The 19th Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics met at Friends of Israel’s New Jersey headquarters, presenting 18 papers on Israel, war, and antisemitism, plus a rabbi panel.
Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics to Focus on ‘Israel, War, and Antisemitism’
The 19th Annual Council on Dispensational Hermeneutics will be held at The Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry headquarters in Westville, N.J., on Wednesday and Thursday, September 16 and 17.
It will be the first time that this conference will not be hosted by an educational institution. Instead, visitors will be able to see FOIGM’s newly expanded facilities, including its state-of-the-art recording studio.
This is a conference that I had long desired to join, but was never able to attend until 2024. This will now be the third straight year in which I will have had the privilege of presenting a paper of my own.
Now That Took Faith!
Ironside came from a Plymouth Brethren background and was self-taught, but clearly had a superior intellect. His path may not offer the best model for modern preparation for ministry, and his approach may not be universally applicable. He read incessantly, and had the ability to speak and write eloquently, skillfully and powerfully, but with simplicity.
The Bible’s Big Story
Christians have different ideas about the bible’s “big story.” What is the true version of this story?
Why Good Christians Disagree About Israel's Future
Many Christians believe the people of Israel are important to the Bible’s story. But not all of them know why, other than to correctly declare “Israel is special” or “they’re God’s chosen people.” These are incomplete answers.
Book Review: The Case For Progressive Dispensationalism by Robert Saucy
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“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
Post-Dispensationalist America
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“The decline of Dispensationalism’s influence does not signal an evangelical retreat from the public square, but rather a fundamental reorientation of it….
Five Difficulties for Progressive Dispensationalism
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.
The Complementary Hermeneutic Is a Departure from Fixed Meaning
Blaising and Bock recognize that methodology is definitive in the formation of PD, and acknowledge that PD is the result of a methodological departure from the hermeneutic of classical and revised dispensational thought, as they observe that,
Book Review: Kevin Bauder and Bruce Compton’s ‘Dispensationalism Revisited: A Twenty-First Century Restatement’
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“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.
Apologist Frank Turek rejects claim dispensationalism is 'heresy,' says End Times remain 'veiled'
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“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
