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What is Dispensationalism? Is Dispensational theology biblical? How many Dispensations are there in the bible? Between Dispensationalism Vs. Covenant theology, why do Dispensationalists say their view of scripture is correct? In this video, Pastor Nelson with Bible Munch answers the question, "What is dispensationalism and is it biblical?"

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[mountainmover]

Listening to this talk, I can see how Matthew 24:24 is being and will continue to be fulfilled. I was raised dispensational and started asking questions at 9 years old after the church camp I went to wouldn't let any of us children leave the evening service until we all spoke in tongues.. At 9 years old!. I quit asking after years of being brow beat by Christians, including my family members. I never lost faith in God though, just men! I learned to study the bible for myself, and I'm still learning as the Holy Spirit wills it. Read read read, pray pray pray people, stop listening to men!

THANK YOU JESUS!

[pcjenkin]

The Apostle Paul REPEATEDLY says that those that worship Christ are Israel. Somehow they ignore every reference to Christians being the Israel of God, as Paul said, 'Not all who call themselves Israel are Israel."
"And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham." Matthew 3:9.

[et]

I'm confused. By literal, do you include figurative? Because there were a lot of messianic prophesies about Jesus. Like, he would take our heart of stone and give us a heart of flesh. Did he literally do that or is that a metaphor? Or, "he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel". Also, Why only look at messianic prophesies and not the rest of prophesy which is full of allegory and metaphor? And why would we think language is only meant to be taken literally? What about poetry? Jesus spoke in Parables. The disciples asked him why he doesn't speak plainly but in metaphor. He said we should drink his blood and eat his flesh. Hopefully not literal. Is literalism different than what I think it is? One last thing. Just because something is not taken literally doesn't mean someone can pull out any meaning they want from it. The metaphor is in there and it is meant to be taken out by those who want the truth.

[neilnolte]

Many who claim to take God's Word literally don't take the words, "soon", "shortly", "quickly" or "this generation" literally.

[CircumcisedHart]

He said he would use the Bible but never read from it

[LilacDaisy]

I've been seeing SO MUCH pushback on this lately, so I needed a brush up on it. Thanks!

[jwldtnl]

2 Timothy 2:15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

[echotim]

This theology was invented by John Nelson Darby in the 1830s. It is a man-made doctrine taught nowhere in church history prior.

[AgeDeo]

Dispensationalism seems to highlight ethnic Israel more than it highlights the True Israel of God, the Lord Jesus Christ who has torn down the dividing wall between Jew and Gentile and has unified all those who he has redeemed creating one new man as preordained by God and foretold by Sacred Scriptures.

[DrVarner]

Funny, I only read about God’s covenants in the Bible. These are the various promises God makes and they inform man how God will interact with his creation.

I missed the Scripture references that explain (exegete) the various dispensations.

[dwrutsgnt]

I’m studying Eschatology and I’m a dispensationalist after intense research/study I appreciate you covering this subject matter

[grouchomarxx]

No1 Take a hermeneutics class
No2 read Ephesians 10times until you realize that Christian gentiles an Christian Jew's are ONE in Christ.
It's so strainious to get ideas of the last century out of people's mind. . .

[peanutman]

Everything that the dispensational position embraces is taught in scripture. Having said that, I don’t see it as doctrine but more as a help or guidelines to understanding. I believe in the dispensation because it allows me to more clearly understand scripture.

[romanthechristian]

Thanks so much for this straightforward explanation. Google’s explanation went right over my head.

[erniemartell]

Pastor Nelson you didn't say if dispensationalism was or wasn't Biblical. But thank you for your many videos. Lord bless you.

[victorestrada]

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that’s needeth not to be ashamed, RIGHTLY DIVIDING the WORD OF THRUTH. 2tim. 2:15

[waldeanwall]

Thanks so much for you very clear explanation. Even as a novice, however, I can't help but question your commitment to "all things literal" when large passages of the bible are song (poetry) that focus on the heart and large portions are apocalyptic and by definition contain many symbols that are not meant to be taken literally. According to "all things literal" the pregnant woman and red dragon of Rev 12 will be a woman and a real dragon? Do I have that right?

[carey]

“I am writing these things to warn you about those who want to lead you astray. But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭2‬:‭26‬-‭27‬ ‭NLT‬‬

[Purewordsoftruth]

If the word "dispensation" refers to a period of time, when is the time period of God as mentioned in Colossians 1:25. The passage states, "Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;" The passage parallels Ephesians 3:2, which reads, "If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:" Is the dispensation of grace limited to the church age? Noah found grace in the OT.

Could it be that the word "dispensation" refers a dispensing of something like a covenant? A paper towel dispenser dispenses paper towels. The covenants would be a better method of understanding the dispensing of the selected covenant. The church or Gentiles are strangers to the covenants. What think ye?

[cameronspach]

Dispensationalism also argues God saves people differently throughout time (Abraham was saved differently by faith, Moses was saved by the law, We are saved by Jesus) which argues God is ever-changing and constantly changing his mind. I believe God is the same yesterday today and forever. God does not change his mode of salvation. Jesus says no one enters the kingdom of heaven except through me. If Jesus is not lying then that means Abraham Moses and we must all enter through him, proving God does not change his mode of salvation