AMEN!!
It wasn't easy for any of them but, in spite of that, they all did it to a 'T' spreading His Word and doing what Jesus did in His name. I'm excited to meet them ALL one day.
Now on to you. I came to the thread from a ping from days ago but started it at the bottom where the link was and the few posts I read of yours, I witness someone who is running their race firmly and not being swayed by others. One Gospel was preached by them all and they did not miss a beat while doing it in spite of their hardships and surrounded by unbelief.
I believe dispensationalism is valuable to fully appreciate What I call God’s strategic plan. We have what He revealed in Scriptures and that is authoritative.
There are clear programs or dispensations in scriptures which some call rightly dividing the Word of God. We do so with much care and base our conclusions on clear scriptural evidence from multiple scriptural sources. When there is little evidence to where we have to assume or infer then that means at best what you have is a theory. Nothing to hang your hat on and call doctrine and form your Hermeneutics.
Here are things we are certain on. There was a fall of man; A Flood; Abraham; Moses and the Law, Kings and Prophets; Messiah First Advent death and resurrection; Pentecost His Church. Each program flows from the previous. The entire Plan of God has His Word, His Revelation to mankind the Scriptures flowing through each program providing context, continuity and consistency. To draw a program line or dispensation through the heart of His Body of believers, His church contradicts His Words, actions and statements in all 4 Gospels.