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Seven Dispensations of Man – The Dispensation of Grace
Continuing the study of the Seven Dispensations of Man, we will now look at the sixth dispensation, the Dispensation of Grace. As a reminder, dispensations are time periods that show the evolution of God’s relationship with man from creation to the end of this world.
Previous writings presented the following:
- Dispensation of Innocence – the beginning of man’s relationship with God and his fall into sin which led to his expulsion from the Garden and separation from the Presence of God.
- Dispensation of Conscience – in the absence of God’s counsel, mankind resorts to his conscience as his guide which led to gross wickedness. In judgement, God destroyed all mankind, except for eight souls, with the Great Flood.
- Dispensation of Human Government – mankind unites to exalt themselves rather than God which led to the judgement of God confusing their language.
- Dispensation of Promise – God chooses a forever people through the Abrahamic Covenant, that through Abraham the nations of the whole world would be blessed with the promise of a Savior. This dispensation ends with the tribe of Israel being enslaved in Egypt.
- Dispensation of Law- Israel is given God’s commandments for godly living of which they continually fall short. This dispensation ends with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, the Messiah.
We will now look at the sixth dispensation, the Dispensation of Grace, the age we are living in today. As previously noted, common to each dispensation is the focus on a particular people, a falling away from God, a judgement, and a promise.
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