Letters to the Editor: Doctrinal Statement, Not Articles, Represents the GES Position

September 1, 1989 in Grace in Focus Articles

I received two letters in the past month from readers wanting to know if views expressed in GES News articles represented the GES position.

The answer is no.

The GES doctrinal position is laid out in our doctrinal statement. If an issue is not covered, GES has no official position on that doctrine.

We feel, for example, that one’s view of eschatology, election, and ecclesiology have no necessary connection with his view of the Gospel and assurance.

Recently we ran an article suggesting that faith is not a gift of God. Some who agree wholeheartedly with the GES doctrinal statement disagreed. That’s fine. We were not establishing a formal GES position.

We run articles in the GES News and the Journal which are consistent with our doctrinal position. However, that does not mean that other views on the same issue are not also consistent with our position.

Ed.

May 14, 2026

How Can You Know If Anyone Else is Saved? – Part 4

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr continue a week-long discussion comparing / contrasting the lordship salvation position with the...

May 13, 2026

Slicing the Bible Thin

We have all heard the expression “slicing the bologna thin.” It means that a person is examining something too closely, even to the point of obsession. It can be used positively: “He really...

May 13, 2026

Does Ephesians 2:8-10 Say Works are Required? – Part 3

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are continuing a freeform discussion in response to a YouTube video. In...

GRACE IN FOCUS RADIO

GRACE IN FOCUS MAGAZINE

Grace in Focus is sent to subscribers in the United States free of charge.

The primary source of Grace Evangelical Society’s funding is through charitable contributions. GES uses all contributions and proceeds from the sales of our resources to further the gospel of grace in the United States and abroad.