Romans 7: Victor Street Bible Chapel, 2018
Does God Ever Direct Wrath Toward Believers?
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In a July-August Grace in Focus Magazine article (see here), I answered a long list of ten questions asked by a reader. In one of my answers (#9) I suggested that repentance is not necessary to be born again, but “it is necessary to escape temporal wrath in this life” (Grace in Focus Magazine, July-August
More Questions about Saving Faith
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In response to a recent blog entitled, “What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus?” (see here), a reader asked three excellent questions. Here are his questions: If I understand correctly, you’re saying a person can believe many things about Jesus Christ, including that He’s the only Son of God, yet not have eternal life.
If Faith Is Intellectual Assent, Then What Is Believing in the Heart in Romans 10:9-10?
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After a recent blog (see here) in which I argued that faith is simply intellectual assent (and in which I referred to a Grace in Focus Magazine article by me and Bill Fiess on trust), I received an excellent question via email. Here is part of the question: Romans 10:9, which contains the phrase “believe
Impossible Interpretation of the Parable of the Four Soils
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“Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved. But the ones on rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while
What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus?
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After a recent blog (see here) showing that faith in Christ is not a decision, a reader asks: I’m confused. Is it believing in Jesus that saves, or is it believing in Jesus and knowing that believing in Jesus saves? Though a bit complicated, that is a very good question. Read the question again until
What Did the Lord Mean When He Said We Should Pray “Thy Will Be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven”?
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A few weeks ago I heard a radio preacher quote part of the Lord’s Prayer. He quoted, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt 6:10). He said that the Church today is not just sitting by and watching the world go to pieces. We are seeking to change the world
Is Faith a Decision?
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In a recent blog you can see here, entitled “Might a Fuzzy View of Faith Lead to a Lack of Assurance,” I suggested that faith is simply being persuaded or convinced that something is true. Saving faith is being convinced that the Lord Jesus was telling the truth when He said, “He who believes in
Did Zane Hodges Believe That Saving Faith Is Intellectual Assent?
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As I mentioned in an earlier blog (see here), Dave Anderson argues in the book A Defense of Free Grace Theology that Wayne Grudem’s view of saving faith is essentially that of nearly all Free Grace advocates. Anderson even goes so far as to suggest that Zane Hodges agreed with Grudem’s view. Zane Hodges was