What is dispensation definition?

• Dispensation is a term used in religious contexts to refer to a particular period of history in which God is believed to have dealt with humanity in a certain way.
• In Christian theology, dispensation usually refers to the way in which God revealed his plan of salvation through different eras or epochs, such as in the Old and New Testaments in the Bible.
• Dispensationalists hold that God's work in dispensations is distinguished from one another by different means of salvation, different purposes, and different demands upon mankind.
• Dispensationalists believe in a literal interpretation of Scripture, and hold that the dispensational framework provides a helpful way of understanding the Bible's teachings on prophecy, eschatology, and the nature of the Church.
• Dispensation is also used in secular contexts to refer to the act of distributing or dispensing something, such as medicine, food, or information, or to refer to a system of rules or regulations governing the distribution of goods or services.