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There is an ongoing debate among Dispensationalists as to when the present church began, and which books of the New Testament were written directly to Christians today: Traditional Dispensationalists believe the church began sometime between the birth of Christ and Acts chapter 2, and that the majority (if not all) of the New Testament was written to the church today. Classic Pauline Dispensationalists believe the church began in Acts 2, on the Day of Pentecost; but that the details were a mystery to the other apostles, until Christ revealed them to the apostle Paul. Hyper-Dispensationalists (also known as Ultra-Dispensationalists) believe the church began with the apostle Paul at some point during the book of Acts, and that only Paul’s epistles were written directly to the church today. They do, however, adamantly believe these books are still inspired scripture. Among Hyper-Dispensationalists, most of those in the mid-Acts category believe that all of Paul's epistles were written directly to the present church; while Acts 28 Dispensationalists believe that only the epistles Paul wrote after Acts 28 apply to the church today (since it did not begin until Acts 28, or shortly thereafter). The Opposing Views category is for sites that address the debate between these differing viewpoints.

Resources in This Category

• Christian Forums: Dispensationalism

  http://christianforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=424
  Open to participation by all Christians, this forum allows its members to discuss various dispensational topics, including theological disagreements between Classic Dispensationalists and mid-Acts Dispensationalists.

• Classic Pauline Dispensationalism Explained

  http://withchrist.org/pauldisp.htm
  These Pauline Dispensationalists believe the church began at Pentecost (Acts 2), but that the doctrinal details were a complete mystery until revealed to and by Paul. This distinguishes them from both Traditional and Hyper-Dispensationalists.

• Question17 : Mid-Acts Dispensationalism

  http://www.spiritandtruth.org/questions/17.htm
  Traditional Dispensationalists ponder mid-Acts Dispensationalism, and the fact that before Paul was saved, Peter and James never mentioned salvation through the death and resurrection of Christ.

• Right Division

  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/right_division/
  This Yahoo Group is devoted to issues concerning dispensational truth, emphasizes the ministry of the apostle Paul, and welcomes suggestions on more effectively communicating the truths of Right Division.

• The Dispensational Berean

  http://www.dispensationalberean.com/
  The Dispensational Berean, which contains material from the former Berean Dispensational site, analyzes the various differences between the main Dispensational "camps".

• The Dispensational Errors of Charles Ryrie & Dallas Theological Seminary

  http://www.twonewcovenants.com/errors/errors1.html
  Because Dr. Charles Ryrie does not understand or accept mid-Acts dispensationalism, his teachings arrive at different conclusions, including the point in time where he begins the present dispensation.

• The General Epistles: Where do they Fit?

  http://www.bereanbiblesociety.org/epistles.html
  David M. Havard shows why the "12 in or out" debate will never affect the mid-Acts view of the general epistles, because these are really separate issues.

• The Miracles, Signs and Wonders of the Great Commission

  http://www.thytestimonies.com/bible_studies/acts_signs_wonders.htm
  The miraculous signs and wonders mentioned in the Great Commission occur 65 times in the book of Acts, and this paper presents a graphical display of those occurrences.

• What do we mean by Dispensational Truth?

  http://www.heavendwellers.com/hd_dispensational_menu.htm
  Dispensational Truth, from the Acts 28 perspective, distinguishes between the blessing, "The meek shall inherit the earth", and those blessings which are spiritual, to be enjoyed "in heavenly places".

 

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