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In recognition of this, Dallas
Theological Seminary offers a commencement award, the Lewis Sperry Chafer Award, every year to the graduating master's student who: "in the judgment of the faculty because of his wellâbalanced Christian character, scholarship, and spiritual leadership, best embodies and
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During this early period, Chafer began writing and developing his theology. He taught Bible classes and music at the Mount Hermon School for Boys from 1906 to 1910. He joined the Orange
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is a standard dispensational systematic theology at Dallas
Theological Seminary. Lewis Sperry Chafer wrote, "These pages represent what has been, and is, taught in the classrooms of the Dallas Theological Seminary". It has been claimed that "This is the definitive work to use in understanding what
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in eight volumes. This was the first time that a premillennial, dispensational framework of
Christian theology had been systematized into a single format. The books were so popular that it sold out the first printing in six months and needed a third printing within two years. The series has been
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portrays the ideals of Dallas
Theological Seminary." An additional award, the Lorrain Chafer Award, is awarded to the graduating international master's student who: "in the judgment of the faculty, best evidences wellâbalanced Christian character, scholarship, and spiritual leadership."
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Dispensationalism teaches and believes. If you are going to use âstraw menâ to defeat dispensational theorists, make sure your scarecrow favors Lewis Sperry Chafer."
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