conference was the perception that the Bible could serve as the matrix for evangelical unity.13 The key to the vision’s success lay in the promotion of a nonpartisan method of Bible study. Several principles composed this method, which left a lasting imprint on the hermeneutics of American dispensationalism. The first principle was Christocentricity. All Scripture points to Christ and is interpreted correctly only with respect to Christ. Faith in Christ is a faith directed by the Scripture. Consequently,
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