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1
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When was Dispensationalism developed?

A

the 1700s and 1800s

2
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Who were the theologians who primarily devised and developed Dispensationalism?

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Pierre Poiret (1646 - 1719)
John Edwards (1637 - 1716)
Isaac Watts (1674 - 1748)
John Nelson Darby (1800 - 1882)
3
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What are the stages of human time called?

A

dispensations

4
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How many stages of human time does C.I. Scofield say there are?

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7

5
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What are Scofield’s stages of human time called and what does each stage entail?

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1) innocence - from beginning to the fall
2) conscience - from the fall to Noah
3) human government - Noah to Abraham
4) promise - Abraham to Moses
5) law - Moses to Christ
6) Church - the present, God tests us by seeing if we reject or accept Christ
7) Kingdom - beginning of the second coming of the kingdom of Christ

6
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What does Dispensationalism aim to show in dividing human history into stages?

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Aims to show that God’s plans and purposes change in large steps.

7
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When do we move from one stage of human time to another?

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When God gives humanity a different revelation of his will to follow.

8
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What is Progressive Dispensationalism?

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The ideas that the dispensations gradually progress from one to another rather than there being one distinct end to each stage and a jump to the next.

9
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How do those who follow Progressive Dispensationalism interpret the Bible?

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They interpret the Bible in a less literal way than other Dispensationalists.

10
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Jon Edwards quote?

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‘All truth is received by revelation…and it must be received by reason. Reason is the God-given means for discovering the truth than God discloses’

11
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C.I. Scofield quote?

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‘Each of the Dispensations may be regarded as a test of the natural man, and each ends in judgement’