Recently a reader sent me a link to a video in which Dr. Schreiner, a leading New Testament scholar, defends the doctrine that everlasting life cannot be lost. When I watched the video, I was struck by incongruities which are also evident in his writings (click here to see my review of The Race Set

We have had an annual conference somewhere in the DFW area for 21 years in a row. Today (Monday April 21) our 22nd annual conference begins. This time is always exciting and stressful for me and for the rest of the staff. There is so much to do to get ready: finalize and print the

It would be humorous except that this happens all the time and it is intentional. A preacher says, “Justification if by faith alone, apart from works. All you need to do is believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and He instantly justifies you. So if you repent and believe and then persevere in good works

A palindrome is a word or words which read the same forwards and backwards: level, deed, Anna, Eve, Abba. That last word isn’t even English. It is an Aramaic word we find in several places in the NT. But all of those are Biblical palindromes. The Greek preposition alla means but, however, nevertheless. It is

If you read lots of Christian books, or watch lots of popular preachers on TV, you will notice that many of the most popular preachers and authors have stopped emphasizing God’s Word. It used to be that preachers and Christian authors would go verse by verse through a passage. They would make lots of important

I met Bruce Wilkinson, then the head of Walk Thru the Bible Ministries, at Western Conservative Baptist Seminary in Portland Oregon in June of 1987. He was teaching a one-week class on eternal rewards. Each day after class a group consisting of Bruce, Earl Radmacher, Zane Hodges, Gerry Breshears, Josef Tson, Mike Cocoris, and I

A little more than a decade ago James White, a Calvinist apologist, and I debated the issues of faith and assurance in Oklahoma City. Today I received word from Shawn that White had criticized me and GES for our view on assurance (which came from a 5-minute video Shawn and I did which someone sent

After I wrote a blog about meeting the Lord in the air, a pastor friend, Dave, asked me the following questions: If the 24 elders represent rewarded saints, then I’ve assumed that the Bema would take place in the clouds following the Rapture since the 24 elders are worshiping around the throne during the events

This past weekend I was in Tampa to speak at Bayside Community Church. I flew in on Saturday, arriving a little after noon. That gave me time for lunch and a walk along the bay before supper. I even saw a few dolphins and a sting ray. I had a great supper and then I