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Dispensationalism

Dispensationalism is the belief that God has dispensed revelation and stewardship to man via dispensations. While there is no formalized classification structure with exacting definitions, most dispensationalists believe in some or all of seven dispensations, commonly known as innocence, conscience, human government, promise, law, grace, and kingdom; although a few dispensationalists may recognize more than seven, and some only acknowledge three or four dispensations. Dispensationalists also vary in beliefs as to whether each dispensation has a rigid time frame know as an "age", or whether they vary based on possession or non possession of specific revelations, such as the Law of Moses or the New Testament Gospels. Thus some believe different dispensations can coexist, while others do not.

• - John Darby probably began believing in a pre-trib rapture between December 1826 and January 1827, thereby having a three-year jump on Margaret McDonald's supposed "vision" in 1830.
  
• - This paper, presented to the Theological Forum on Contemporary Issues, explores the similarities and distinctions between the dispensation of grace, the world system, and this present evil age.
  
• - Just as Luther re-discovered the long-suppressed doctrine of salvation by faith during the Reformation, so have Dispensationalists re-discovered the long-lost truth of the pre-Millennial Rapture.
  
• - A church in Edgewater, Florida that teaches there is confusion among many churches because there a failure to rightly divide the word of truth, acknowledge Paul as the apostle to the Gentiles, and recognize the distinctiveness of the church as the body
  
• - This nine-part series on Dispensationalism contains a separate study for each of eight distinct dispensations, with the eighth being the new heaven and earth.
  
• - Bible Charts, by Clarence Larkin, have been extremely helpful to Christians since they were first published over 75 years ago.
  
• - Any Christian who studies God's Word will eventually see puzzling apparent contradictions there; for example, Jesus specifically tells the disciples not to preach to the Gentiles in Matthew 5.
  
• - Once God's Dispensations are understood, non-Church-Age Scriptures cannot be applied to the church today; for example, Matt 24:36-44 does not refer to the Rapture.
  
• - Asserts that since Dispensationalists have become the whipping boys for all kinds of theological movements, it has never been more important to know why they believe as they do.
  
• - This treatise on the various dispensations of God's covenants is written from a fairly dispensational perspective, although its author claims to be neither a Dispensationalist nor a Covenant Theologian.
  
• - The Theke - A collection of links focused on Dispensationalism and Biblical prophecy.
  
• - One's understanding of scripture concerning the nation of Israel and end time events is profoundly influenced by whether one holds to a Dispensational or a Covenant Theological viewpoint.
  
• - The argument developed in this paper is an analysis of four major but differing views by Dr. Campbell, Dr. Toussaint, Mr. Sinclair, and Dr. Pentecost.
  
• - Foundational chart on the Doctrine of Dispensations, from Bible Doctrine Church of Little Rock
  
• - One in a series of 36 Bible lessons from Rogma International, intended to help its students lay a foundation to understanding God's word
  
• - Much of the material here is taken from the book by Dr. Douglas Stauffer called One Book Rightly Divided, and is used with his permission and blessing.
  
• - Because dispensationalists tend to interpret the scriptures more literally, they see a clear distinction between God’s program for Israel and His program for the church.
  
• - Because Old Testament believers did not have access to the truths in the New Testament, their understanding was limited to what God had revealed at that time.
  
• - God's plans for the nation of Israel were different from His plans for the church, because during the Four Gospels, Jesus was offering the kingdom to Israel alone.
  
• - After giving a basic definition of Dispensationalism, this study examines the seven traditionally recognized dispensations in detail, including the common Dispensational viewpoint concerning the seventy weeks of Daniel.
  
• - God administrates His rule over the world as He progressively works out His purpose in the world for His own glory.
  
• - Dispensationalism is in danger of falling, due in part to a failure to distinguish between Jesus' earthly Gospel for Israel, and His heavenly Gospel for the Church.
  
• - The apostle Paul states that one's Christian life can be established only according to the gospel he preached, and the "revelation of the mystery".
  
