Are There Contradictions in the Bible?: Questions & Answers about Dispensationalism: by David W. Reid: 1. What is rightly dividing the word of truth? The Bible is the believers final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Therefore, if the Bible tells us that we are to study it in a particular way, we should obey those instructions. There is no room for our own preferences and opinions. If God gives us specific instructions on how to study the Bible, then that is what we must do. One of Gods instructions on how to study the Bible is the following: Study to show yourselves approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ( 2 Timothy 2: 15). Since God has commanded us to divide the word of truth, there must be divisions in the Bible for us to divide. Rightly dividing the word of truth is simply recognizing the divisions that God has placed in the Bible.These divisions are commonly called dispensations or ages. 2. What is a dispensation? Websters Third New International Dictionary defines dispensation in the following manner: dispensation (1) ORDERING, ADMINISTRATION, MANAGEMENT; specif: a divine ordering and administration of worldly affairs (2) a system of principles, promises, and rules divinely ordained and administered (3) a period of history during which a particular divine revelation has predominated in the affairs of mankind. Put succinctly, a dispensation is a God-revealed body of information given for mans obedience during a certain period of time. (3) Is there not an easier word than dispensation? Yes, there are lots of easier words than dispensation, but dispensation is the word that God chose. For example: For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me.( 1 Corinthians 9:17) The word dispensation may not be familiar, but it is a word specifically chosen by God with a precise meaning that is important. The above verse refers to God entrusting a particular gospel to the Apostle Paul. God bless
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