Dispensationalism, Some History - Revision history

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‎Conclusion

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‎Main Body

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‎Opening

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‎More about History

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‎A New Fad

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‎Covenants

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‎Covenants

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 *The Church is distinct from Israel.  What does that mean for us?
 **The Church is not itself a political or national power but rather an institution God ordains.
-**
+*What does it look like for the Church to save its purpose?
 =References=

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 *What danger does Christ speak about in Matthew 15:9?
 **Holding the doctrine of men above the doctrines taught in the Bible.  In short we must look at scripture before anything else.  Our highest authority is the authority of scripture.  That being said, it is worth asking how early interpreters interpreted Scripture, such interpretations should not be the end all, but are worth considering.
 ==More about History==

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 *What warning is given in Hebrews 13:9?
 **We need to be wary of the latest and greatest doctrines.
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 ==More about History==
-We have argued that it is a fallacy to argue that all early doctrines are correct and all late doctrines are false.  That being said, it is also not the case that all doctrines associate with dispensationalism are late doctrines.
+We have argued that it is a fallacy to argue that all early doctrines are correct and all late doctrines are false.  That being said, it is also not the case that all doctrines associated with dispensationalism are late doctrines.
 Many argue that dispensationalism began with John Nelson Darby (1800-1882).  In particular, Darby considered Isaiah 32 and decided that some prophecies for Israel had yet to be fulfilled.  In Darby's view, the Church and Israel were distinct entities with distinct programs.  In particular, Darby argued for a "rapture" of the Church that would remove the Church from earth and allow God's program for Israel to resume.  It is worth noting that some have taken this to argue that the rapture was invented by Darby.  Historical research demonstrates that the doctrine of the rapture predates Darby.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dispensationalism#History</ref>
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 *Dispensationalists believe that God's program includes varying dispensations.  Is there any support for this claim?  In particular, is there evidence that Israel and the church are truly distinct?
 **That is what the next action will cover.
 ==Distinguishing Israel from the Church==
 *What event takes place in Genesis 35:10-15?

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 ==A New Fad==
-I once had a friend approach me to tell me that he was surprised to learn that all the theology in the ''Left Behind'' book series was invented within the last few hundred years.  According to this friend, this presented a significant problem with my eschatology.  After all, how could I believe that no theologian in 1600 years had discovered my eschatological doctrines.  Wasn't it likely that instead the apostles never intended for us to see these doctrines?  At the time I had no good response but now I understand that my friend was really misinformed.  In fact, the eschatological doctrines present in the ''Left Behind'' book series have very early support in church history.  In this lesson we will argue that dispensationalism is not a modern invention, but a modern label applied to foundational doctrines of the New Testament that had very early acceptance in the Church.
+I once had a friend approach me to tell me that he was surprised to learn that all the theology in the ''Left Behind'' book series was invented within the last few hundred years.  According to this friend, this presented a significant problem with my eschatology.  After all, how could I believe that no theologian in 1600 years had discovered my eschatological doctrines.  Wasn't it likely that instead the apostles never intended for us to develop these doctrines?  At the time I had no good response but now I understand that my friend was really misinformed.  In fact, the eschatological doctrines present in the ''Left Behind'' book series have very early support in church history.  In this lesson we will argue that dispensationalism is not a modern invention, but a modern label applied to foundational doctrines of the New Testament that had very early acceptance in the Church.
 *Is it necessarily true that all an early doctrine is more true than a later doctrine?
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 *What danger does Christ speak about in Matthew 15:9?
 **Holding the doctrine of men above the doctrines taught in the Bible.  In short we must look at scripture before anything else.  Our highest authority is the authority of scripture.  That being said, it is worth asking how early interpreters interpreted Scripture, such interpretations should not be the end all, but are worth considering.
 ==More about History==

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 *What are some of the major covenants that you know of in the Bible?
-**Eden
+**The answer to this question may include
-**Adam
+***Eden
-**Noah
+***Adam
-**Abraham
+***Noah
-**Moses
+***Abraham
-**Palestinian
+***Moses
-**David
+***Palestinian
-**New
+***David
-***With the exception of the Edenic and Adamic covenants, the word covenant is used.
+***New
 *So how do we, as dispensationalists, deal with covenants?
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 **In general, God can deal with different people differently to bring Himself the most glory if that is how He chooses to do so.  Th unifying theme is God's glory, that is unchanging.  How God accomplishes His glory is His choice.
 **In fact, Covenant Theology has become popular lately as many popular pastors and authors are going back to the reformers.   Covenant theologians will us the word dispensations as well.  However, they essentially only believe in two dispensations, one of works (before the fall) and one of grace (after).  Essentially, salvation by grace is the unifying theme.
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 *Is it necessarily true that all an early doctrine is more true than a later doctrine?
-**No, in fact, we know that false doctrines crept into the church very early.  In fact, 1 John 4:1-6 appears to be a challenge to the false doctrine of doceticism, the denial of Christ's humanity.  Proto-gnostic doctrines seem to be the target of Collisions 2, and Baptismal Regeneration was taught very early in the history of the church despite passages like Ephesians 2:8-9.<ref>Geisler, Norman L. Systematic theology: In one volume. Bethany House, 2011. page 1476</ref>  An early doctrine is not necessarily a good doctrine.
+**No, in fact, we know that false doctrines crept into the church very early.  In fact, 1 John 4:1-6 appears to be a challenge to the false doctrine of doceticism, the denial of Christ's humanity.  Proto-gnostic doctrines seem to be the target of Colossians 2, and Baptismal Regeneration was taught very early in the history of the church despite passages like Ephesians 2:8-9.<ref>Geisler, Norman L. Systematic theology: In one volume. Bethany House, 2011. page 1476</ref>  An early doctrine is not necessarily a good doctrine.
 *What danger does Christ speak about in Matthew 15:9?

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 ***With the exception of the Edenic and Adamic covenants, the word covenant is used.
 =The Edenic Covenant=

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	**A Covenant can be conditional or unconditional - in contrast to a contract which is voided when one party breaks its side of the deal.		**A Covenant can be conditional or unconditional - in contrast to a contract which is voided when one party breaks its side of the deal.

		+	*What are some of the major covenants that you know of in the Bible?
		+	**Eden
		+	**Adam
		+	**Noah
		+	**Abraham
		+	**Moses
		+	**Palestinian
		+	**David
		+	**New
		+	***With the exception of the Edenic and Adamic covenants, the word covenant is used.

	=The Edenic Covenant=		=The Edenic Covenant=