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MISUSING DISPENSATION - NO MORE!
We're taught that God gave us a Bible that was partially obsolete even before it was canonized and has become even more obsolete by dispensation advancements since... moresermon in development
MISUSING DISPENSATION - NO MORE!
We're taught that God gave us a Bible that was partially obsolete even before it was canonized and has become even more obsolete by dispensation advancements since then
...even though the Bible itself says "The secret things belong unto the LORD our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children FOR EVER, that we may do all the words of this law" (Deut. 29:29) and "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come" (I Cor. 10:11).
In Christianity we have a bewildering number of denominational divisions and schisms disagreeing with each other over which scriptures are obsolete
...even though we are commanded "...that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment" (I Cor. 1:10), "I hear that there be divisions among you..." so "...there must be also heresies among you..." (I Cor 11:18), and "....there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another" (I Cor. 12:25).
We're taught that Jesus is coming imminently for His bride while we're still in this condition
...even though the Bible says Jesus will "...sanctify and cleanse it [us] with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it [us] to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it [we] should be holy and without blemish" (Eph. 5:26-27).
We observe that, though God has put the Bible into the public domain, a dispensation decryption key must float around in the possession of some secret society of theologians, commentators, and pastors, who we are supposed to do as the Thessalonians did, "...received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God..." (I Th. 2:13)
...even though the Bible says that the Bereans "...were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so" (Acts 17:11).
The specific verses that we're taught are obsolete are IMMEDIATELY adjacent to other verses we know not to be obsolete and lack ANY scripture guideline ANYWHERE to differentiate between them that way. In several of these very same examples, the rationale for the instruction is clearly given, spans several supposed dispensations going back to creation.... CHURCH LEADERS, DO YOU WANT YOUR CONGREGANTS TO READ THE BIBLE BUT JUST NOT BELIEVE IT? OR WILL YOU REBUKE THOSE WHO READ WITH A BELIEVING HEART AND SEE THESE THINGS FROM THEIR BIBLES? Isn't it astonishing that church leaders get so upset at someone who chooses to believe God, who gives them righteousness for doing so (Rom. 4:5), above the pulpit's contrary words? In all seriousness, do they really think the Bride has made herself ready as she brazenly says some of God's words became satanic since leaving "that dispensation" rather than cooperate with their Author who says He'll wash us by them?
As long as the term "dispensation" is misunderstood and misused, these unbecoming and wrongful contrasts cannot be reconciled. They are unavoidable consequences of that blemish in the Bride - a blemish that needs to be washed by the water of the word. All capital letters would be appropriate for me to say this: I appeal, not to any perceived authority in my words or lack thereof, but to these words' fidelity to God's heart and befitting this season of His calendar - His soon-arriving Kingdom. There are times for Him to wink at blemishes and when old wineskins can be cavalier to reckon them to low priority, but not right now for new wineskins standing at the threshhold of this next season. A less cavalier approach should be in the hearts of those of us who want to be most fit to enter this coming Kingdom age. I'm not suggesting that only those most fit will enter, but I do point out that Jesus made clear there will be greater and lesser among those who do enter based on how we handle His least commandments (Matt. 5:19).
We're taught that while "dispensation" technically means "administration", it is still perfectly fine to use it as a synonym of "age" or "time"
...even though none, zero, not a single instance of the nine times dispensation is used by Jesus and the Apostle Paul does it ever remotely refer to a time nor time period. It bears repeating, not even remotely! The nine locations of the term are these: (Bible version abbreviations are courtesy http://biblegateway.com/versions/)
1) Luke 16:2,3,4 (Greek texts);
2) 3 times of Paul's COMMISSION to preach the Gospel (i.e., his JOB) 1 Corinthians 9:17
(Greek texts, BRG, DRA, GNV, KJV, AKJV, WYC), Ephesians 3:2 (Greek texts, KJ21, ASV,
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