Why I Am Not A Dispensationalist

Do you believe that consuming alcoholic beverages is sinful or unwise? Have you ever read Psalm 104:14-15? Take a gander: He causes th...

If you are a Dispensationalist, I have a challenge for you. Read Mark 13 and explain the entire chapter verse-by-verse using only the conte...

The two most important chapters in the Bible on covenant are Genesis 15 and Genesis 17. If you misunderstand these chapters, then you will ...

Recently, reader dk  recently asked this good question: Lately, your posts have all been focused on the issue of what actually makes someo...

One of the oddest features of Dispensationalists is their insistence that the Jews are still “the People of God.” It is understandable to...

All Christians agree that God made promises to Abraham and to his descendants. Christians disagree on who exactly are Abraham’s descendants...

Dispensationalists insist that the promises made to Israel must be fulfilled for the ethnic descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. T...

Dispensationalists believe that God made promises to ethnic Israel, to Jews who are blood descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God p...

Dispensationalists insist that God owes promises to ethnic Jews, those who are blood descendants of Abraham through Isaac and Jacob. Howe...

Every Christian believes that God made promises to the descendants of Abraham (Genesis 12, 13, 15, etc). Every Christian also holds that be...

Dispensationalists routinely insist that God made promises to the Jews, and these promises must be fulfilled for the Jews. However, who...

Dispensationalists consistently emphasize that God made promises to the Jews, and these promises must be fulfilled for the Jews. This raises...

The most fundamental error that Dispensationalists make is in restricting their definitions of Israel and Jew to ethnicity. One who is born ...

In my previous post, I argued that the fatal flaw of Christ’s Prophetic Plans is that the authors assume that Israel/Jew is defined strictl...

Okay, so I just finished my read/skim of Christ’s Prophetic Plans ( CPP ). This is not a full review but just a few thoughts on one aspect ...

I have been skimming Christ's Prophetic Plans , which is a primer on Dispensational Eschatology. I would like to write a review or a res...

One of the most embarrassing aspects of Dispensationalism is their insistence that there will be a return to animal sacrifices during the Mi...

I grew up using the New American Standard Bible (NASB). It was the translation of the Bible that I read in grade school, junior high, high s...

I found this critique of Anti-Supercessionism helpful. Here are some good points: "But Soulen is arguing that blood descent from Abrah...

The cultural perspective of the OT is one of cultural transparency. The nation of Israel as a closed society established by God to reach ...

Adam and Culture in the Garden Immediately after his creation, Adam began to build culture. He named the animals, which involved careful obs...

Isn’t Jesus building a place for us? “In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a pl...

History moves from a garden to a city. History is supposed to be progressive. Technological advancement is good, when submitted to God’s l...

Review 1) Optimism – we are optimistic about what God is doing in the present age. Jesus is building his church. 2) Long-term – we are also...

Throughout this series on eschatology, we have slowly been building a case for eschatological optimism. That is, Christ will triumph over th...

These are just a few of the texts that should point us in the direction of eschatological optimism. That is, we believe that Christ will t...

Another crucial passage that applies to our present age is Isaiah 65. “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shal...

While already/not yet is a helpful tool to understand some passages, there are many promises that will find their primary fulfillment in t...

A large portion of our series on eschatology has been dedicated to correctly understanding the significance of the Destruction of Jerusalem ...

“And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its...