Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 4 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework The Heart of the Mid-Acts System “Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began…” —…
Series: Understanding Mid-Acts Dispensationalism — Post 3 of 20Section I: Understanding the Framework The Architecture Behind the Conclusions “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock.” — Matthew 7:24 (KJV) More Than Individual Doctrines Every building has features…
“And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” — Galatians 6:16 (KJV) Introduction: Israel’s Name Finds Its Fulfillment in Christ Nowhere in the King James Bible does it say verbatim, “Jesus is the true Israel of God. But every shadow, prophecy, and…
Christ in you, the hope of glory. Colossians 1:27 The Spirit’s Revelation to the Church If Acts shows Christ working through His Body, the Epistles unfold what that Body truly is. They reveal the riches of grace, the depth of union, and the reality of Christ living in His people. The Spirit gave the apostles…
And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high. Luke 24:49 The Continuation of Christ’s Work The Book of Acts is not the story of the apostles as much as it is the story of Christ…
Why the Church Is Not a Parenthesis “So we, being many, are one body in Christ.” — Romans 12:5 (KJV) “There is neither Jew nor Greek… for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.” — Galatians 3:28 (KJV) Christian Zionism teaches that the Church is a temporary pause in God’s plan — a “parenthesis” between…
For many new believers, the word “church” brings a lot of confusion. Some think of a building. Others think of rituals, denominations, or even painful experiences. But what does the Bible actually say about the Church? The Church isn’t a building. It’s not a denomination. It’s not a program or performance. The Church is the…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage The One New Man. The Israel of God. The People of Christ. “For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition between us.”—Ephesians 2:14 1. What Is the Church, Spiritually Speaking? The Church is not a nation. It…
Dismantling the Core Division at the Heart of Dispensationalism “The church is a New Testament organism… Israel is an ethnic/national entity…”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology This is the sine qua non of Dispensationalism: that God has two distinct peoples, two plans, and two sets of promises. But Scripture tells another story — one rooted not…
There’s a question Christians often ask one another — or are asked by others — that sounds simple, but reveals a lot about what modern religion has become: “Do you regularly attend church?” It’s a loaded question. It assumes that “church” is a building, a service, a weekly program. It presumes that attendance is the…