What are dispentational believers? I was doing research on early American settlement patterns and learned about Scotch covenanters? What group does his family come from?
Most Evangelical and Baptist Christians in the US have a dispensational theology. In this, a dispensation is the divine administration of a period of time, a divinely appointed age. Dispensationalism is a theological system that recognizes these ages ordained by God to order the affairs of the world. Dispensationalism has two primary distinctives: 1) a consistently literal interpretation of Scripture, especially Bible prophecy and 2) a distinction between Israel and the church in God’s program.
At heart, his parents are fundamental Baptists. There are no churches near them so they attend an Alliance Church, but other than alcohol and dancing-the doctrines of faith are pretty similar.
We attend a fundamental Baptist church & the pastor has given sunday school lessons on this-showing why a non-dispensational interpretation of scripture is wrong.
Once I was saved, every church I attended has been dispensational in it’s theology; from a large non-denominational mega church, a quiet traditional covenant church to our little fundamental Baptist church. It’s all I have really known, yet after a friend challenged me on it & I spend much time studying, I no longer think it is the best way to view scripture. I certainly do not think we should wait around for a rapture, but it so ingrained in pretty much everyone we know (in and out of our church) that it seems overwhelming to challenge it anywhere. Even my kids tell me I’m wrong.