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…
And Why They Crumble Under Scripture Purpose: To biblically and clearly dismantle the core tenets listed in Mike Vlach’s post by showing how they contradict the New Testament revelation of Christ, the nature of the Church, and the fulfilled promises of God. His post here lays out the standard framework of Dispensational theology in compact…
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…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Introduction: A Crisis of Covenant Clarity One of the major points of deception in the Hebrew Roots Movement is the confusion over which covenant believers are currently under. Many are led to believe that the Old Covenant—centered on Torah observance, feast days, and Sinai regulations—is still binding…
Hebrew Roots and the Return to Bondage Series Many well-meaning Christians have been introduced to a doctrine called “Two House Theology.” It claims that the Church is not merely grafted into the covenant promises through Christ, but that Gentile believers are actually physical descendants of the so-called “lost tribes” of Israel—especially the tribe of Ephraim….
Why James quoted Amos at the Jerusalem Council — and what it means for us today. Rebuilding What? Dispensationalists often insist that prophecy demands a rebuilt temple in Jerusalem — complete with sacrifices, Levitical priests, and Jewish rituals. They point to Amos 9:11 and Acts 15:16 as justification, claiming the “tabernacle of David” refers to…
Progressive Dispensationalism is often presented as a more refined and thoughtful version of the older system. It softens some of the harsh divisions of classical dispensationalism, claiming to see more continuity between Israel and the Church, the Old and New Testaments, and even Christ’s present and future rule. But does this “progressive” model fix the…
Tracing a System Built on Slices of Time — or a Sovereign, Unified Plan? Dispensationalism teaches that God has worked in different ways in different eras of history.”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology Dispensationalism divides redemptive history into seven distinct eras, or “dispensations” While Vlach notes there is some internal disagreement (some say four, others eight),…
Who Is “the Israel of God” in Galatians 6:16?Unraveling the Phrase That’s Stirring Controversy The phrase “the Israel of God” appears only once in the New Testament—at the end of Paul’s letter to the Galatians: “And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of…
A Scripture-Centered Response to Christian Zionism and Dispensational Futurism Are we waiting for what has already come? This series challenges one of the greatest prophetic missteps of our generation: the belief that God’s promises to Israel remain unfulfilled and that national restoration is still ahead. This series examines the scriptures often used by Christian Zionists…