What Trueman is suggesting is that dispensationalism might not have taken the hold it has in the US were one of its primary articulations not printed alongside the actual words of God. That the juxtaposition lent the new system undue credibility.
the original Schofield was published by Oxford University Press. So, it had seemingly very good academic credentials. Then, many Believers didn’t follow the late B. Myron Cedarholm’s advice:
I love my Schofield Bible. It fits nicely in my hand and is easy to read in the pulpit. However, you need to remember to read your Bibles from the top down and not from the bottom up.
Brother Cedarholm had issues with Schofield’s Universial Invisable Church.
Discussion
NewTrueman's point re: Scofield/dispensationalism
What Trueman is suggesting is that dispensationalism might not have taken the hold it has in the US were one of its primary articulations not printed alongside the actual words of God. That the juxtaposition lent the new system undue credibility.
NewPlease remember
the original Schofield was published by Oxford University Press. So, it had seemingly very good academic credentials. Then, many Believers didn’t follow the late B. Myron Cedarholm’s advice:
Brother Cedarholm had issues with Schofield’s Universial Invisable Church.
Hoping to shed more light than heat..