When most people hear the word dispensationalism, they think of the version published by Hal Lindsey. Recently, a podcaster ask me to define dispensationalism. I mentioned three elements, only the third of which is what most people think dispensationalism is.
All I can say is yup, yup, yup!!! Lived through those days as a new Christ-follower. As with so many other cultic, short-term attractions I have seen in American Evangelical Christianity, it ran its popularity course but there is still a bedrock of folks who 'believe" your third point of the outline is true or, at least, confess such. Thank you for bringing reality to scripture and particularly, Revelation. I am so tired of hearing the populist rhetoric spewed from the pulpit drowning out sound teaching.
This is an excellent essay, Scot. I’m appreciative you’ve included Chuck Smith at this level, as too many others don’t recognize his influence in this. Thank you. By the way, your recent book does for reality, and discipleship, what Lindsey’s LGPE did for pop. Thank you for such a monumental and needed work.
All I can say is yup, yup, yup!!! Lived through those days as a new Christ-follower. As with so many other cultic, short-term attractions I have seen in American Evangelical Christianity, it ran its popularity course but there is still a bedrock of folks who 'believe" your third point of the outline is true or, at least, confess such. Thank you for bringing reality to scripture and particularly, Revelation. I am so tired of hearing the populist rhetoric spewed from the pulpit drowning out sound teaching.
This is an excellent essay, Scot. I’m appreciative you’ve included Chuck Smith at this level, as too many others don’t recognize his influence in this. Thank you. By the way, your recent book does for reality, and discipleship, what Lindsey’s LGPE did for pop. Thank you for such a monumental and needed work.