Opposing Views Dispensationalism Theology Christianity

There is an ongoing debate among Dispensationalists as to which books of the New Testament were written to Christians today. The outcome of this debate is directly associated with when the present church began. Traditional Dispensationalists believe the church began sometime between the birth of Christ and Acts chapter 2, and that the majority (if not all) of the New Testament was written to the church today. By contrast, most Pauline Dispensationalists (also known as Hyper-Dispensationalists or Ultra-Dispensationalists) believe the church began with the apostle Paul at some point during the book of Acts. Consequently, most Pauline Dispensationalists believe that only some or all of Paul's epistles were written directly to Christians today. Among Hyper-Dispensationalists, those in the Acts 28 category don't believe the present church began until Acts 28 (or shortly thereafter), which means that only the epistles Paul wrote after that time apply to the church today. The Opposing Views category is for sites that address the debate between these differing viewpoints.

• - Don Krow analyzes the dispensational distinctives between Israel and the church, and explains why he rejects ultra-dispensationalism.
  
• - Scripture Knowledge Institute outlines basic Dispensational Theology, and explains why Traditional Dispensationalists believe the Charismatics and the hyper-dispensationalists both wrongly divide the word.
  
• - Ultradispensationalism simply describes those who rightly divide to a further extent; yet many "Ultradispensationalists" refuse fellowship with other Dispensationalists whose beliefs do not agree in every detail.
  
• - This dispensation began with Israel's fall; and those who believe the "one new man" (the present church) existed prior to then will erroneously read Pauline truth into the 4 Gospels.
  
• - Because the Pentecostal message no longer applies to this present dispensation of grace, Christians who believe the church began on Pentecost do not understand what took place on that day.
  
• - Ultra-Dispensationalism defined, plus the history of Dispensationalism from the times of Justin Martyr (110-165), Irenaeus (130-200), and Clement of Alexandria (150-220).
  
• - Phillip W. Dennis uses the apologetic method of presuppositionalism to show that mid-Acts dispensationalism maintains the authority of Scripture, and articulates a consistent hermeneutic.
  
• - The testimony of Sandy Eding, who was previously an "obstinate ultra-dispensationalist", firmly entrenched in the "Bullingerite" camp, before she came over to the Traditional camp.
  
• - Laura Keslar, a pre-pharmacy major at the University of Arizona, explains why she is a dispensationalist, and believes the King James Bible is the word of God.
  
• - Dispensationalism is the doctrine that believers today are not "spiritual Jews" (Gal. 3:28; Col. 3:9-11; Ro. 10:12), and this site analyzes the ongoing debate between the various Dispensational "camps".
  
• - So-called prophecy experts believe certain current events are the fulfillment of prophecy; but they are wrong, because they are taking scriptures concerning Israel and applying them to the church.
  
• - This Yahoo Group is devoted to issues concerning dispensational truth, emphasizes the ministry of the apostle Paul, and welcomes suggestions on more effectively communicating the truths of Right Division.
  
• - Because Paul is the revelator of Divine Truth in the New Testament, believers should realize that if a man’s gospel is not Pauline, he is not teaching the true gospel.
  
• - Paul’s message for believers in this present dispensation of grace is different from Peter’s message, because Peter preached the gospel of the kingdom.
  
• - Ministry provides Biblical responses to Mid Acts Dispensationalists and other groups on the issues of Salvation and the Bible.
  
• - One necessary emphasis of this 1999 conference focused upon the defense of Paul's gospel, the One Faith of the Body of Christ.
  
• - Dispensational Truth, from the Acts 28 perspective, distinguishes between the blessing, "The meek shall inherit the earth", and those blessings which are spiritual, to be enjoyed "in heavenly places".
  
• - Presenting information on prominent Dispensationalist leaders such as Max Anders, Jerry Falwell, Zola Levitt, Chuck Swindoll, and Kenneth Wuest; along with various Progressive Dispensational leaders.
  
• - States his two tenets make him a 'double minority' in the Christian community, and focuses on apologetics for the Pauline Distinctive (a distinct minority within the Dispensational mainstream).
  
• - This site offers scriptural insights by Hyper-Dispensationalists who are neither mid-Acts or Acts 28, but refer to themselves as Acts 13:46, 18:6, 28:28 Dispensationalists.
  
• - There are several varieties of hyper-dispensationalism, and this article explains many of the different characteristics.
  
• - From the standpoint of traditional dispensationalism, two other views seem extreme, or "ultra" - Mid-Acts Dispensationalism, and Acts 28 Dispensationalism.
  
• - Lee Spencer explains why believers in other dispensations were never saved by works (as some, but not all, ultra-dispensationalists teach), because man - not God - sees faith by works.
  
• - Because God’s instructions to Israel no longer apply during this present dispensation, Christians can no longer perform the signs and wonders that were authentic in Acts chapter 2.
  
• - Dispensationalist Carlos Delpinovaldez believes the Church began in Acts 2 on the day of Pentecost, and that tongues are the initial evidence that God has sealed us unto redemption.
  
• - In the Jewish book of Acts, Paul suspended Israel's Judahism (Acts 13:46, 18:6, 28:28), simultaneously creating the Eph 3:1-10 Mystery Church, fully revealed after Acts 28:28 in Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians.
  
• - "The Rain", a Traditional (Acts 2) Dispensational site, presents all 198 Appendixes from Bullinger's Companion Bible, along with his notes, many of which were written from an Acts 28 viewpoint.
  
• - Q. Otis Sellers clears up several misconceptions concerning Dispensationalism, and explains why he believes E.W. Bullinger did not go quite far enough in his Dispensational approach.
  
• - This Dispensational writer believes there are actually 12 dispensations in the Bible, instead of only 7, as most Dispensationalists believe.
  
• - The goal of this Dispensational message board is to thoroughly furnish the saints unto all good works (2Tim 3:16), as good soldiers contending for the faith (IITim 2:3).
  
• - It is much easier to label the mid-Acts view as "hyper" and dismiss it, than it is to address its teachings based on the Scriptures.
  
• - Ultra-Dispensationalism, also known as Hyper-Dispensationalism, examined in the light of Holy Scripture
  
• - This study gives several reasons as to why Traditional Dispensationalists reject both the Mid-Acts and Acts 28 Hyper-Dispensational viewpoints.
  
• - Because an age (period of time) and a dispensation (stewardship) are totally different concepts, Arlen L. Chitwood only sees 4 possible dispensations in scripture.
  
• - Examines what Dispensationalism teaches about the Church; states that Bible teaching in Acts 2 is very weak and needs improvement.
  
• - Although Progressive Dispensationalism is an attempt by Traditional Dispensationalists to answer Covenant Theological criticisms over contradictions that arise from starting the Church at Pentecost, mid-Acts Dispensationalism provides superior answers.
  
• - Written from a viewpoint similar to what Dr. Lewis Sperry Chafer believed, this article identifies certain weaknesses in traditional Dispensational theology, and proposes three changes in the presentation of Dispensationalism.
  
  

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