Posts Tagged ‘Dispensationalism’
Who is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16?
Who is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16? Good men have disagreed as to how to answer this question. My purpose in reviewing the debate here is not to explore every argument in detail but to at least review the various views, state my view, and give a snapshot of the primary arguments for…
Read MoreA Complex Event: the Second Coming
Sometimes the events of biblical prophecy are relatively simple. The foretold event occurs, and the prophecy is fulfilled. From that moment, it slips into the past. Noah prophesies the flood, and it comes. Elijah prophesies a drought, and the rain stops. Micaiah prophesies the death of Ahab, and Ahab is killed. Even where the event…
Read MoreUnboxing a New Work on Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism Revisited: A 21st Century Restatement, Central Baptist Theological Seminary (Nov. 21 2023) [Support the FBFI by buying through our link.] I was reorganizing my desk after teaching a grad-level seminary block class last week and to my surprise I found a new book placed upon a pile of papers. It is entitled Dispensationalism Revisited:…
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FrontLine | November/December 2021 | VOLUME 31 | NUMBER 6 Welcome to Dispensationalism! “Dispensationalism” is a big word, and people struggle to understand its meaning. Some people assume that if you believe in dispensations, then you must be a dispensationalist. But all Christians recognize that God has administered His plan in different ways at different…
Read MoreSalvation in Dispensationalism
Dispensationalism inherently sees distinctions in many areas of theology and practice between the Old and New Testaments. We believe that the progress of revelation includes a progression of dispensational expectations and truth, some expanding upon information from former dispensations and some in contrast to former dispensations. Covenant theology, on the other hand, seeks to unify…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (3)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) In part 1 we looked at how dispensationalism best dealt with Biblical truth. In part 2 we considered how dispensationalism protects against deviations from the true gospel. We turn now to the subject of national Israel. 9. Dispensationalism maintains a future for national Israel. Has the NT Church replaced…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (2)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) In part 1 we looked at how dispensationalism best dealt with Biblical truth. We turn now to how dispensationalism protects against deviations from the true gospel. 6. Dispensationalism presents the best defense against heresy because of its consistent, literal-normal use of hermeneutics. Covenant systems regularly resort to allegorization, sensus…
Read MoreWhy Dispensationalism? (1)
Pastor Michael W. Harding (M.Div., Th.M.) Dispensationalism understands the Bible in terms of the unfolding revelation of God which results in different stewardships of responsibility on the part of man. Ryrie suggests a “distinguishable economy in the outworking of God’s purpose” (Dispensationalism, p. 28). A dispensational approach to Scripture emphasizes the Glory of God as…
Read MoreReview: Perspectives on Israel & the Church
Brand, Chad O., ed. Perspectives on Israel and the Church: Four Views. Nashville: B&H, 2015. A review by Brian Collins This book presents the following four perspectives, (1) the traditional covenantal view by Robert L. Reymond, (2) the traditional dispensational view by Robert L. Thomas, (3) the progressive dispensational view by Robert L. Saucy, and…
Read MoreThe Old Testament Law and the Believer (2)
Brian Trainer This is Part 2 – you can find part 1 here. The Benefits of the Law This survey of the positions leads to the question of practicality. In what ways does dispensationalism view the Law of Moses as being beneficial in the life of a New Testament believer?
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