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 |
A General Examination Of The Presuppositions of Dispensationalism  |
Jon Zens |
A History of Dispensationalism in America  |
Ernest Reisinger |
A New Covenant Critique of Dispensationalism  |
Ragan Ewing |
An Alternative Theology of the Holy Land: A Critique of Christian Zionism (.pdf)  |
Stephen R. Sizer |
But Is It In The Bible?  |
Gary DeMar |
Charles H. Spurgeon and the Nation of Israel A Non-Dispensational Perspective on a Literal National Restoration  |
Dennis M. Swanson |
Chiliasm Examined in the Light of Scripture  |
Brian Schwertley |
Critiquing the Dispensational Hermeneutic  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Deceiving and Being Deceived  |
Dave MacPherson |
Dispensational critique - Part A By Darren Middleton  |
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Dispensational critique - Part C By Darren Middleton  |
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Dispensational Distortions Regarding Christ  |
Kenneth L. Gentry |
Dispensational Sanctification: A Misnomer  |
Richard Pratt |
Dispensationalism  |
Grover Gunn |
Dispensationalism and the Bible  |
Jon Zens |
Dispensationalism and the Eclipse of Christ  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Dispensationalism and the Everlasting Gospel  |
Bernie L. Gillespie (Book) |
Dispensationalism Examined  |
Dr Jeffrey Khoo (.pdf) |
Dispensationalism in Transition Challenging Traditional Dispensationalism's "Code of Silence"  |
Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr., |
Dispensationalism The Unity of God's Saving Work  |
Gordon H. Clark |
Dispensationalism: A Fundamentally Flawed System  |
Rev. Fred Klett |
Dispensationalisms View of Israel & the Church  |
Todd Swift |
Evaluating Premillenialism Israel and the Church  |
Cornelis P. Venema |
Evaluating Premillenialism The Hermeneutic of Literalism  |
Cornelis P. Venema |
Gospel and Law: Contrast or Continum?  |
Douglas Moo - Review of The Hermeneutics of Dispensationalism and Covenant Theology, by Daniel P. Fuller |
Hal Lindsey's Shadow in the White House  |
John P. Elliott |
House Divided: The Break-Up of Dispensational Theology  |
Greg L. Bahnsen and Kenneth L. Gentry |
How to Enjoy the Bible  |
E. W. Bullinger (1916). (Hyperdispensationalist) |
Hyperdispensationalism and the Authority of Christ  |
Bob DeWaay |
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. |
Is Dispensationalism Biblical?  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Land, Seed, and Blessing in the Abrahamic Covenant  |
Nathan Pitchford |
Lordship, Non-Lordship and Dispensationalism  |
Ernest Reisinger |
Modern Dispensationalism  |
Oswald T. Allis |
On Dispensationalism  |
Mark Sarver Historical Overview |
Pentecostalism and Dispensational Teaching  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
Premillenial Dispensationalism  |
the Sovereign Potter |
Problems With Dispensationalism  |
William Kilgore |
Problems With Dispensationalism  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
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 |
The Dispensational View of the Davidic Kingdom: A Response to Progressive Dispensationalism  |
Stephen J. Nichols (.PDF) |
The Great Premillennial Hoax  |
Don Matzat |
The Mosaic Law: Its Function and Purpose in the New Testament  |
J. Hampton Keathley III - Dispensational |
The Obituary of Dispensationalism  |
Vic Reasoner from The Arminian Magazine |
The Relationship of the Church to Israel  |
Hampton Keathley IV, Th.M. |
The [Prophecy] Matrix: End Times Virtuality  |
a rebuke to the insane "Left Behind-ism" which paralyzes the Evangelical subculture |
Theology Adrift: The Early Church Fathers and Their Views of Eschatology  |
D. Matthew Allen |
To a Thousand Generations  |
R.C. Sproul Jr |
Waiting for Godot  |
R.C. Sproul Jr |
Was the temple described by Ezekiel actually rebuilt?  |
Ra McLaughlin |
What are the top three reasons you believe in a pre-trib rapture?  |
Bible.org |
What does John Piper believe about dispensationalism, CT, and NCT?  |
Bethleham Dispensationalism Series by Grover Gunn |
What is Dispensationalism?  |
Bernie L. Gillespie |
What's Wrong with this Picture?  |
Dr. Gus Gianello |
Why Dispensationalism is so Popular (pdf)  |
Daniel Hyde |
Wrongly Dividing the Word  |
The Full-text work of H. A. Ironside's classic refutation of Hyper or Ultra dispensationalism. |