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7. Why is it important to know the different
dispensations?

One might wonder why it is important to know the
different dispensations. As we noticed above, even in the
relatively simple issue of what we should eat, God required
different things of man at different times. God will not
change his program for today in order to suit us, so it is our
responsibility to learn what God expects of us in the current
dispensation. Ponder Mark 16:17,18:

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my
name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with
new tongues;

They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any
deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands
on the sick, and they shall recover.

It is dangerous for us to handle snakes today, although it
would not have been dangerous for the apostles that Christ
spoke to in Mark 16:18 to do so. This is because Christ's
promise of the ability to take up serpents was given to them
and not to us, so we err when we try to claim their promise.

That is why right division is important. To serve God
effectively, we need to know what God is doing today and
what He requires of us.

8. Why can we not just obey the whole Bible?

Some say that right division cuts up the Bible and fails
to believe the whole Bible. Is it possible to obey every part
of the Bible?

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