𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡’𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗡’𝗦 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡

(Understanding the Progressive Revelation of God’s Redemptive Plan)

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 — “ONE SAVIOR, DIFFERENT SETTINGS”

Throughout the ages, God has revealed Himself to mankind in different ways — yet with the same divine purpose: salvation by faith.

The mistake of many today is mixing God’s dealings with Israel and the Body of Christ, leading to doctrinal confusion.

God’s plan never changed — but His program did.

In time past, salvation was revealed progressively.
In but now, it is revealed perfectly through the Apostle Paul.
In ages to come, it will be prophetically fulfilled.

Ephesians 3:9 — “And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God.”

Let’s trace how God’s dealings to man’s salvation unfolded across the dispensations!

POINT 1: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘

A. Command Given

Genesis 2:16–17 — God commanded Adam not to eat of the tree.

Man was innocent and could commune freely with God.

B. Command Broken

Genesis 3:6 — Adam and Eve disobeyed, bringing sin into the world.

Salvation was not needed before the fall, but obedience was the test.

C. Consequence Declared

Genesis 3:24 — Driven from the garden.

The moment innocence was lost, grace began to work — God clothed them with coats of skins (Gen. 3:21).

Dispensational Truth: Even in innocence, salvation depended on God’s word and obedience to His revelation. Once man fell, grace became necessary.

POINT 2: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘

A. Conscience Awakened

Genesis 3:22 — Man knew good and evil.

Conscience became the inner witness of right and wrong.

B. Corruption Advanced

Genesis 6:5 — “Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”

Man failed to govern himself according to conscience.

C. Cleansing Applied

Genesis 8:20 — Noah offered a burnt offering, and God was pleased.

Salvation was now by faith in God’s revelation and blood sacrifice.

Dispensational Truth: Under conscience, salvation was still by faith — expressed through sacrifice and obedience. Grace preserved Noah (Gen. 6:8).

POINT 3: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗨𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗦𝗨𝗕𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗘

A. Divine Authority Established

Genesis 9:6 — “Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed.”

God gave man the right to govern and execute judgment.

B. Disobedience Exposed

Genesis 11:4 — The tower of Babel was man’s rebellion.

Human pride resisted divine order.

C. Dispersion Executed

Genesis 11:8 — God scattered them abroad.

Even so, salvation came by trusting God’s revealed will and offering sacrifice.

Dispensational Truth: Man failed again, but God continued to reveal that He alone is the source of salvation, not human effort or empire.

POINT 4: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗘 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗕𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗧

A. Covenant Given

Genesis 12:1–3 — God called Abram and promised blessing through his seed.

B. Confidence Gained

Genesis 15:6 — “And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.”

Abraham was justified by faith.

C. Circumcision Granted

Genesis 17:10–11 — As a sign of the covenant.

Faith came first, but the sign followed in obedience.

Dispensational Truth: The Abrahamic Covenant introduced justification by faith, yet under a specific promise to Israel and his seed.

POINT 5: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗟𝗔𝗪 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗦

A. Law Declared

Exodus 19:5–6 — Israel chosen as a holy nation if they obeyed His voice.

The covenant depended on obedience and sacrifice.

B. Law Disobeyed

Romans 3:20 — “By the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified.”

Israel’s failure showed man’s inability to be saved by law.

C. Law Demonstrated

Galatians 3:24 — “The law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ.”

The law revealed sin and pointed to the coming Redeemer.

Dispensational Truth: Under law, salvation was a national program for Israel, conditioned upon obedience — but justification was still by faith in God’s revelation.

POINT 6: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘 — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛 𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗘

A. Grace Revealed

Ephesians 3:2 — “The dispensation of the grace of God given to me (Paul) for you.”

This is God’s present program through the Apostle Paul.

B. Gospel Received

1 Corinthians 15:3–4 — “Christ died for our sins... was buried, and... rose again.”

The message of the cross, not the kingdom, is now the means of salvation.

C. Gift Received

Ephesians 2:8–9 — “By grace are ye saved through faith... not of works.”

Salvation today is faith alone, in Christ alone, by grace alone.

Dispensational Truth: God’s dealing today is not by law or covenant, but by grace — revealed to Paul for the Body of Christ (Romans 16:25).

POINT 7: 𝗚𝗢𝗗’𝗦 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗗𝗢𝗠 (𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘) — 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗩𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗔𝗜𝗧𝗛

A. Tribulation Purification

Matthew 24:13 — “He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”

Israel’s future salvation involves enduring faith through the tribulation.

B. Transformation Promised

Zechariah 12:10 — Israel will look upon Him whom they pierced.

National repentance and restoration.

C. Throne Established

Revelation 20:4 — Christ reigns for a thousand years.

The kingdom gospel is fulfilled; righteousness reigns on earth.

Dispensational Truth: Salvation in the Kingdom age is the fulfillment of prophecy — Israel restored, Gentiles blessed, and Christ glorified on earth.

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 — “ONE PLAN, MANY PROGRAMS”

From Eden to Eternity, God has dealt differently with mankind — but His goal has always been the same:
To reveal His glory and redeem man through His Son.

While His methods changed, His mercy remained constant.
Today, under grace, salvation is complete, finished, and freely given through faith in Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection.

Romans 11:32 — “For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.”

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 — “STAY FAITHFUL TO THE DISPENSATION OF GRACE!”

STUDY God’s Word rightly divided (2 Timothy 2:15).
STAND in the truth of the Grace Gospel (Galatians 1:11–12).
SHARE the mystery revealed to Paul (Ephesians 3:9).

Don’t mix the covenants — magnify your ministry (Romans 11:13)!
Christ’s work on the cross is sufficient — nothing to add, nothing to lose.

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:

God’s plan never changed — His program did.
Salvation has always been by faith, but revealed progressively.
Today, grace reigns through righteousness — not religion.
Rightly dividing reveals God’s purpose in every dispensation.
To mix the programs is to miss the purpose.
Christ is the center of every dispensation, but the cross is the climax.
Grace is not God’s backup plan — it’s His eternal plan revealed!

“𝗚𝗼𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲.”
Romans 3:22 — ‘Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe.’