Is Dispensational Truth Heresy? Or Is It the Key to Biblical Understanding?
For generations, those who rightly divide the Word have been accused of heresy. The moment we assert that the Apostle Paul was given a distinct revelation—the mystery hidden from past ages—alarm bells sound, and accusations fly. We are labelled a cult, a fringe group that negates the words of Jesus Christ. But what is the truth? Why does dispensational teaching cause such controversy? More importantly, why is it necessary to approach the Bible this way?
Why Do People Think It’s Heresy?
When someone hears a doctrine they have never encountered before, their first reaction is to question it. If their pastor or teacher has never presented the dispensational distinctions found in Scripture, it naturally sounds foreign, even suspect. The accusation often follows: “You are negating the words of Jesus!” But nothing could be further from the truth.
Jesus Himself declared: "I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." (Matthew 15:24) "Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not." (Matthew 10:5)
Every word spoken by Jesus in His earthly ministry was in accordance with God’s prophetic plan for Israel. To recognise that Paul was later given the revelation of the mystery does not diminish Christ’s words; rather, it confirms them.
Paul—The Chosen Vessel
The first disconnect many people face is an unwillingness to accept that God gave a distinct commission to Paul. He was not one of the twelve, yet Scripture declares:
