Before Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again, salvation was based on faith and works (following the Commandments, sacrifices, etc.) Now it is based on faith alone, in the blood of Christ. Is this not a change in dispensation?
The so-called "Dispensation of Grace" started in Genesis.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
And salvation always came from Christ.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1 Timothy 2:1-6
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
And the commandments didn't go anywhere. Without the commandments, repentance and praying for forgiveness of sins would not be possible. We'd have no idea what sin is without them, because sin is transgression of the law.
No grace was or even could be given until Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross. If this is not true, then why did Jesus Christ even have to die?
Sin is knowledge. The law was not given (another completely different dispensation) until Moses received it. Adam was dead to sin long before that (under the dispensation of conscious, they knew they were naked.)
No grace was or even could be given until Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross. If this is not true, then why did Jesus Christ even have to die?
How did Noah find grace in the eyes of the Lord then?
Hebrews 9:22-28
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Hebrews 9 breaks down the old covenant and the new covenant. It's where we get the name New Testament, in fact. I posted just the above passage, but you can check it out in its entirety here-
The law was not given (another completely different dispensation) until Moses received it.
Not so.
Genesis 26:4-5
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
The law wasn't written in stone by the finger of God until Moses, but the law existed before then.
Exodus 15:25-26
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
These commandments and statutes are mentioned before Moses ascended Mt. Sinai and was given the tablets of stone.
Exodus 31:12-18
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Exactly, and it all happens at the same time. It's a loud shout.
Not a secret whatsoever.
Before Jesus Christ lived, died and rose again, salvation was based on faith and works (following the Commandments, sacrifices, etc.) Now it is based on faith alone, in the blood of Christ. Is this not a change in dispensation?
The so-called "Dispensation of Grace" started in Genesis.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
And salvation always came from Christ.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
Acts 4:12
Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
1 Timothy 2:1-6
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
And the commandments didn't go anywhere. Without the commandments, repentance and praying for forgiveness of sins would not be possible. We'd have no idea what sin is without them, because sin is transgression of the law.
No grace was or even could be given until Jesus Christ shed His blood on the cross. If this is not true, then why did Jesus Christ even have to die?
Sin is knowledge. The law was not given (another completely different dispensation) until Moses received it. Adam was dead to sin long before that (under the dispensation of conscious, they knew they were naked.)
How did Noah find grace in the eyes of the Lord then?
Hebrews 9:22-28
22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.
24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others;
26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.
27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.
Hebrews 9 breaks down the old covenant and the new covenant. It's where we get the name New Testament, in fact. I posted just the above passage, but you can check it out in its entirety here-
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%209&version=KJV
Not so.
Genesis 26:4-5
4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.
The law wasn't written in stone by the finger of God until Moses, but the law existed before then.
Exodus 15:25-26
25 And he cried unto the Lord; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he had cast into the waters, the waters were made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them,
26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the Lord that healeth thee.
These commandments and statutes are mentioned before Moses ascended Mt. Sinai and was given the tablets of stone.
Exodus 31:12-18
12 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.
15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lord: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.
16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.
17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.
18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.