Chapter Five: Premillennialism (4): Orientation (4)
David Engelsma critiques dispensationalism and premillennialism from a Reformed perspective, arguing that the dispensationalist separation of Israel and the church contradicts binding confessional doctrine and biblical teaching. The article defends the Reformed understanding that Christ is both Head and King of the unified church composed of elect believers from all ages, demonstrating the theological and exegetical problems inherent to dispensational eschatology.
Previous article in this series: January 15, 2015, p. 180. "The doctrine of the future is the best known element in dispensational theology, and at the same time, the least important…. [The] underlying concept [of dispensational theology] is the difference between Israel and the church." "[Separating Israel and the church, dispensationalists] fundamentally misunderstand the Bible…. Dispensationalism… divides the people of God…. It divides the people of God into the endless future…. This...
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