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Top: Society: Religion_and_Spirituality: Christianity: Theology: Dispensationalism: Hyper-Dispensationalism
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Please submit only sites that pertain to the Hyper-Dispensational viewpoint. The term "Hyper-Dispensationalism" is not meant to be a derogatory term. Instead, it is used to describe Dispensationalists who disagree with Traditional Dispensationalists as to when the present church began.
Hyper-Dispensationalists might also distinguish themselves from other Hyper-Dispensationalists who hold to a different starting point for the church, by basing their Dispensational title upon the portion of Acts in which they believe the present church began. Thus, mid-Acts Dispensationalists believe the church began with the apostle Paul, some time during the mid-Acts period; while Acts 28 Dispensationalists believe the present church did not begin until Acts 28, or shortly thereafter. |
Hyper-Dispensationalism, also known as Ultra-Dispensationalism, is the name given to Dispensationalists who believe Paul was the first member of the body of Christ. The word "Hyper" does not imply anything negative; instead, it only designates those who take Dispensational concepts further than Traditional Dispensationalists do. Among Hyper-Dispensationalists, there are two major divisions, commonly known as the mid-Acts viewpoint (which takes its name from the belief that Paul became the first member of the body of Christ during the mid-Acts period), and the Acts 28 viewpoint (which takes its name from the belief that only Paul's prison and Pastoral epistles, which were written after Acts chapter 28, apply directly to the church in this present dispensation of grace).
| Please submit only sites concerning Acts 28 Dispensationalism, which maintains that only Paul's prison and Pastoral epistles apply to believers in this present dispensation. This viewpoint is based upon the belief that the present church did not begin until Acts 28 (or shortly thereafter). The theme of these sites must focus mainly upon Acts 28 Dispensationalism, instead of associated topics such as soul sleep, universal salvation, etc. |
Acts 28 Dispensationalism takes its name from the belief that only Paul's prison and Pastoral epistles, which were written after Acts chapter 28, apply directly to the church in this present dispensation of grace. But like the mid-Acts Dispensationalists, Acts 28 Dispensationalists also agree that believers must not forsake the rest of the Bible, because all scripture is written for our admonition and learning (1 Cor. 10:11, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:20). However, since the Acts 28 viewpoint teaches that Paul was a minister of the New Covenant during the Acts period, Acts 28 Dispensationalists also believe the heavenly inheritance of the present church was not revealed until after Paul wrote his Acts epistles.
| Please submit only sites concerning mid-Acts Dispensationalism to this category. This viewpoint is based upon the belief that the present church began with the apostle Paul at some point during the mid-Acts period. Consequently, mid-Acts dispensationalists believe that only Paul's epistles were written directly to the church today, and that none of Paul's epistles were written to believers in previous dispensations. The theme of these sites must focus mainly upon mid-Acts Dispensationalism, instead of related topics such as baptism, the Rapture, eternal security, etc. |
Mid-Acts Dispensationalism takes its name from the belief that Paul became the first member of the body of Christ during the mid-Acts period. Consequently, since Dispensationalists also believe scriptures pertaining to Israel do not apply to the body of Christ, mid-Acts Dispensationalism teaches that only Paul's epistles apply directly to the church today. Mid-Acts Dispensationalists also agree that believers must not forsake the rest of the Bible, because all scripture is written for our admonition and learning (1 Cor. 10:11, 2 Tim. 3:16, 2 Pet. 1:20).
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