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[HEBREWS 6:4-8 KJV] 4 For [it is] impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put [him] to an open shame. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: 8 But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected, and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.
[HEBREWS 10:26-27 KJV] 26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
[HEBREWS 3:6 KJV] 6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

These verses are not saying we can lose our salvation, but rather, are warning believing Israel not to revert back to temple practices to escape persecution, but to remain steadfast in their profession to receive all the promises................[HEBREWS 6:12 KJV] 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
[HEBREWS 10:35 KJV] 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
[HEBREWS 4:14 KJV] 14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast [our] profession............There faithfulness would be rewarded by inheriting the kingdom on earth and the holy city. We have received no such promise, nor do we expect to also receive their promises........[HEBREWS 12:28 KJV] 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
[HEBREWS 13:14 KJV] 14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.

This is a brief survey of dispensationalism.

There is a lot of resistance and misinformation about dispensationalism. There are preachers and teachers that misrepresent dispensationalism and fail to teach it correctly.

First of all, dispensationalism is not just about periods of time, in that, dispensational periods can overlap. It is about how God deals with us and what God is doing at different times. I think as far as time frames go, there is times past/ times now/ times to come. God dealt differently with us in times past.

God doesn't give us everything we need to know all at once; he reveals knowledge to us progressively. What God tells us has to be believed. What God commands us has to be obeyed.

Dispensationalism divides old testament Israel/ from new testament Israel/ from the body of Christ. It doesn't lump them all together.

God made covenant with Israel in the old testament. God gave instructions for offerings and sacrifices. God gave commandments for behavioral and civil conduct. God only made covenants with Israel and gave the law to Israel only.

The new testament dispensation is different, in that, God sent his Son into the world to shed his blood for the new testament. By the new testament, the trespasses Israel committed under the first testament were redeemed..............[HEBREWS 9:15 KJV] 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance............. Jesus's sacrifice fulfilled the shadow of animal sacrifices offered under the first testament. Jesus formed the new testament church in which, for eternal life, Israel only had to believe on the name of Jesus, that he was their Messiah, the Son of God. Jesus and the apostles preached the gospel of the kingdom. God promised Israel an earthly kingdom in which they will reign with Christ as priests for a thousand years..........[REVELATION 20:6 KJV] 6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years..............Believing Israel will receive this promised kingdom on earth. Jesus taught about this kingdom throughout the four gospels, especially through parables. Israel had to keep the law to enter this kingdom...........[MATTHEW 5:20 KJV] 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Israel has a unique purpose to reconcile the earth, The body of Christ was formed to reconcile heaven........[COLOSSIANS 1:20 KJV] 20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.

Jesus revealed the body of Christ to Paul in this dispensation. The body has a lot of distinct features that separates it from the church of the new testament. This dispensation revealed all the cross accomplished; revealed was forgiveness for all by the cross, revealed was not having to go thru Israel for salvation, revealed was salvation apart from the law and from covenants, revealed was we are crucified with Christ. God did not appoint the body of Christ a kingdom on earth, but rather, a heavenly dwelling place.

In the dispensation of time to come, all things in heaven and earth will be gathered together in Christ...........[EPHESIANS 1:10 KJV] 10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:

Dispensationalism recognizes that God gave us, in this dispensation, our gospel of Christ to be believed for our salvation. Revealed to Paul are the instructions and commandments for the church, the body of Christ...........[1CORINTHIANS 15:1, 3-4 KJV] 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; ... 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

Dispensationalism, if taught correctly, does not say the church replaces Israel. Dispensationalism acknowledges that Israel has temporarily fallen and is set aside; believing Israel will be restored in the Davidic earthly kingdom. Dispensationalism acknowledges that only the body of Christ will be raptured; the tribulation is determined only for Israel to separate believing Israel from unbelieving Israel. Only believing Israel will enter their earthly kingdom.

Lets look at a simple example of dispensations. God judged the world by bringing the flood. This was how he was dealing with wicked mankind. Then he said he would not judge the world anymore by a flood. Two dispensations are seen here in regard to how he dealt with mankind.

This is the gospel by which we are saved.

1 Corinthians 15 contains Paul's gospel:

[1Co 15:1, 3-4 KJV] 1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; ... 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

We are all sinners who cannot save ourselves.

See Romans 3:23 Titus 3:5 Romans 5:6

[Rom 3:23 KJV] 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

[Tit 3:5 KJV] 5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

[Rom 5:6 KJV] 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

Christ died for our sins; He was our substitute; He paid the full penalty and debt for our sin by his blood sacrifice.

See 2 Corinthians 5:21 Romans 3:24 Romans 3:25 Romans 3:26

[2Co 5:21 KJV] 21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

[Rom 3:24-26 KJV] 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

He was buried.

He rose again for our justification (to declare us righteous) and forgiveness of all our sin. He gives us His righteousness and eternal life.

See Romans 4:25 Ephesians 1:7 Romans 4:22 Romans 4:23 Romans 4:24 1 Corinthians 1:30

[Rom 4:22-25 KJV] 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.

[Eph 1:7 KJV] 7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

[1Co 1:30 KJV] 30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:

All we have to do is believe the gospel.

See Romans 4:5 1 Corinthians 1:21 Ephesians 1:13

[Rom 4:5 KJV] 5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

[1Co 1:21 KJV] 21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

[Eph 1:13 KJV] 13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Believing is being persuaded that something is true.

See Romans 4:20-22

[Rom 4:20-22 KJV] 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; 21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform. 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

The moment you believe you have eternal life.

Titus 1:1 Titus 1:2 Titus 3:7

[Tit 1:1-2 KJV] 1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; 2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

[Tit 3:7 KJV] 7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Trust the gospel of your salvation. Place your faith in Jesus Christ, in his blood, in his death and his resurrection.

[Phl 1:23 KJV] 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:..............In the surrounding verses, Paul is speaking about his physical death. Paul is declaring that upon death he had the expectation of being with Christ.

[2Co 5:2, 6, 8 KJV] 2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: ... 6 Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: ... 8 We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord................people use this verse to substantiate that when we die, we go to be with Christ. I believe we do go to be with the Lord upon death, however I don't think this verse supports it. Upon examination, the context of this verse leaves no doubt that we can see it is about the resurrection of our bodies. In the resurrection we shed these bodies, thus being absent from these mortal bodies, we are able to be present with him. It is therefore not best to apply this verse to show we will be in the presence of Christ upon death, even though we will.

[Ephesians 5:28 KJV] 28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

Only in Paul do we find instructions on how husbands and wives should relate to one another.

Only Paul reveals that marriage depicts the relationship between Christ and the church, the body of Christ.

In Genesis God revealed that in marriage man and woman would become one flesh........[Genesis 2:24 KJV] 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Paul restates Genesis 2:24, but fully manifests what God meant in saying husband and wife would be one flesh..........[Ephesians 5:31 KJV] 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh............hidden in Genesis was that the joining of husband and wife in marriage to become one reflected how that the church, in the same manner, would be joined together with Christ.........[Ephesians 5:32 KJV] 32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

It just came to mind what the secular world says in regard to loving yourself. The wisdom of the world says that you can't love another until you first love yourself. God says otherwise. God says we inherently love ourselves........[Ephesians 5:29 KJV] 29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church: