Meaning of Darbyism | Babel Free

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A Christian doctrine formed by John Nelson Darby (1800-1892) and followed by the Exclusive Brethren, which includes a two-stage return of Christ, pretribulation rapture, and seven time periods, called dispensations.

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“While however powerless for good, we regret⟳ to say⟳ it is not so for evil. Although feeble and emasculate, as a Church, to do any service to the cause of the Gospel, Darbyism can, in a certain degree, damage⟳ and hinder the Churches that do.”

“Those who discern the signs of the times, will not be slow to perceive that Darbyism is but another form⟳ of the high-church ritualistic movement of the day, rising among those called “brethren,” which, though less gross and less outward than much which bears that name⟳ elsewhere, is not the less real.”

“The effect of Darbyism upon family life is perhaps its most awful feature.”

“One of the major strains of American conservatism that has laid claim⟳ to one of the two major political parties in the United States is a theological and political ideology known as Darbyism (dispensationalism).”

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