We’ve been looking at some of the myths about the Law and the 5th Dispensation. In this final post on the subject we’ll discuss a set of myths that are both pervasive and controversial – the idea that God’s Law is meant to make us feel bad about stuff that makes us feel good. The…
In the 5th Dispensation, God gave His nation, Israel a volume of commands and instructions collectively called the Law. The particulars of the Law are very detailed and specific, and Israel’s compliance with them was non-negotiable (they were commands after all). The Israelites were promised great blessings and prosperity if they obeyed the Law, and…
The dispensations are God’s contrastive way of proving that His plan for man is right, by allowing mankind the opportunity to choose to be Godly on their own. So far we’ve examined four dispensations. In the first, man was in a state of complete innocence. In the second men were allowed to acquire vast knowledge. …
Toward the end of our look at the First Dispensation, I mentioned that the curse God pronounced on the serpent in Eden was the seed plot of the entire Biblical narrative. “…And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you…
The Dispensations are God’s contrastive way of proving that His plan for humanity is right. Each dispensation allows man the opportunity to choose righteousness (God) on his own; outside of God’s plan. In the first three dispensations, God pretty much gave men a free hand to choose Him over themselves. God first gave them complete…