Dispensational Proofs - Introduction

All theologies appeal to the Bible for proof of their theological positions. Writing proofs for dispensationalism does not require what other theologies would desire. A dispensational apologetic will be mainly an appeal to the Scriptures alone. Others will desire an appeal to church fathers, church tradition, creeds and confessions along with the Scriptures. Some even appeal to logic and philosophy apart from clear scriptural evidence for a view on God’s plans for the ages. A dispensationalist still uses the Bible as the sole defense for their view of the dispensations that God has ordained throughout history. Dispensationalism is not just a view of history it is a Biblical view of history. The only areas outside the Scriptures that a dispensationalist will use for a defense of their position is the area of hermeneutics and history. There are certainly great notable events from the history of the Jewish people even during the second temple period, but proofs are best drawn from the text of Scripture. Hermeneutics is the battle ground for the various views of theology and a proper reading of the very words of God. Yes, even a dispensationalist may appeal to the history of the church to find others that espouse dispensational concepts but ultimately they still maintain that those historical figures are only as good as their literal, historical, grammatical reading of the text. Proofs for dispensationalism will be almost exclusively Biblical texts.