[P-Marlowe]

Moving the covenant from the Jews to include all men wasn't transformed overnight at Pentecost.

No, there were several dispensations before THAT ONE.

The fact that you agree that the Gentiles were not included in the church from Adam to Christ is evidence that you are a dispensationalist.

Like it or not every Christian is a dispensationalist. God worked differently at different times with different peoples.

[HarleyD]

No, there were several dispensations before THAT ONE.

You think in terms of "ages". I think in terms of one looooonnnnnggggggg continuous stream.

The fact that you agree that the Gentiles were not included in the church from Adam to Christ is evidence that you are a dispensationalist.

But there WERE Gentiles included from Adam to Christ. Naaman and Nebuchadnezzar are examples. There is no evidence they "kept the Law" but they certainly were believers. Nebuchadnezzar gave his personal testimony in scripture. They simply had a different set of problems but they were saved in the same fashion; through grace by faith.

Like it or not every Christian is a dispensationalist. God worked differently at different times with different peoples.

This comment highlights to me the works based understanding of the Dispensationalist model. He came to Noah, Abraham, Moses, Peter and Paul. Each of these people represents the head of a Dispensation age. I doubt if you believe that God worked differently with each of these people. He came to them, commanded them, and they were obedient to Him. To be sure these are great and godly men of faith. But God didn’t do anything more or less special than He does for any believer nor did He work differently with His people. People back in the time of the "Law Dispensation" weren't saved by adhering to the Law. David broke that a number of time.

I don't believe will you find any writings prior to the 1800s that would state God works differently at different times with different people. God works exactly the same way in exactly the same manner with each person throughout time. He saved you and I exactly the same way He saved Abraham and Paul; through His grace by the faith He has given us. There has always been only ONE chosen people of God.