A Quote From Dr. Chafer

 I wanted to share this quote with you:

"The heavenly people, by the very exalted character of their salvation being 'made' to stand in all the perfection of Christ (Rom. 3:22; 5:1; 8:1; 10:4; 2 Cor. 5:21; Gal. 3:22; Eph. 1:6), have no burden laid upon them of establishing personal merit before God since they are perfected forever in Christ (Heb. 10:9-14); but they do have the new responsibility of 'walking worthy' of their high calling (Rom. 12:1-2; Eph. 4:1-3; Col. 3:1-3). No system of merit, such as the law, could possibly be applied to a people who by riches of divine grace have attained to a perfect standing, even every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus (Eph. 1:3; Col. 2:10). It is to be expected that the injunctions addressed to a perfected heavenly people will be as exalted as heaven itself; and they are (cf.. John 13:34; Rom. 6:11-13; 2 Cor. 10:3-5; Gal. 5:16; Eph. 4:30; 5:18). Similarly, as these requirements are superhuman and yet the doing of them is most essential, God has provided that each individual thus saved shall be indwelt by the Holy Spirit to the end that he may, by dependence on the Spirit and by the power of the Spirit, live a supernatural, God-honoring life—not, indeed, to be accepted but because he is accepted. Those who would intrude the Mosaic system of merit into this heaven-high divine administration of superabounding grace either have no conception of the character of that merit which the law required, or are lacking in the comprehension of the glories of divine grace." Chafer, Systematic Theology, Vol. IV, p 19.

If we could only bring back to light the heavenly nature of the Church, the bickering about earthly things would cease. We are sojourners in this world, but citizens of Heaven, seated in Christ at the right hand of God (Eph 1:20, 2:6). Dispensationalism is about a literal approach to the Scripture, sure, but even more, it is about the heavenly nature of the Church. To deny it is to bring the Heavenly Church back down to the earth and to exchange our place in Christ as His Bride, His very Body, for something far less.

Abide in Him, at the right hand of God, far above all principality and power and might and dominion. That is where you are, dear brother, dear sister. It is your unique privilege as members of the entirely New Creation.