As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Saucy is in a difficult position. He has two audiences—he wants to address critique from non-dispensationalists and fly the (modified) dispensationalist flag at the same time…. he pleases nobody and frustrates everybody.” - London Lyceum
“The decline of Dispensationalism’s influence does not signal an evangelical retreat from the public square, but rather a fundamental reorientation of it….
There are at least five reasons that progressive dispensational (PD) represents a departure from a normative hermeneutic (literal grammatical historical) and reading of the Bible. The first two pertain to methodology in arriving at conclusions, and the latter three have to do with theological conclusions which are not exegetically derived.
“This Book Review is part of our Biblical Covenants and the Conflict in the Middle East series, in which we bring together scholars with differing views on the relationship between the Biblical covenants and examine how their views affect the current conflict in the Middle East.
“When Jesus comes back, I’ll welcome Him, but it’s not a heresy to be a dispensationalist. It never has been. They have to make the case it is. But people throw terms around, not understanding what the meaning really is, or the meaning is so fuzzy.” - CPost
“Younger Evangelicals are less inclined to systematic Dispensationalism, and seminaries that once stressed it no longer do. Personally, I rarely if ever meet Dispensationalists under age 50.” - Mark Tooley
“If it did, is Donald Trump the Anti-Christ? At first, this title just looks like click bait, but it’s a question that has flashed across the minds of many dispensationalist Christians in the last week.” - P&D
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Many dispensationalists cite Romans 9:4 as proof that the covenants are only given to Israel, with the Church having no part in them. The verse reads:
who are Israelites, to whom pertain the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the service of God, and the promises…
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Let me begin by saying that those brothers with whom I disagree, whether they deny outright any involvement of the Church with the New covenant, or whether they believe the Church participates in the New covenant are due a respectful hearing. This is not the most important subject of Christian Theology.
The 18th Annual Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics was hosted by Southern California Seminary on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17 and 18, on the campus of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, Calif. The theme for this year’s conference was, “Counterpoint: Comparative Views on Key Biblical Passages.”
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