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NASB | Ephesians 1:10 with a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in the heavens and things on the earth. In Him |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 1:10 with regard to the fulfillment of the times [that is, the end of history, the climax of the ages]--to bring all things together in Christ, [both] things in the heavens and things on the earth. |
Bible Question:
In the KJV the word is dispensation, whence dispensationalism. I disagree with dispensationalism and hold to what's call covenental theology. But I'm weak in my knowledge of both. Can we get in this forum a well versed dispensationalist and a well versed covenanter to present a page on the biblical pros and cons of their view? And may there be more light and heat. Lionstrong |
Bible Answer: (note: this is in response to Charis' note under, "The Christian and the Law of God" , Tue 06/19/01, 7:56pm) ........................................... ..................................................................................................................... Hi, Charis, .................................................................................................. I started this thread with the hope to make it easier for those who were interested in the subject to get information. If one does a search of covenant or dispensation, he will see that a lot has been said about these topics in many places in the forum. I think this illustrates the fact of how the truths of Scripture form a system such that one truth touches many others. ........................................................ ..................................................................................................................... We see how the issue of the Sabbath leads to the issue of the Law of God as a whole, and now this issue to the issue of covenants and dispensations............................................................................................. ..................................................................................................................... Now to your questions, Charis: As I said in the opening remarks at the top of this thread, I don't feel qualified to adequately defend covenantal theology, though I believe it's right. In response to your points on the essence of dispensationalism: covenantal theology agrees with the first point, that God's purpose in history is his own glory. .......................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... As to the second, like dispensationalism, covenant theology is a way of looking at the whole of Scripture and understanding (interpreting) it. .......................................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... With respect to the third point, covenant theology sees in God's covenant with Abraham, and, farther back, God's covenant with Christ, the unity between the Old Testament people of God (Israel) and the Church . By faith in Christ we are children of Abraham (Rom. 4:16), heirs of the promise (Gal. 3:29), the people of God (Rom. 9:25), and counted among true Israel (Rom 9:6; Ehp 2:12; Gal. 6:16). This is to say that Israel is the Old Testament Church and the Church is the New Testament Israel. ...................................................... .................................................................................................................... This is not to deny that God has plans for Israel according to the flesh as he says in Romans, but it is to affirm that the New Testament people of God are one with the Old Testament people of God, one Church universal. (Heb. 12:23) ............................................................... ..................................................................................................................... There is much more that can, should and has been said on these important Biblical topics, but I will leave them to develop (hopefully) further down this thread. ........................................................................... ..................................................................................................................... Finally, about the meaning of "followers" of Scofield. Nothing pejorative was meant. He was referenced as a popular representative. |