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Originally Posted by mshingler  A lot of dispies tend to be focused on evangelism or "soul winning" to the point that social responsibilities, including family responsibilities, get overlooked or at least slighted. I see this, especially, with regard to my concern for the state of the biblical family in the church today. Pragmatism in winning people to the Lord trumps other areas of biblical obedience and commitment. For example, the most common argument I've heard from my dispensational friends and acquaintances who are negative toward homeschooling is, "How will we be salt and light in the world? Who's going to witness to the lost kids in public schools if all the Christians remove their kids from schools?" That argument, as I see, grows out of a mindset that sees evangelism as almost the sole responsibility of the church in the world.
I heard that dispensational view explained this way recently, "They are just concerned about getting souls saved and tossing them in the basket one by one, but aren't real concerned about what's going on in the basket." |
The thing that gets me about the whole public school issue and being "salt and light" is that the dispensationalists have no clue of reality on this matter.
The average adult in the pew is ignorant about evangelism and apologetics and how to debate with non-believers.
Do the dispys really believe then that their 5-17 old children are going to make bold, knowledgeable stands in the classrooms and in the cafeteria? The fact of the matter is that they are not, and they have no clue how to do so. Their churches are guilty of not even remotely equipping them to do so. Have you seen youth "ministries" today? An absolute joke, almost all of them are primarily nothing more than entertainment.
So, in addressing the original question of the thread, yes, there is a huge difference between dispensational and covenantal social implications. A true covenant view does have a full-orbed world and life perspective on all things, because Jesus is Lord over everything - not just private, personal hearts and minds and Bible study groups. Dispys postponed Christ's lordship until their precious, literal 1000 year reign outside of Jerusalem commences.
Until then - sit back, relax, and wait for the rapture - which will occur "someday" soon. All social and political things, of course, slowly decay in the meantime and eventually collapse. Kind of where we are now.