Paul cannot save you Doug, only Christ can. Listen to him.
Jesus’ commands do not contradict each other at all. What changes is the moment, not His truth. A teacher can give one instruction today and another instruction tomorrow depending on the situation. That does not make the teacher confused. It means the students must follow him step by step. Jesus said, “My sheep hear My voice,” and that is exactly how He led His disciples.
When you say that “don’t take money” and later “take money” means a different program, that is your own idea, not Jesus’ teaching. Jesus was preparing His disciples. First He taught them to trust the Father. Later He warned them about danger. His commandments about how to live, how to love, how to obey the Father never changed. Only the mission instructions changed because the situation changed. That is normal leadership, not dispensationalism. we have discussed this already, did you forget?
You keep calling this “right division,” but Jesus never taught that. He said His words will judge us on the last day, not your system and not Paul’s writings. His teachings are eternal. His moment-by-moment instructions move with the mission. That is not two different plans. It is one Shepherd guiding His flock.
You also say that some commands “cannot be obeyed today,” so the rest of Jesus’ teachings must be separated. But you are confusing commandments with instructions. Eternal commandments are things like loving your enemies, forgiving, keeping His word, and doing the will of the Father. Instructions are things tied to a situation, like where to go and what to bring. Jesus never said that a change of instruction cancels His commandments.
When you claim the “specific moment” is found in Paul’s epistles, you actually leave Jesus aside. Jesus never told us to wait for Paul to explain the final plan. He said the Spirit would remind the disciples of everything He Himself said. His own words are the standard for all time.
You also say the apostles agreed “not to go to the nations,” but that is simply not true. Jesus commanded them after His resurrection to go to all nations, and His words cannot fail. Peter was sent to Gentiles directly by God in Acts 10. The gospel spread far beyond Israel through the apostles Jesus trained. You try to use Galatians to override Jesus, but Jesus’ own command stands above everything else.
So no, this is not dispensationalism. This is simple obedience. A King gives one instruction for today and another for tomorrow, while His teachings stay the same. His moral truth, the Ten Commandments, the Covenant never changes. His commandments never change. His mission orders move forward as He leads. Jesus is the same Lord in all of it.
I follow Christ as should you.
