[topcat54]

That's what it means biblically. That's how it's used in each instance.

So, do you disagree with Mr. Scofield's definition? He takes a different view, as do most classic dispensationalists.

[aruanan]

So, do you disagree with Mr. Scofield's definition? He takes a different view, as do most classic dispensationalists.

Well, Scofield (as well as Moody) got taken in by Lacunza via Irving via Darby on the pretrib rapture, so his judgment is a bit suspect.

[xzins]

I don't think it disagrees with him or with Irenaeus. Dispensation is a word.

DispensationalISM is a theological concept that must bear some semblance to that word and its biblical usage. It does.