Dispensationalism – Grace Evangelical Society

Why Do So Few Believe in the Judgment Seat of Christ?

May 9, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Bema, Dispensationalism, Judgment Seat of Christ

Jack emailed me a great question: “Why does it seem like only dispensationalists believe in the Judgment Seat of Christ?” For those who are not theology nerds, a dispensationalist believes that at various times–or dispensations–in the world’s history, God has changed His commandments. For example, today God allows us to eat pork or shrimp. We

A Better Attitude Towards Prophecy

December 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Dispensationalism, premillennialism, Prophecy, watch

My blog on the danger of Dispensational prophecy caused a little bit of a stir. Many people wrote to agree. And some wrote to disagree. For example, one woman commented: “All the things the article mentioned had NO relevance to ANY Bible prophecy. 2020 is VERY different. If you don’t see that, I would question

Nine Works of Biblical Theology

July 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Biblical Theology, Dispensationalism

I read widely in theology (and elsewhere), but my very favorite books are by the great Bible teachers of the past. Those are the men and teachers I seek to emulate. The way they wrote was deeper than a typical sermon but more practical than academic theology. They took the Bible as the very word

What Is Ultra Dispensationalism?

September 20, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Baptism, Dispensationalism, evangelism, Lord’s Supper, Mid-Acts Dispensationalism, Ultra-Dispensationalism

I was taught Dispensationalism at Dallas Theological Seminary (1978-85). That is the view that there is a distinction between Israel and the Church, that the Church began in Acts 2, and that God has had different laws and expectations for people during the six dispensations until now (innocence, conscience, human government, promise, Law of Moses,