A Study of Dispensationalism (Including The Ninety-Five Theses Against Dispensationalism)
by A.W. Pink
Early in his spiritual life Pink was a Scofield Reference Bible carrying Christian. In fact, the Dictionary of Premillennial Theology notes that “he wrote what is considered the classic work on the end times, The Antichrist. This could easily be called the most complete work on the subject.” Yet around 1929 he began to reject dispensational teachings, as he grew in his understanding of Reformed theology.
In this little work, A Study of Dispensationalism, we discover his core complaint against dispensationalism: it destroys the unity and applicability of Scripture. He so vigorously turned from dispensationalism that in these pages he denounces it as a “modern and pernicious error.” Through his characteristically insightful and compelling method he ably demonstrates dispensationalism’s destructive tendencies. Against dispensationalism he argues that “there is no conflict between the law and the Gospel of the grace of God.” Pink laments that “consciously or unconsciously, Dispensationalists are, in reality, repeating the sin of Jehoiakim, who mutilated God’s Word with his penknife (Jer. 36:23).”
The Apologetics Group, Inc. (A Division of NiceneCouncil.com) is pleased to offer in print once again, Pink’s devastating critique of dispensationalism. This well supplements our concerns as expressed in our “Ninety-Five Theses Against Dispensationalism” (www.AgainstDispensationalism.com). Reading Pink’s rebuttal of dispensationalism will show the earnest believer why our Ninety-Five Theses is such a necessary declaration.
A Biblical Defense of Predestination
by Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
There has always been doctrinal controversy in the Christian Church, whether over the nature of God in the early Trinitarian counsels, the divinity and humanity of Christ, or the doctrine of justification by faith as central and fundamental to the Reformation. Conflict concerning doctrine continues into this age, especially over the infallibility of the Holy Bible. However, of all the doctrinal controversies of the Church, none has been more heated, divisive, and emotional among Fundamentalists, Charismatics, Evangelicals, Reformed, and Liberals than the doctrine of “predestination.”
Every Christian who truly believes the Bible, is required to believe something about “predestination.” Why? Because the term and concept are found in the Holy Scripture. It is therefore unavoidable that every Christian must study the doctrine as presented in the Bible. They must formulate some view on its meaning and purpose as determined by God, because He conveyed the concept to us in His Word. St. Paul wrote in Ephesians 1:4-5: “just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him, in love having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will.”
In this book by Dr. Kenneth Gentry, the reader will be introduced to the doctrine of predestination in the context of the Scriptural meaning and purpose of a God who sovereignly saves individuals for His own glory. In addition, he will also demonstrate the many-faceted implications of this doctrine as it relates to Christianity. This book is a must read for all who call themselves Christian, whether they are pastors, students, or laymen, without regard to their denominational affiliation.
He Shall Have Dominion: A Postmillennial Eschatology
Third Edition Revised & Expanded
by Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr.
How many times have you ever heard or read a fair representation of what postmillennialism really teaches? Rarely, if ever, I suspect. Postmillennialists are usually dismissed with unscholarly slogans like: “You believe the world is getting better and better” (this is rhetoric, not genuine Christian scholarly analysis). Thus to properly understand postmillennialism it is necessary to go to the source. And there is no one better qualified than Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry to consult on optimistic eschatology: In this comprehensive volume, Dr. Gentry begins by highlighting the importance of eschatology in Christian theology, analyses pessimistic eschatologies and introduces the reader to postmillennialism (the view that Christ’s kingdom will be victorious in history). In parts two and three, he lays down the theological, heremenutical and exegetical basis for postmillennialism. His chapter on the expansion of the kingdom is especially helpful, proving that evangelical postmillennialism is not to be confused with Islamic jihad, but that Christian dominion is the effect of regeneration and discipleship as the gospel advances. Any serious critique of postmillennialism will have to interact with Gentry's He Shall Have Dominion in order to be worth the paper it is written on.
The Late Great Planet Church Volume One
The Rise of Dispensationalism (DVD)
"It is my conviction that many who are presently disposed toward Dispensationalism would not be victims of the system if they were better acquainted and informed about the system and its history - its theological roots and the doctrinal errors it has spawned.” -- The Late Pastor Ernest Reisinger, Grace Baptist Church, Cape Coral, FL
The much anticipated and long awaited documentary The Late Great Planet Church: The Rise of Dispensationalism is scheduled for release in October 2008. Hosted by Jerry Johnson, President of The Apologetics Group Media and NiceneCouncil.com features many former dispensationalists and authors such as Dr. Thomas Ascol, Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Dr. Gary DeMar, Dr. Kenneth G. Talbot, Dr. Tom Nettles, Dr. R. Fowler White, Dr. E. Calvin Beisner, Dr. George Joseph Gatis, Pastor Michael Leach and Mr. David Lutzweiler.
This documentary takes you on a journey into the history of the dispensational movement and its key leaders exposing it as a recent phenomenon. Volume One examines the life and theology of John Nelson Darby, Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, Lewis Sperry Chafer and the impact of Dallas Theological Seminary.