dogmatic----Because I am right, I know it and I don't need to explain why I am right.
                     So take or leave it.
A man who believes something should be able to listen to others and weigh their thoughts because he
might be wrong. I don't mind the Gospel being challenged because if the Gospel is true it will stand all tests
thrown at it. Pure Dogmatism stops a man from growing and learning. He says,"Don't bother me with the facts, my mind is made up" Usually because he is proud and insecure and doesn't like people challenging him.
So he thinks in an a twisted stubborn way.----Pastor Rodney

JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED ON WEDNESDAY

JESUS WAS CRUCIFIED ON WEDNESDAY. This is evident in the scripture. The confusion is due to the fact that there are Sabbaths on the Jewish calendar other than the weekly Sabbath or Saturday. Keep in mind that the Jewish day begins at sundown and ends at sundown the next day.

The scripture says in Mark 15 and Luke 23 that the crucifixion took place before the Sabbath. Folks mistakenly think this was Friday. There are two kinds of Sabbaths. There is the seventh day Sabbath and the High Day Sabbaths.

In Leviticus 23, we have seven Sabbaths listed besides the weekly Sabbath. Leviticus Chapter 23--The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel saying, In the seventh month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a Sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation This was a yearly Sabbath. Leviticus 23:32. "And it shall be unto you a Sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls: in the ninth day of the month at even, from even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath." This is the Sabbath of the Atonement. Leviticus Chapter 23:39 When ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days: on the first day shall be a Sabbath, and on the eighth day shall be a Sabbath. In Leviticus 23 there are seven sabaaths. There is the Passover Sabbath in the first month, fourteenth day followed by the Unleavened Bread Sabbath fifteenth day. There is the First Fruits Sabbath on the first month, and the seventeenth day. There is a Pentecost Sabbath fifty days later. There is a Sabbath of the Trumpets in the seventh month, the Sabbath of Atonement in the seventh month, and also the Sabbath of the Feast of Tabernacles. The Sabbaths listed here are not the weekly Sabbaths.These seven are called high Sabbaths.

Jesus Died before sundown the time in which the PASSOVER SABBATH commenced. Remember the Jewish day begins at sundown. We know it was passover. Jesus ate the Passover before the crucifixtion with his disciples. John 19:14-- "The Jews, therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the Sabbath day for that Sabbath day was an high day." ( A HIGH DAY SABBATH WAS NOT THE WEEKLY OR SATURDAY SABBATH). Jesus was crucified before sundown just before the PASSOVER SABBATH NOT THE WEEKLY SABBATH. Passover sabbath was the 14th day of the month. ALWAYS the day following the the Passover Sabbath was the Sabbath of unleavened bread the 15th day of the month. This lasted from sundown Thursday until sundown Friday.

So Jesus was crucifed on Wednesday before the passover Sabbath which lasted from Wendesday Sundown until Thursday sundown. Thursday Sundown began the Sabbath of unleavened bread; from Sundown Thursday until sundown Friday. The weekly Sabbath went from sundown Friday until Sundown Saturday. Jesus arose Early Sunday AM.

Matthew 28:1 ---In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. Sunday AM He arose. He was in the grave three FULL Jewish days an nights. Just as he said he would be----Pastor Rodney Houston