Dispensations

rhern said:

Adam was in the Garden, God only gave him one set of directions. And it was simple—of that one tree you shall not eat. Everything else is for you, but leave that tree alone.
Now, that was their directions for that dispensation. Simple, wasn’t it? That’s all they had to do—just leave that tree alone, and God would be satisfied, and He would bless them.
they ate from the forbidden tree. Judgment came in and they were cast out of the Garden.

That ended the first dispensation.

Genesis 17 (KJV)

9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.
10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.
11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.

these directions were given to Abraham for that dispensation.


Romans 15:8 King James Version (KJV)
8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:

Colossians 1:25-27 King James Version (KJV)
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Ephesians 3:1-9 King James Version (KJV)
3 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles,
2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God which is given me to you-ward:
3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,
4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ)
5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:
7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

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rhern said:

In my own word when a doctor gives directions on how to take your medicine it is called dispensing.

Dispensing in this case in the Bible are directions given by God to be followed or else there are consequences.

example:

Adam was instructed by God not to eat of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil or else he would die.

He ate and he died( a separation from God)

the instructions given by God is a dispensation.

In our case if we want to be saved from the wrath of God,
we have to believe in the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The dispensation (instructions to be saved) is to believe in the death burial and resurrection of Jesus or else face the consequences.

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rhern said:

In my own word when a doctor gives directions on how to take your medicine it is called dispensing.

Dispensing in this case in the Bible are directions given by God to be followed or else there are consequences.

example:

Adam was instructed by God not to eat of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil or else he would die.

He ate and he died( a separation from God)

the instructions given by God is a dispensation.

In our case if we want to be saved from the wrath of God,
we have to believe in the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The dispensation (instructions to be saved) is to believe in the death burial and resurrection of Jesus or else face the consequences.

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rhern said:

there are 7 dispensations

• Innocence – Adam under probation prior to the Fall. Ends with expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Some refer to this period as the Adamic period or the dispensation of the Adamic covenant or Adamic law.
• Conscience – From the Fall to the Great Flood. Ends with the worldwide deluge.
• Human Government – After the Great Flood, humanity is responsible to enact the death penalty. Ends with the dispersion at the Tower of Babel. Some use the term Noahide law in reference to this period of dispensation.
• Promise – From Abraham to Moses. Ends with the refusal to enter Canaan and the 40 years of unbelief in the wilderness. Some use the terms Abrahamic law or Abrahamic covenant in reference to this period of dispensation.
• Law – From Moses to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Ends with the scattering of Israel in AD70. Some use the term Mosaic law in reference to this period of dispensation.
• Grace – From the cross to the rapture of the church. The rapture is followed by the wrath of God constituting the Great Tribulation. Some use the term Age of Grace or the Church Age for this dispensation.
• Millennial Kingdom – A 1000 year reign of Christ on earth centered in Jerusalem, ending with God's judgment on the final rebellion.

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eleos1954 said:

hmmmm ... when I look it up in the Greek via strongs is says this

oikonomia: stewardship, administration
Original Word: οἰκονομία, ας, ἡ
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: oikonomia
Phonetic Spelling: (oy-kon-om-ee'-ah)
Definition: stewardship, administration
Usage: management of household affairs, stewardship, administration.
HELPS Word-studies
3622 oikonomía (from 3621 /oikonoméō, "a steward, managing a household") – properly, a stewardship, management (administration), i.e. where a person looks after another's affairs (resources).

[A "dispensation" can also refer to a special period of time (management). But this is a secondary (not primary) meaning of 3622 (oikonomía).]

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Baby Tiger said:

What is also interesting about Paul's use of this word family is oikeo, employed 3X in Romans 7: i.e.
Romans 7:17. But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.
Here he is speaking of home MISmanagement resulting from a resident, who is a homewrecker. He
then uses the same word 3X in Romans 8 to describe the indwelling Holy Spirit. A failure to see this
contrast between chapters 7 and 8 surrounding the use of this one word has resulted in quite a range of error in interpreting Romans 8. Your thoughts, if you care to share?

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