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It seems there are two issues underlying your thinking withwhich we are all familiar. FIRST IS THE CONCEPT OF DISPENSATIONS, which in TWI doctrinewas refined and parsed so minutely that TWI followers were led to believe thatcertain Scriptures were specifically addressed to them, while others were not,and could be effectively ignored. Note that I use the term “effectively” as in,The Congress of the United States is pledged to uphold the Constitution (and is often vociferous in noting itsadherence to such) but effectively ignores it time and again in actuallegislation. Not a political statement, just a point of fact to demonstrate my meaning, and readily apparent to anyone who cares to notice. SECOND IS THE CONCEPT OF “APPLICATION”. This is, really,also a fruit of the type of dispensationalism taught by TWI. We can “apply”certain things, because they are “directly addressed” to us, etc. We are all too aware that VPW was a mere popularizer ofother writer’s thoughts. In this case, we are speaking of the ultra-dispensationaldoctrines that were either directly espoused by E.W. Bullinger, or the modificationsthereof adapted by his followers. VPW was just a follower, not an originalthinker. That being said, it would appear that his particular adaptation of Bullinger’sthinking may have had a few unique twists, as my opening words would suggest. This might help. Download the Kindle for PC (free) and then,in the Kindle Store, find H.A. Ironside’s brief tract entitled “WronglyDividing the Word of Truth.” If you are unfamiliar with Ironside, he was awidely regarded conservative scholar whose work has been so enduring, that itis still available not only in print, but also through the Logos Bible softwaresystem - without a doubt the pre-eminent Biblical database and research systemavailable today. In “Wrongly Dividing”, Ironside SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES BULLINGERISM,AND ITS BYPRODUCT – ULTRA-DISPENSATIONALISM. There are two versions of Ironside’s version available forKindle. I bought the version priced at $1.99, which is specifically formattedfor the Kindle for PC. You may have to call Amazon to have them sort out adigital tag issue. This happens with older public domain (free from copyright) source material which may be published byvolunteers, and other non-profit groups.

Jeez and I thought I was an old-timer :-) I did clean up in a kitchen in New Mexico for a meal one time while hitchhiking for LEAD. But I digress. Hey Cyndee - wanna catch up? Just give me your email address on my all-purpose spam filter address tracedown@yahoo.com, and I'll send you back a nice "catch-up" letter. XXX tm