for dispensational theology, has made this very clear in his book, Dispensationalism Today.1 The first sine qua non of dispensationalism is the distinction between Israel and the church. Ryrie agrees with Daniel Fuller who says that “the basic premise of Dispensationalism is two purposes of God expressed in the formation of two peoples who maintain their distinction throughout eternity.”2 This conclusion rests upon a second principle: that of a literal system of biblical interpretation.3 This, however,
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