The Difference Between Salvation and Discipleship: Denver Regional, 2017
Are Believers Under Law Today?
I received an email question today. A person wrote, “Galatians 2:19 and Rom 7:14 seem to be saying that believers are no longer under the Law of Moses, or any law. When we become believers, we are set free from law. Have I missed the boat?” I think the questioner has one leg in the
“Remember Me When”
By Bob Wilkin It has long been thought that when the thief on the cross said to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom” (Luke 23:42) that he was asking for everlasting life. But does that really make sense? The expression “remember me when” is only found once in the NT, that
Saints and Sinners
By Bob Wilkin Yesterday I received a call from a pastor friend in Nebraska. Someone who attended his church took exception to him referring to believers as sinners. The man said, “Believers are saints, not sinners.” Evidently the man was coming from a Calvinist tradition. He thought that believers cannot stray very far or for
Faith Without Works is Dead — James 2:14-17
Faith Without Works is Dead, 42 MB, MP3 Download “What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Depart in peace, be warmed and
When Leaders Fall
A few weeks ago I listened to a conversation between two men who are strong Lordship Salvation proponents. We’ll call them Dave and Bill. In the early going they discussed a pastor of a megachurch who recently admitted to having an affair and who stepped down from his pastorate. The pastor in question preached the
Remain Faithful Until He Comes — 2 Peter 3:14-18
Download Audio, 29 MB Remain Faithful Until He Comes, 2 Peter 3:14-18 Peter’s second letter concerns the prophetic word and remaining true to it. In this letter he reminds the readers that Jesus is coming again soon and that He will reward those who persevere in faith and good works. In 2 Pet 3:10-13, Peter
Saving Faith Is Being Convinced of the Promise of Everlasting Life Which Jesus Made to the Believer
I recently came across a January 10, 2005 article at a Calvinist website, banneroftruth.org. The article is entitled, “Gordon Clark and Sandemanianism.” It is by Doug Barnes. In the article Barnes rejects Clark’s suggestion that faith is being convinced that a proposition is true. Instead, he favorably cites Kuyper who says that believing that the
Viewing Persecution as Success
Last week I heard Rush Limbaugh say that one of the great lessons he learned is that being hated by people is a measure of success. Of course, Rush has an audience in the millions. And he surely has millions who at least strongly disagree with what he says. Many of them may actually hate
How the Debate Over Justification by Faith Alone Went with Dr. Matthew Bates
On Saturday, June 3, 2017, I debated Dr. Matthew Bates, author of Salvation by Allegiance Alone. You can hear the debate by clicking here. My overall reaction to the debate is that the issue of what a person must do to be born again was made clear. Bates argued that what is required is “embodied