Paul Vs Hyper Dispensationalism
Paul is
the Apostle for the Gentiles (there are also SAVED JEWISH PEOPLE in the Body of Christ) Pauls Epistles are for Jews and Gentiles in the Body of Christ, don’t subtract from what he wrote.
First off all, now while people claim that Romans
chapters 9 to 11 is to Israel, I believe they’re wrong and getting into hyper
dispensational territory. These chapters are FOR gentile believers as important
information pertaining to
the subject of Israel. We need to understand that Paul is our apostle for the
Gentiles correct? And that the body of Christ is also a new creature which
contains Jewish and Gentile believers. We are also ONE body. And that whether
he may be talking about Israel or even to Israel, he is doing so in terms of
the body of Christ for both Jew and Gentile to understand the things he is
addressing. If we don’t rightly divide the scriptures correctly as the term
implies, then we lose part of Romans 2 such as verses 17 to 19 as well
according to a false logic and then we are WRONGLY dividing the scriptures and
making a mess of things which even Peter warned about regarding those who are
unlearned and unstable that wrest the scriptures unto their own destruction. Let’s
examine some scriptures.
2 Peter 3:15-16
Authorized (King James) Version
“15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is
salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given
unto him hath written unto you; 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in
them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other
scriptures, unto their own destruction.”
Romans 11:13-14
Authorized (King James) Version
“13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the
apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office: 14 if by any means I may
provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.”
Galatians 2:6-9
Authorized (King James) Version
“6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever
they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man’s person:) for they
who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me: 7 but
contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed
unto me, as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter; 8 (for he that
wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision, the same
was mighty in me toward the Gentiles:) 9 and when James, Cephas, and John, who
seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me
and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen,
and they unto the circumcision.”
Now think logically, if Peter, John, and James were to be
giving another Gospel, they’d be accursed and those who believe “their” gospel
would be accursed as well according to verses we see in Galatians 1. Lets read:
Galatians 1:6-9
Authorized (King James) Version
“6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that
called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 which is not another;
but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8
But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than
that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9 As we said before,
so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye
have received, let him be accursed.”
If we examine the books/epistles written by James, Peter,
and John we do see that there is a more Jewish address to these letters and
even outright stating things such as:
James 1:1
Authorized (King James) Version
“James, a servant of God and of
the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad,
greeting.”
1 Peter 1:1-2
Authorized (King James) Version
“Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers scattered
throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect
according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the
Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto
you, and peace, be multiplied.”
As for 1st John it
doesn’t appear to be directly addressed to any single group of Christians,
perhaps those who learned from John. But some examples of people he addressed
were:
1 John 2:2
Authorized (King James) Version
“My little children, these things
write I unto you, that ye sin not.”
1 John 2:7
Authorized (King James) Version
“Brethren, I write no new commandment
unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old
commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.”
1 John 2:12-14
Authorized (King James) Version
“I write unto you,
little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake. 13 I
write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from
the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked
one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I
have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from
the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and
the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.”
2 John 1:1-3
Authorized (King James) Version
“The elder unto the elect lady and
her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that
have known the truth; 2 for the truth’s sake, which
dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3 Grace
be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from
the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.”
3 John verse 1
Authorized (King James) Version
“The elder unto the wellbeloved
Gaius, whom I love in the truth.”
With this stated, now we see the
Epistles are for a future time to the Jewish people, most notably James does
contradict Paul if we aren’t looking dispensationally at this. James shows
justification by works as seen in James chapter 2, whereas Paul in Romans shows
justification by faith as seen in verses in Romans 3:24, Romans 3:28, Romans
5:1. Now we could go into a huge study comparing Paul and the book of Romans to
James but that’s another subject. I just wanted to show a dispensational
difference and get you to study your Bible.
Now I may be wrong on this, but I don’t believe that Hebrews 4:2
or even the things Peter was preaching had anything to do with Acts 2:38 styled
repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins
when he mentioned the gospel in verses such as: 1Peter 1:12, 1Peter 1:25,
1Peter 4:6, 1Peter 4:17. I believe that Peter was teaching the death, burial,
and resurrection of The Lord Jesus Christ as his gospel to the circumcision.
Now there is a time in the book of Revelation which mentions
another gospel, an everlasting gospel, but keep in mind, this is in the future,
we aren’t concerned with THAT particular gospel that is mentioned in Revelation
14:6-7. This particular gospel is not the gospel of salvation for today. Keep in mind, that
angel is not accursed either, neither is Peter, or John, or James, or the
Jewish people that got saved from their teaching.
As previously stated, we are also ONE body, but people
claim that Romans chapters 9 to 11 is regarding Israel, ok, yes it does have
much to do with Israel and we will have a look at that. But again, Paul is
writing to us as a third entity the body of Christ (which contains Jewish and
Gentile members) and not as a split group of for instance: only as Gentiles or
also in the case of a Jewish Christian right now (nice to have you as well) as
members of the body of Christ. Let’s look at:
Romans 11:25
Authorized (King James) Version
“25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant
of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in
part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.”
