Are Assurance Verses in John Directed to Unbelievers or Believers?

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A Free Grace friend of mine wrote an article last month dealing with the issue of whether assurance is of the essence of saving faith. (The exact title is “Does John’s Gospel Demand Belief in Eternal Security for Salvation?” It is available here.) His answer was no. One need not believe that salvation is irrevocable
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Decisionism Is Not Consistent with Faith-Alone in Christ Alone

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  Did you know that people still write letters by hand? I got a handwritten letter in the mail asking about something I wrote in A Gospel of Doubt. I was discussing Dr. John MacArthur’s criticism of decisionism (p. 38). I indicated that I too do not believe in decisionism. Decisionism is where people indicate
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Where Is Omniscience Taught in the Bible?

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  I received the question that is the title of this article from a blog reader. He indicated he leans toward Open Theism. After I responded to that, he asked, “Where is omniscience taught in the Bible?” Good question. While the term omniscience is not found in the Bible, the concept is found in many
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