A Christological Focus But the greatest challenge (and the greatest privilege) in preaching the Old Testament is finding the way that it points to Christ and bringing that to the congregation in a way that…
As I have posted the Dispensational viewpoint of how one should read Scripture, see here and here, I am posting the Amillennial rebuttal. Summing up the Dispensational viewpoint, one person wrote: It has been my…
Charles C. Ryrie explains the dispensational emphasis on consistently literal interpretation as follows: The distinction between Israel and the Church is born out of a system of hermeneutics which is usually called literal interpretation. ……
George Parsons, Pastor of Middletown Bible Church in Middletown, CT, wrote the following to champion and clarify the teaching of Dispensationalism: When God’s Word, the Bible, is taken in a consistent, literal manner, it will…
In Matthew’s gospel Jesus refers to Himself—in relatively rapid succession—as the greater temple (12:6), a greater Jonah (12:41), and a greater Solomon (12:42). In other words, He is the greatest Prophet, Priest, and King, and…
RC Sproul answers the question, Is It True That God Blesses Those Who Bless Israel and Curses Those Who Curse Israel?1 Sproul writes, the non-Dispensational view “affirms that that Israel which is actually Israel, just…
The discussion of Eschatology isn’t so much about Eschatology as it is hermeneutics. Hermeneutics is essentially how you read Scripture. For example, the person who is a Premillennialist views Scripture through one lens, while the…
To help you continue in your understanding of the four major views of the End Times, here are the timelines for the four major views of Eschatology presented by David Murray of http://headhearthand.posterous.com. These are excellent.…