We will be refuting replacement theology later as well,
but as seen in Romans 11:25 regarding blindness in PART is happened to Israel,
until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. Now for this I believe that once
the body of Christ is done, that God will catch us up when that last person is
saved. That is just my belief. And no I’m not a Calvinist, but God DOES know
everything, He is God. But also He is not willing that ANY should perish, but
that all should come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
Authorized (King James) Version
“9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some
men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any
should perish, but that all should come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:15-16
Authorized (King James) Version
“15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is
salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given
unto him hath written unto you; 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in
them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which
they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other
scriptures, unto their own destruction.”
Regarding the one body:
Galatians 3:28
Authorized (King James) Version
“28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond
nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ
Jesus.”
Colossians 3:11
Authorized (King James) Version
“11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision
nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and
in all.”
We are of ONE BODY
Colossians 3:14-16
Authorized (King James) Version
“14 And above all these things put on charity, which is
the bond of perfectness. 15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to
the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. 16 Let the word
of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one
another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your
hearts to the Lord.”
Ephesians 4:1-7
Authorized (King James) Version
“I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that
ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 2 with all lowliness
and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 3 endeavouring
to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body, and
one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one
faith, one baptism, 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through
all, and in you all. 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the
measure of the gift of Christ.”
Romans 12:4-6
Authorized (King James) Version
“4 For as we have many members in one body, and all
members have not the same office: 5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according
to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according
to the proportion of faith;”
1 Corinthians 12:13-25
Authorized (King James) Version
“13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,
whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all
made to drink into one Spirit. 14 For the body is not one member, but many. 15
If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it
therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the
eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole
body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were
the smelling? 18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the
body, as it hath pleased him. 19 And if they were all one member, where were
the body? 20 But now are they many members, yet but one body. 21 And the eye cannot
say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I
have no need of you. 22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to
be more feeble, are necessary: 23 and those members of the body, which we think
to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our
uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 24 For our comely parts have no
need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant
honour to that part which lacked: 25 that there should be no schism in the
body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.”
But we must also RIGHTLY divide the word of truth, you
can’t just omit something you don’t like. Also keep in mind how that ALL
scripture is profitable if you teach it correctly.
2 Timothy 2:15
Authorized (King James) Version
“15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman
that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Authorized (King James) Version
“16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in
righteousness: 17 that the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto
all good works.”
And again another look at:
2 Peter 3:15-16
Authorized (King James) Version
“15 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is
salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given
unto him hath written unto you; 16 as also in all his epistles, speaking in them
of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they
that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction.”
Now regarding some of the opening verses of Romans
chapters 9 to 11:
Romans 9:1-4
Authorized (King James) Version
“I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also
bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost, 2 that I have great heaviness and
continual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from
Christ for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh: 4 who are
Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants,
and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises;”
Romans 10:1-4
Authorized (King James) Version
“Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel
is, that they might be saved. 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of
God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s
righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not
submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4 For Christ is the end of
the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”
Romans 11:1-12
Authorized (King James) Version
“I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid.
For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2
God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the
scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, saying,
3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down thine altars; and I am
left alone, and they seek my life. 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him?
I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to
the image of Baal. 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant
according to the election of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of
works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no
more grace: otherwise work is no more work.
7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he
seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded 8
(according as it is written, God hath given them the spirit of slumber, eyes
that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear;) unto this day. 9
And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a trap, and a
stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them: 10 let their eyes be darkened, that
they may not see, and bow down their back alway. 11 I say then, Have they
stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall
salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if
the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the
riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?”
Paul wouldn’t steer us wrong. We are correct to believe
Romans chapters 9 and 10 and 11 is written for us but the theme is Jewish; but
as the body of Christ is composed of Jewish and Gentile believers, we can learn
from and about both.
Is a Jewish Christian as a member of the body of Christ
supposed to disregard anything regarding the Gentiles? God forbid, it works
vice versa. Likewise, myself born as a Gentile (Italian and Canadian of mixed
western European ancestry as according to the flesh) I can learn from
scriptures pertaining to Israel and the Jewish people and about Gentiles and
about the body of Christ. If we want an extreme asinine example of wrong
division, are you going to be of an ill mind and disregard any time Paul quotes
from the Old Testament, or disregard the Old Testament from your reading of
scripture? You’ll be left missing out a LOT.
Romans chapters 9 to 11 which as a whole talk about
Jewish things, but that Paul also addresses Jewish things in Romans 2, so are
you going to remove Romans 2? NO!
Dividing things incorrectly and removing them from the
Pauline Epistles is WRONGLY dividing the scriptures.
If it is discussed in Paul’s epistles it is for us as
members of the body of Christ. We are to think of ourselves as members of the
body of Christ where there is neither Jew nor Greek and we are ALL ONE in
Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28
Authorized (King James) Version
“28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond
nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ
Jesus.”
Colossians 3:11
Authorized (King James) Version
“11 where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision
nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond nor free: but Christ is all, and
in all.”
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