• - Paul received revelation that the day of Christ is different from the day of the Lord, and that the 12 apostles were unknowing members of Christ's Body in Acts 2.
  
• - Dispensationalism helps explain the seeming contradictions in Scripture; for example, one passage intones "saved by faith without works", while another states "faith without works is dead".
  
• - Dispensationalism resolves perceived scriptural contradictions; for example, Gal. 1:6-9 condemns those who preach another gospel, yet an angel clearly preaches another gospel in Revelation 14:6, without being condemned.
  
• - The word Dispensation does not refer to different programs of salvation, which has always been by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8); but to the manner in which God manages mankind.
  
• - The primary focus of this paper is to discuss the glory of God, as it is seen in the dispensations.
  
• - Larry Crutchfield does a commendable job of clarifying Darby's dispensationalism, because the new (fourth) generation of modern progressive dispensationalists has changed the dispensationalism of the Walvoord/Ryrie/Pentecost (third) generation.
  
• - Biblical studies in apologetics and dispensational teaching
  
• - Several audio messages that explain and defend Dispensationalism, by Pastor D. A. Waite, Th.D., Ph.D.
  
• - Even traditional dispensationalists sometimes recognize as many as nine dispensations; also, this page traces the belief in dispensations all the way back to the Apostles.
  
• - This page presents evidence supporting the distinction between Israel and the church, and explains why the church could not have existed prior to Acts chapter 2.
  
• - Dispensationalism best explains the reason why God has changed His instructions for believers down through the ages (i.e., believers today are no longer forbidden from eating certain meats).
  
• - The Holy Spirit is the Restrainer of evil during this dispensation, and when He departs with the Church at the Rapture, evil will reign throughout Daniel’s 70th Week.
  
• - Although critics claim that dispensationalists ignore parts of the Bible, dispensationalism actually clarifies scripture by explaining why the Lord has had different requirements at different periods of time.
  
• - Sudden prophetic breaks, such as Christ's proclamation that only half of Isaiah 61:2 was fulfilled in Luke 4:18-20, are best explained Dispensationally; the second half pertains to a future dispensation.
  
• - The Dispensational Principle by example, such as: Adam would not have benefited by building an ark; nor did Noah need to watch which trees he ate from.
  
• - Dispensationalism takes into account progressive and ongoing revelation. Each successive dispensation unfolds more of God's truth.
  
• - This chart outlines three major dispensations (Theocentric, Christocentric, and Eschatological), as taught by R. B. Thieme
  
• - Various articles clarifying Dispensationalism, in view of the confused theological climate.
  
• - With thirty Bible Lessons on one page, Lesson 10 emphasizes the importance of Dispensationalism; and Lesson 19 describes at least four dispensations, with the third dispensation interrupting the second.
  
• - C. I. Scofield's explanation of the seven unequal time periods, from the creation of Adam to the new heaven and new earth, which are referred to as dispensations.
  
• - When Jesus Christ is preached according to the revelation of the Mystery, the saints will be edified with the sound doctrine of Grace for this present dispensation.
  
• - Because the beginning of the book of Acts is transitional, it isn't until the Jews nationally reject their Messiah that the gospel is taken directly to the Gentiles.
  
• - Hyper-dispensationalists are often called "Dry Cleaners" because they do not practice water baptism; however, although not required for salvation, it is still something every Christian should do (Acts 2:37-38).
  
• - The major doctrine the Pentecostals and Charismatics do not understand is the dispensational truth that Christians are not in the Old Testament times, but live in a different dispensation.
  
• - This paper, which refines Charles Ryrie's "sine qua non" of dispensationalism, shows that the differences between dispensationalism and covenantalism are so great, they can never be successfully reconciled.
  
• - Summarizes the Sermon on the Mount of Olives from Jesus.
  
• - Because Southern Baptists have formed no consensus on Eschatology, SBC Life gathered 3 scholars - Drs. Paige Patterson (a dispensational premillennialist), David Dockery, and Millard Erickson - to discuss this issue.
  
