God and Man's Relationship Through The Dispensations Of Time

About the Book

God and Man’s Relationship Through the Dispensations of Time This book is a follow up of What Was God Doing before He Made Man, Dr. Tripp’s unusual book. God’s plan for man through the ages is a progressive one, through seven dispensations of time. Ephesians 1:10, “That in the dispensation of the fullness of time he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth.” Through the ages, God has dealt with man in varied ways according to the period of time. These periods are known as dispensations. The prehistoric period does not come under a dispensation because there was no man during that period. A dispensation is a period of time when man is tested in respect to obedience to some specific revelation of the will of God for that period. There are seven such dispensations, each of which has a character of its own and is so distinct that it cannot be commingled with any other.

About the Author

Rev. Dr. Tripp is a World War II veteran of the US Navy. After boot camp, he was assigned to the air craft carrier, the Bon Home Richard c.v. 31 with the Third Fleet in the Pacific. He held the rank of petty officer (ship service man Taylor). After the war, when he was discharged from the US Navy, he made his home in South Carolina with his wife, Kathryn. From there, he went into the insurance business. In 1945, he entered the ministry and is an ordained bishop of The Church of God, International Headquarters, located in Cleveland, Tennessee. He has served the church as evangelist, pastor, district youth director, and district overseer. He had served on many boards and committees, including the Minister Examining Board and the Education Board. He had spoken and taught in various seminars at the district, state, and regional levels. He has served as a Bible teacher and principal speaker for youth camps and as principal speaker for conventions in and out of the United States. He earned his degree in education from the University of South Carolina; also studied administration, business law, and business science. For the ministry, he had attended Lee College in Tennessee, Azusa Pacific College, and Sequaia University of California. He earned his Doctor of Divinity at the Universal Bible Institute in Texas. At the age of eighty-eight, he is now serving as lead pastor in Hemet, California.