The Church Impotent - - The History And Theology of Dispensationalism

Do Dispensationalists really read the Bible literally, or through an unbiblical pietism? We challenge everyone to be good Bereans and to compare what they are told the Bible says with what it actually does. This is a presentation of Christ Presbyterian Church, a congregation of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Magna, Utah (www.gospelutah.org).

[@sourclam904]

This was fantastic. You covered so so much in this video! It really should be called Fullfillment theology instead of Replacement theology. My husband and I were just pushed out of a local bible study because we shared truth about dispensationlism and the group refused to listen. In my small town in Arizona, ALL the churches here teach rapture junk and dispensationlism. Your video is even more relevant today! Thank you so much. This was such a blessing to watch.

[@doomerquiet1909]

I knew Calvin married an anabaptist widow, i did not know that he converted her first husband before he died. That was truly special to hear

[@dougbell9543]

Dispensationalism has replaced Christ with a reconstituted national Israel as the centrepiece of sacred biblical prophecy. ✔️

[@Cinnamonbuns13]

I cant believe how convoluted Dispensationalism makes the Bible.

[@rowanmurphy5239]

To suppose that the Israel being discussed in Isaiah 52 and 53 must be the physical nation of Israel is to suppose that at least the book of Judges (not to mention all the other books in which Israel is judged for sin) is fiction, for it is said in ch. 53 that the suffering servant "had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth". Anyone who can apply this to the nation of Israel is a blind fool, twisting the scriptures to their own destruction. Isaiah 53 can only be about Christ and therefore He alone is the true Israel of God, the seed to whom all the promises are made. That being the case, I call upon all dispensationalists to stop replacing Christ with that disobedient nation.

[@user-jt2cf9hx6f]

I got an apologetics degree at Biola, one of the main Dispensationalist schools. Ryrie was required reading. It was so convoluted and twisted I could not get my head around it. Never really adopted it and became a Reformed Covenant guy with some help from R.C. Sproul's ministry.😀

[@bicyclist2]

I didn't know about any of this. This is not covered in any school or church I've ever attended. I learned a lot here. I have a good friend who promoted the ideas of dispensationalism to me. I didn't know anything about it, as I had never heard the word before. I hope many more Christian people see this video, so that they are not led astray. Thank you.

[@SoyjackSam]

This is incredible! I appreciate the referencing of MacArthur here because it’s very easy to dunk on Darby and to claim “progressive dispensationalism” is unrelated, but tying these two together is essential to converse with modern proponents of the view.

[@bchrspctr]

Oof MacArthur…this proves that for many eschatology is not a secondary issue

[@marlaohara7337]

I sat under DTS professors at JBU and have attended Baptist and Bible churches. The Lord led me to Christ Presbyterian in Flower Mound, TX. It has been quite a transition for me to learn the OPC beliefs and doctrines. This video was very helpful. I will share with others including my Pastor. Thank you so much for making this documentary.

[@theworldisharvested]

Me before this video: "The Anabaptists were revolutionaries"

[@StarckCA]

This is very good. I am impressed with the amount of Biblically sound analysis of Dispensational rhetoric in this video. There needs to be more of this kind of precise documentation available. You have done a tremendous job. Thank you.

[@AgeDeo2009]

Amen! Excellent documentary! May Dispensationalists and us as well, learn to allow Scripture to shape our system of belief and not the other way around.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Hello from the OPC's tame Anglican. I'm glad you've put this out as promised. The issue, having come out of one of MacArthur's sermons, arose amongst my friends a few weeks ago. Perfect timing. Almost like Divine Providence or something!

[@randomname2366]

Stumbled upon this and it was fantastic! Well done. I saved for future use and appreciate all your hard work. Thank you!

[@loganholdaway769]

This is rich! It's dense with quotes, covers so much material, is well balanced, and provides sound arguments. I've watched the first 20 mins about 5 times and the whole thing once. I feel like if I'm going to get a strong enough grasp that I'll need to watch the entire thing several times over. Might just be the best documentary I've ever seen. I feel like I could even share it with my dispy friends because, unlike others, it's mostly just history and sound biblical argumentation, instead of a full-throttle attack.

[@SupralapSaiyan]

Best 2 hours I've spent all day, I'll have to rewatch it a couple more times to digest everything, so I look forward to watching again.

[@parksideevangelicalchurch2886]

Great! Thank you for your faithful presentation of Biblical truth presented with humility and hope. It must have taken ages to produce this, but it was worth it!

[@mikeheath8318]

This video was so well thought through and structured. There was a lot to learn from this so I will have to watch it again soon. Whoever planned this and produced it should be congratulated!

[@ephesians_2_8]

Dispensationalism's weirdness kept me Catholic for two decades after realizing Rome was wrong on justification, primarily by convincing me that Protestantism was wrong on history and generally disrespectful to the glorious history and future of the Christian Church. Only the merest "accident" actually led to me studying Luther and Calvin directly. I ended up settling on Lutheranism, but am now a few years into that convinced that Luther is wrong on perseverance of the saints. I am forty. All of this could probably have happened in my twenties if my notion of Protestantism had not been "dispy mad lads."