Dallas Theological Seminary

[John of Japan]

Interesting, most DTS grads I run into are very strict, rigid dispensationalists who are ready to fight for their position! Perhaps these are "old School" DTS types and these "Progressive Dispensationalists" are the ones they have their guns turned towards?

Sounds logical.

Personally, as a revised dispensationalist, I look on progressive dispensationalism as a completely different theology, born of theological compromise with covenant theology, not really dispensationalism at all.

 

[KermitDaFrog]

Sounds logical.

Personally, as a revised dispensationalist, I look on progressive dispensationalism as a completely different theology, born of theological compromise with covenant theology, not really dispensationalism at all

What is revised dispensatlism first time hearing it also was interested in the nuances in progressive dispensationsilm because my freind who hast hone yet to DTS is a 3 point calvanist Dispensatlist who beleives in the Textus Receptus as the best Greek manuscript while at the same time not supporting or reading KJV

 

[KermitDaFrog]

For context I'm IFB but never grew up in it and their are no IFB churches were I live with in walking distance.

 

[KermitDaFrog]

Is revised dispensationlism the same as classical and

Sounds logical.

Personally, as a revised dispensationalist, I look on progressive dispensationalism as a completely different theology, born of theological compromise with covenant theology, not really dispensationalism a

 

[JonC]

Hey Gang:

I was influenced heavily by a "Bob Jones Man" as my home pastor in an SBC church. Many of you have heard me say that he baptized me, married my wife and I, and ordained me to the Gospel ministry.

I then went to MABTS where Dispensationalism was rampant. I ended up at Crichton College (then Mid South Bible College) where there was Dallas Theological grads teaching.

My questions are these, and I don't mind if the OP meanders a bit:

1. Has DTS influenced the SBC?

2. Is so, "how?"

3. Is it "good" or "bad" for the SBC?

It has been a few days since there was any action on this section of the BB and I just wanted to stir the pot a bit. But, they are good questions and I don't know if they have ever been asked before.

I hope this engenders a lively and well thought out discussion.

sdg!:thumbs:

rd

To answer (my opinions) your questions:

1. DTS has influenced the SBC only so far as it has influenced graduates from DTS. Most SBC seminaries lean towards Dispensationalism.

2. DTS has not influenced SBC teachings as each church has its own doctrine independent of the SBC. Some SBC churches view DTS favorably while others do not.

The leanings of DTS are not unique to DTS (and did not originate woth DTS).

3. Neither good or bad.


My meandering comment (you invited it):

"Many of you have heard me say that he baptized me, married my wife and I"

The SBC objects to polygamy and holds that marriage to be a union of one man and one woman.

 

[Armchair Apologist]

What is revised dispensatlism first time hearing it also was interested in the nuances in progressive dispensationsilm because my freind who hast hone yet to DTS is a 3 point calvanist Dispensatlist who beleives in the Textus Receptus as the best Greek manuscript while at the same time not supporting or reading KJV

Since John is the one who invoked the term, I hope he comes back to define it but what it comes down to is whether you are toting around an Old or New Scofield Bible. I'll let you connect the dots from there.

 

[John of Japan]

What is revised dispensatlism first time hearing it also was interested in the nuances in progressive dispensationsilm because my freind who hast hone yet to DTS is a 3 point calvanist Dispensatlist who beleives in the Textus Receptus as the best Greek manuscript while at the same time not supporting or reading KJV

Revised dispensationalism consists of the corrections made to the original version of Darby, Scofield, and somewhat of Chafer. For example, in one place in his reference Bible, Scofield used the term "period of time." “A dispensation is a period of time during which man is tested in respect of obedience to some specific revelation of the will of God” (Scofield Reference Bible, p. 5). However, in revised dispensationalism, a dispensation is a stewardship from God to mankind, and that is far more important than the period of time, the age.

Progressive dispensationalism was invented as a way to make friends with covenant theologians in 1986 via the "Dispensational Study Group" at the Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting. “The DSG is the oldest study group of the ETS, having begun in 1986 under the leadership of Darrell L. Bock and Craig A. Blaising. From 1986-2000 the main focus was to seek rapprochement between traditional Dispensational and Covenantal theologies, especially over matters related to hermeneutics and eschatology" (“Dispensational Study Group,” at http://www.etsjets.org/puc/puc_dispensationalism. Accessed on 1/14/22. No longer there.)