The Myth of Certainty

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The Myth of Certainty. By Daniel Taylor. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992. 158 pp. Paper, $9.99. Many people in and out of church today struggle with the issue of doubt. Am I saved or I am lost? Is the Bible trustworthy? With this book Taylor seeks to help such people. I appreciate his aim.
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I Will Not Blot Out His Name

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He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. -Revelation 3:5 Can a believer lose his salvation or be erased from the Book of Life if he does not
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Demas Has Forsaken Me

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Demas was a trusted member of the apostle Paul’s ministry team. Paul said of him, “Epaphras, my fellow prisoner greets you, as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, Luke, my fellow laborers” (Philemon 23-24). Demas is even mentioned before Luke, author of Luke and Acts! Paul mentions him again in Col 4:14, also in a positive light.
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You Have Fallen From Grace – Galatians 5:4

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This article is a condensed version of one which will appear in an upcoming book slated for publication in the summer of 1995. The book will deal with difficult NT passages on issues such as saving faith, assurance, eternal security, Lordship Salvation, rewards, and perseverance. You have become estranged from Christ,1 you who attempt to
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Because We Love the Brethren – 1 John 3:14

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We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. One understanding of 1 John, called the tests-of-life position, views the whole book as giving subjective tests by which believers can discern whether they are true or false believers. One
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Lordship Salvation: The Only Kind There Is!

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Lordship Salvation: The Only Kind There Is! An Evaluation of Jody Dillow’s The Reign of the Servant Kings And Other Antinomian Arguments. Curtis I. Crenshaw. Memphis, TN: Footstool Publications, 1994. 170 pp. Paper, $9.95. Crenshaw was a contemporary of Jody Dillow at Dallas Theological Seminary. By his own testimony, the author converted to the Reformed
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What the Bible Says About a Saving Faith

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What the Bible Says About a Saving Faith. Bernard Koerselman. Chandler, AZ: Berean Publishers, 1992. 304 pp. Paper, $11.95. The author is a lawyer who gave up his practice in mid life to go into full-time Christian work. Rather than attend seminary, he chose to study the Bible intensively on his own. He did so
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Sanctification – Part 4: Man’s Role in Present Sanctification

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I. Introduction This is the article of a study on present sanctification begun in the previous issue. In the last article we considered God’s role in present sanctification. In this one we will consider man’s role. Present sanctification is also called progressive or experiential sanctification. Present sanctification concerns the goal of the Christian life: progressive
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