2006-09-04 07:14:50 · 3 answers · asked by peaches 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
A dispensation is a period of time. According to some religions it's a period of time when God authorized a servant to restore all of the teaching of God back to the Earth, usually after an apostasy. I suppose that dispensationalism is a belief in that doctrine.
2006-09-04 07:40:10 · answer #1 · answered by Michael M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. exemption: exemption or release from a rule or obligation, especially a religious one
3. religion religious system: in Christian belief, a divinely ordained religious system
4. Christianity divine ordering: in Christian belief, a divine ordering or management of affairs and events in the world
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The common Christian usage varies over place and time but it usually has to do with a generous situation or change of situation from God to man.
2006-09-04 14:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by faqsphinx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael M's response is accurate; I couldn't add to it unless I'd incur the wrath of many antagonists' votes.
2006-09-04 07:53:34 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