Growing up in the Baptist tradition, I've heard my fair share of references to the Prince of Preachers, Charles Spurgeon. I've had the privilege to visit the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London and try to take in the impact this church was making 150 years ago. Though...
Within the context of theological systems and hermeneutical approaches to the text of Scripture, two systems dominate the theological landscape today: Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology. Granted, these aren't the only two, but these two will always enter into a...
For the last several years, I've had the privilege of teaching an Introduction to Dispensationalism course to college-aged, future ministry leaders. It has developed into one of my favorite classes I've ever taught in 26 years of college work. It's not an "easy" class...
Meaning? Perhaps I am a little naive, but much of the Scriptures is fairly straightforward in understanding its meaning. "Thou shalt not kill" still means the same today as it did nearly 4000 years ago. "Thou shalt not commit adultery" is cut-and-dry. No amount of...
Have you ever been misunderstood? Have you ever had your words taken out of context? Have you ever had someone take your words and give them their meaning? If you have, you understand the frustration that can come with being presented inaccurately. Yet, I'm sad to...
In a previous post, I offered some working definitions of Dispensationalism as a system. I defined what it is as well as what it isn't. In this post, I want to provide a description, an illustration, of what Dispensationalism is. A House Law Have you ever noticed this...
I grew up reading Clarence Larkin's charts and C.I. Scofield's study notes. Many preacher's I knew introduced their text with the page numbers from the 1917 Scofield Reference Bible. I didn't know it at the time, but I was being exposed to a dispensational...