Dispensationalism is a system of biblical interpretation formalized in the nineteenth century by John Nelson Darby and later popularized by the publishing of the study Bible of C. I. Scofield and the establishment of Dallas Theological Seminary by Lewis Sperry Chafer. It is the foundation of what is known in eschatological studies as "pre-tribulational premillenialism" and involves the division of history into (usually) seven distinct periods of time known as "dispensations". Twentieth century writers such as John Walvoord, Dwight Pentecost, and Charles Ryrie brought the doctrines of Dispensationalism into mainstream scholarship, which are often summarized by Ryrie's famous "sine qua non", i.e., his statement of the three primary tenets of the system. These are:
1) a clear distinction between Israel and the Church,
2) literal interpretation of Scripture, and
3) the glory of God as the primary goal of history.
We find only the third of these principles to be valid. As stated above, God's glory is clearly the driving force behind all things .... We believe there is one people of God, rooted in the Abrahamic Covenant, united in Christ, and consisting of both Jew and Gentile alike.
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The Ninety-Five Theses Against Dispensationalism  |
Nicene Council |
Understanding Dispensationalism  |
Vern S. Poythress |
Dispensationalist Theology  |
Wikipedia |
What is Literal Interpretation?  |
Vern S. Pothress |
Matthew 24 and the Great Tribulation  |
Brian Schwertley |
Hyperdispensationalism and the Authority of Christ  |
Bob DeWaay |
Why Dispensationalism is so Popular (pdf)  |
Daniel Hyde |
An Alternative Theology of the Holy Land: A Critique of Christian Zionism (.pdf)  |
Stephen R. Sizer |
Dispensational Sanctification: A Misnomer  |
Richard Pratt |
Chiliasm Examined in the Light of Scripture  |
Brian Schwertley |
Is Dispensationalism Biblical?  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Critiquing the Dispensational Hermeneutic  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Land, Seed, and Blessing in the Abrahamic Covenant  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Dispensationalism and the Eclipse of Christ  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Modern Dispensationalism  |
Oswald T. Allis |
What's Wrong with this Picture?  |
Dr. Gus Gianello |
Dispensationalism: A Fundamentally Flawed System  |
Rev. Fred Klett |
Dispensationalism and the Bible  |
Jon Zens |
Evaluating Premillenialism The Hermeneutic of Literalism  |
Cornelis P. Venema |
Evaluating Premillenialism Israel and the Church  |
Cornelis P. Venema |
What does John Piper believe about dispensationalism, CT, and NCT?  |
Bethleham Dispensationalism Series by Grover Gunn |
Prophecy and Dispensationalism  |
Grover Gunn This is an in-depth critique of Dispensationalism from those who want to go beyond merely surface issues. These essays are based the original unedited files Gunn sent in 1984 to Footstool Publications, where they were edited and used in the |
Problems With Dispensationalism  |
William Kilgore |
Dispensational Distortions Regarding Christ  |
Kenneth L. Gentry |
Waiting for Godot  |
R.C. Sproul Jr |
To a Thousand Generations  |
R.C. Sproul Jr |
Hal Lindsey's Shadow in the White House  |
John P. Elliott |
Dispensationalism The Unity of God's Saving Work  |
Gordon H. Clark |
Inconsistent Underlying Assumptions the Cause of Unsound Theology  |
John Hendryx Specifically using the example of the spurious theology of dipensational univeralistic interpretations of the atonement, originating from Chafer, this essay dismantles 4-point Calvinism as internally self-contradictory and incoherent. |
Was the temple described by Ezekiel actually rebuilt?  |
Ra McLaughlin |
A General Examination Of The Presuppositions of Dispensationalism  |
Jon Zens |
Dispensationalism  |
Grover Gunn |
Deceiving and Being Deceived  |
Dave MacPherson |
A History of Dispensationalism in America  |
Ernest Reisinger |
On Dispensationalism  |
Mark Sarver Historical Overview |
Dispensationalism Examined  |
Dr Jeffrey Khoo (.pdf) |
But Is It In The Bible?  |
Gary DeMar |
Lordship, Non-Lordship and Dispensationalism  |
Ernest Reisinger |
The Obituary of Dispensationalism  |
Vic Reasoner from The Arminian Magazine |
The [Prophecy] Matrix: End Times Virtuality  |
a rebuke to the insane "Left Behind-ism" which paralyzes the Evangelical subculture |
Dispensationalism in Transition Challenging Traditional Dispensationalism's "Code of Silence"  |
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., |
House Divided: The Break-Up of Dispensational Theology  |
Greg L. Bahnsen and Kenneth L. Gentry |
A New Covenant Critique of Dispensationalism  |
Ragan Ewing |
The Great Premillennial Hoax  |
Don Matzat |
Premillenial Dispensationalism  |
the Sovereign Potter |
Dispensational critique - Part A By Darren Middleton  |
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Dispensational critique - Part C By Darren Middleton  |
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What is Dispensationalism?  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
Pentecostalism and Dispensational Teaching  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
Problems With Dispensationalism  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
Dispensationalism and the Everlasting Gospel  |
Bernie L. Gillespie (Book) |
Wrongly Dividing the Word  |
The Full-text work of H. A. Ironside's classic refutation of Hyper or Ultra dispensationalism. |
Dispensationalisms View of Israel & the Church  |
Todd Swift |
What are the top three reasons you believe in a pre-trib rapture?  |
Bible.org |
How to Enjoy the Bible  |
E. W. Bullinger (1916). (Hyperdispensationalist) |
The Relationship of the Church to Israel  |
Hampton Keathley IV, Th.M. |
The Dispensational View of the Davidic Kingdom: A Response to Progressive Dispensationalism  |
Stephen J. Nichols (.PDF) |
Charles H. Spurgeon and the Nation of Israel A Non-Dispensational Perspective on a Literal National Restoration  |
Dennis M. Swanson |
Theology Adrift: The Early Church Fathers and Their Views of Eschatology  |
D. Matthew Allen |
The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament  |
J. Hampton Keathley III - Dispensational |
Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continum?  |
Douglas Moo - Review of The Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology, by Daniel P. Fuller |