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In 1990, Thieme also predicted war between the United States and the Soviet Union within 10 years (see below). Again, Thieme was wrong. (cults often invoke a fear of impending doom that is not too far away or to close) And Thieme retired in 2002, so he never had to deal with repercussions of his false theory.
During Memorial Day weekend in May 1990, Thieme (pronounced "theme") was in Arlington, Virginia to conduct four evenings of a regional bible conference for his East Coast followers. Only a few miles away, President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev were meeting at the White House to discuss peace at the same time that Colonel Thieme was predicting that, within ten years, war between the United States and the Soviet Union is inevitable.[
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Thieme always added in such messages that if the pivot of mature Christians became big enough, our nation will be spared. You do not recall that? He said it many times.
Fear tactic? We were in big trouble with the Soviet potentially. You see that as fear tactics? He was telling the truth that many already knew about. If you ever attended a Bible Conference in D.C.? A
very large percentage of listeners were in uniform. Ranking officers. I attended at least two in D.C. It was very military oriented. He preached that message to a large group of military types. They could handle it without being seen as a scare tactic.
Now?
"The interest of the NT is not in his material blood, but in His shed blood as the life violently taken."I noticed how you diverted away from that and began throwing stuff out going in all kinds if directions.
And?
"R.B. Thieme has been described as "a cult figure" by James Dunn, the executive director of the Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs in Washington. Controversial through he may be even among fundamentalists, Thieme is one of the Quayle family's contact points with the legions of Armageddon, who provided a decisive base of support for the Bush-Quayle administration during the Gulf war."Baptist? They were the ones who hated his teaching that tithing did not apply to the church age. They have a guaranteed income with their teaching no matter how poor the teaching was. And? The blood of Christ was another Baptist taboo. And, you wonder why James Dunn referred to Robert Thieme as a "cult figure?"
"The interest of the NT is not in his material blood, but in His shed blood as the life violently taken."That is one reason he would be viewed as a "cult figure" to the Baptists.
"The interest of the NT is not in his material blood."Still avoiding dealing with what you quoted.
Sorry rrmoderator.. I always felt theological discussion in this forum is not the right setting. But, TT insists on making this into a theological debate. I hope you can see why Baptists would automatically label Robert Thieme a cult figure. If you understood what they view as
"not to be touched" teachings, it would be seen as an inevitible outcome. Thieme's background was Baptist, and he was ready to reveal what he saw as error in their teachings.
So be it, GeneZ