Dr. Couch, do you have any articles on the "Mid-Acts" position of some
dispensationalists? Several of my good friends are into this. They are
aligned with Stam and Bullinger. Need I be concerned with this?
ANSWER: Doctrinal errors should always give us some concern. I am a pilot and if
I am just a few degrees off my course, I can end up hundreds of miles
from where I am going. This could be deadly when I am flying over water!
I have found that when people are misaligned doctrinally, there is a reason for it.
They have an axe to grind or an agenda they are pushing.
Again, I would suggest my book Dictionary of Premillennial Theology
where there is an article on Hyper-dispensationalism, or what is
sometimes called, Ultradispensationalism. In the book we say, "The
weakness of ultradispensationalism is that it fails to recognize that
the nature of a dispensation is based on what God does, not on human
understanding of His purposes."
Dr. Charles Ryrie's book Dispensationalism also has a thorough chapter
on the subject. Too, my book Handbook to the Book of Acts has one of
the most extensive treatments of the issue.
Thanks for asking.
Dr. Mal Couch
