Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth
Overview
In this volume, Ironside examines dispensationalism in light of Scripture. Originally published as a series of enormously popular articles in Serving and Waiting, the magazine of the Philadelphia School of the Bible, Ironside addresses the nature and progression of God’s revelation, and cautions readers against following our own ideas farther than Scripture intends. He also discourages the teachings of ultra-dispensationalism, or Bullingerism, and discusses the function of baptism and the Lord’s Supper in dispensationalist teaching.
Product Details
- Title: Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth
- Author: H. A. Ironside
- Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers
- Publication Date: 1938
- Pages: 66
About H. A. Ironside
H. A. Ironside, one of the twentieth century’s greatest preachers, was born in Toronto, Canada on October 14, 1876. Though his education stopped with grammar school, his fondness for reading and a retentive memory put his learning to use. His scholarship was recognized in academic circles when he received honorary degrees from Wheaton College and Bob Jones University and was invited as frequent lecturer at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Ironside was appointed to the boards of numerous Bible institutes, seminaries, and Christian organizations. He also served as director of the Africa Inland Mission. Ironside preached widely throughout the United States and abroad. He served as pastor of Moody Memorial Church from 1930 to 1948, and during his lifetime, he preached more than 7,000 sermons to over 1.25 million listeners.
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“In each successive age, God gives to men of faith a certain stewardship, or makes known to them a certain order or administration, in accordance with which they are responsible to behave. A dispensation then is a period of time in which God is dealing with men in some way in which He has not dealt with them before. Only when a new revelation from God is given, does a dispensation change.” (Page 6)
“Paul did not receive his special revelation of the mystery of the Body until his imprisonment in Rome, and that his prison epistles alone reveal this truth and are, strictly speaking, the only portion of the Holy Scriptures given to members of the Body.” (Page 10)
“God had one order for the house of Israel. There is another order for the house of God, the Church of the living God today. There will be a different order in the millennial age, and there have been varying orders in the past.” (Pages 7–8)
“Others have swung to an ultra-dispensationalism which is most pernicious in its effect upon one’s own soul and upon testimony for God generally.” (Page 8)
“‘Distinguish the ages, and the Scriptures are plain.’” (Page 5)
- Title: Wrongly Dividing the Word of Truth: Ultra-Dispensationalism Examined in the Light of Holy Scripture
- Author: Harry A. Ironside
- Publisher: Loizeaux Brothers
- Print Publication Date: 1938
- Logos Release Date: 2009
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Dispensationalism
- Resource ID: LLS:WRNGLYDIVWRD
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T07:37:18Z
H. A. Ironside (1876–1951) is one of the twentieth century’s greatest preachers. He has received honorary degrees from Wheaton College and Bob Jones University and was frequently invited to lecture at Dallas Theological Seminary.
After a serving as a Salvation Army officer for a brief period, Ironside joined the Plymouth Brethren and started what would become a highly successful itinerant ministry of preaching and teaching. He served as pastor at Moody Memorial Church from 1930 to 1948, and preached more than 7,000 sermons during his lifetime.
Harry A. Ironside produced close to 100 major books and pamphlets, mainly on expository and prophetic themes. He was a major figure in the popularizing of dispensationalism among American evangelicals and for the most part followed the views of the Scofield Reference Bible. Ironside’s first-edition commentaries, most-loved sermons, addresses, lectures, and tracts are available in The Works of H. A. Ironside (65 vols.).
Reviews
2 ratings
Dean Poulos
3/29/2016
Ward Walker
1/15/2012
I read this 66-Page, Seven-Chapter, resource C2C when I wanted to learn more about dispensationalism. It has been a while since I read it; upon reflection, the narrative nature of this resource makes it difficult to use as an occasional reference--you kind of have to read it all rather than just focus on a section/verse reference. If you want to read, then get it. If you want a summary reference, then perhaps there is a shorter synopsis elsewhere in Logos.
