1. I never followed Scofield.
To send Scofield to hell is ignorance personified. Why? Because the preacher misunderstands the earthly calling of Israel.
2. That preacher is not correct about Dispensationalism being a glorification of the flesh and Israel.
Why? Because he thinks dispensationalists believe salvation was by descendants.
If I wanted to give one scripture to prove that I could cite Salvation is of the Jews. If this was taken at face value it would be of the flesh and leave Christ out of the picture.
Neither is it a glorification of Israel for Jews could not save anyone.
Salvation of the Jews means that they were given the covenants, promises, and the oracles of God.
They were a called out nation in the Old Testament just like Christians are called out in New Testament times.
Both Israel and the Christians basic job was and is to propagate the gospel.
Israel’s calling; Genesis 12:1-3; Romans 2:17-29; 9:4-7; 11:25-29.
They messed up every generation and bit the dust in Jesus Day because of their rejection by not repenting.
The 2nd coming the Jews will be regathered and made a blessing to all the nations Matthew 24:29-31; Romans 11:25:29; Isaiah 11:10-15.
3. Israel was a nation governed by natural laws and ruled by earthly men who were to be responsible to God for their administration. They had the covenants and promised etc., plus proselyted Gentiles who had no covenant at that time.
In the millennial kingdom will be a government in Zion where the law will go out. Nations will be blessed by Israel propagating the gospel.
The eternal feast will be in Israel in which nations will have to come up and celebrate.
David will be king of Israel and the apostles will rule the twelve tribes. Christ will be the head of all the nations. Read Deuteronomy 28:13; Isaiah 9:6-7; Daniel 7:13-14; Luke 1:23; Romans 11:29.
4. Salvation was by grace through faith and has always been. Dispensationalists believe this.
What is different is the revelation of how God dealt with people in different ages in their daily lives. The knowledge of the redemptive plan was gradual.
From Cain and Abel people understood about a sacrifice. Cain’s was wrong and Abel’s was right which was the sacrificial Lamb.
All these things about sacrifice were types and shadows all represented Jesus.
Genesis 3:15 was the first prophecy about Christ the sacrifice but Adam and Eve didn’t understand much about this.
Even in Jesus Day the disciples understood much more than the Antediluvians, but even the disciples still were baffled about the fullness of the sacrifice being Jesus after he died and rose again.
The law was never meant to save a person and neither was the blood of bulls and goats. It was all they had at that time and they had to perform the law and live in all of it.
They believed by grace through faith in the revelation they had.
They were saved but not to the uttermost and that is why when Christ died the blood went all the way back to the Old Testament saints and took away the transgressions of their sins completely. The Old Testament saints had to wait till the cross so we could be perfected together. Read Hebrews 11:40.
5. The preacher is going to be surprised when he sees Scofield in Heaven and realize he wasn’t so perfect himself.
Listen, I don’t believe in UES but I believe Charles Stanley is a great Christian and will be in Heaven. He will be judged by his doctrine like that preacher will be.
6. The preacher is confused about the seed and the land promised to Israel. I have already shown that Israel will have their land and David as their King and the apostles as rulers over the tribes of Israel and Israel will be where the law will go out of Zion.
This is in the Abrahamic Covenant about the land for Israel and the head of the nations the Davidic Covenant.
The Abrahamic Covenant in Isaac’s seed is spiritual and includes Jews and Gentiles for salvation which will be the NC.
The church age saints will have rulership throughout the kingdom but not at the head of the nations.
Jerry kelso