• - This Paper will consider three types of Dispensationalism (Classic Pauline, Traditional, and Progressive), and the relationship of the Independent Fundamental Churches of America to them.
  
• - The apostles ministered during the generation in Israel which saw the Old Testament economy pass from existence, to be replaced by the church age, or the "times of the Gentiles."
  
• - The church is neither a continuation of the "Jewish Dispensation", nor the "kingdom", because the mystery of the ages was not revealed prior to Paul’s apostleship (Eph. 3:5-7).
  
• - The Bible is a complex work, with a clear design and process; and dispensationalism breaks it down into various components, so that it is easier to understand.
  
• - This page systematically presents the essential elements of Traditional or Classical Dispensationalism, and carefully answers the false belief that Dispensationalism teaches more than one way of salvation.
  
• - Since John Nelson Darby first articulated and systematized his theological/hermeneutical system of theology known as dispensationalism, that system has been intensely scrutinized, critiqued, and evaluated.
  
• - Dispensationalists acknowledge the distinction between Israel and the Church, apply a consistently literal principle of interpretation, and conceive God's purpose to be His own glory, rather than the single purpose of salvation.
  
• - Biblion College-Seminary (BCS) is a non–profit fundamental, dispensational Christian College with one purpose - to train men and women to teach the Bible in an accurate and interesting way.
  
• - Presenting articles concerning Dispensational Theology, by Frank E. Gaebelein and Charles C. Ryrie.
  
• - A good number of theologically trained Messianic Jewish leaders are dispensational in their theology, but they are not given equal time to present their case.
  
• - Gerry Breshears, Ph.D. is a "Progressive" Traditional Dispensationalist (not to be confused with a "Conventional" Progressive Dispensationalist, who believes certain New Covenant promises are now being fulfilled by the church).
  
• - David F. Reagan explains why "rightly dividing the word" according to 2 Tim. 2:15 is a dynamic approach to scripture, compared to the static concept of "right division".
  
• - Although Dispensationalists apply consistent literal interpretation "whenever possible", they realize some passages are obviously figurative; yet critics misrepresent the practice of literal interpretation by pointing to these very passages.
  
• - One of fundamentalism's key characteristics, from the time it was introduced in the early 1800s to its almost wide scale acceptance in the middle of the twentieth century, is Dispensationalism.
  
• - Since the mid-1800s, dispensationalism has exerted great influence on the way many Christians view the doctrines of ecclesiology and eschatology
  
• - Although recent systematized eschatology portrays confusion on this subject in the early church, many church fathers set forth theological principles which laid the foundation for modern systematized dispensationalism.
  
• - Three indispensable factors make Dispensational Theology distinct from Covenant Theology; and any theological system which does not contain all three is not dispensational in the truest sense of the term.
  
• - A dispensation is defined by the way in which God has chosen to manage His household during the course of human history.
  
• - Although normative dispensationalism has never taught anything other than a single way of salvation, its opponents often make the false claim that dispensationalism teaches two ways of salvation.
  
• - The key to Dispensationalism lies not in defining a specific number of dispensations, but in the belief that God is working with man in a progressive way.
  
• - The six-day creation (and seventh day of rest) in Genesis perfectly portrays the seven dispensations, because each day of creation matches the corresponding dispensation, with some very interesting parallels.
  
• - In order to change from Dispensationalism to postmillennialism, it is necessary to spiritualize many passages referring to a future for national Israel, and replace Israel with the church.
  
• - Dispensationalism is a movement of eschatological interpretation distinguished by its belief that a consistently literal hermeneutic mandates a consistent biblical distinction between Israel and the Church.
  
• - Life and Works of all major authors of dispensational works, mostly Plymouth Brethren but many Presbyterian and Lutheran. With works online, more samples of works, and links to similar sites.
  
• - This page combines a basic outline of Dispensationalism with a brief overview of the Scofield Reference Bible.
  
• - Seven-week study on Dispensationalism, from Omaha Bible Church
  
  

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