On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 20:50:48 -0800 (PST)
Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Can you explain dispensations?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:2/19, Kevin: [re: the Mormon poetry]>..the last dispensation,i'm wondering, what 'dispensation'/s have you found in their literature?thx
G ~ P 235
off the top of my head, K, they're a series of
arbitrary sequential time frames named by a guy named Darby, I think,
who (whether he originated them or not) imposed them on biblical
history--cosmetically, IMO--in the late 1800s, maybe very early 1900s,
sorta like a set of overlays up to seven deep which can be displayed
singley (to isolate a particular period of time in which God is alleged to have
dealt with humanity a certain way) or cumulatively (to demonstrate,
e.g., 'progressive revelation') startg with innocence, then , maybe
'flood' running on through, e.g., 'law', 'grace', (lastly)
'kingdom'
someone else may have some
more/better details about 'dispensationalism'--chime in; basically, what's
the extent it's influence on Mormoneze; what is your sense of their
concept of it?G
