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Who Will Be Saved? Defending the Biblical Understanding of God, Salvation, & Evangelism

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Who Will Be Saved? Defending the Biblical Understanding of God, Salvation, & Evangelism. Paul R. House and Gregory A. Thornbury, Editors. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2000. 239 pp. Paper, $19.99. This multi-author book should be of particular interest to JOTGES readers for two reasons. First, the authors are dealing with views such as open theism

Secure Forever! God’s Promise or Our Perseverance?

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Secure Forever! God’s Promise or Our Perseverance?. By Thomas M. Cucuzza. St. Cloud, MN: Xulon Press, 2007. 175 pp. Paper, $13.99. I love the title. Is being secure forever contingent merely on God being faithful to His promise, or on us faithfully persevering to the end of our lives? Cucuzza, a Free Grace Pastor in

“The Day” Is the Judgment Seat of Christ

September 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

I. INTRODUCTION Several years ago at a Pre-Trib Study Group Conference I heard Dr. Richard Mayhue speak on the day of the Lord. He suggested that the day of the Lord has been (in the OT) and will be (in the Tribulation) a time of judgment followed by a time of blessing for Israel. As

Passion for the Gospel: Conversations with Greg Laurie and Chuck Swindoll

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Passion for the Gospel: Conversations with Greg Laurie and Chuck Swindoll. By Charles R. Swindoll and Greg Laurie. IFL Publishing House: Plano, TX, 2006. 101 pp. plus 10 prepages. Paper, np. When I heard this new book advertised on Insight for Living, I was surprised. Why would Chuck Swindoll be doing a book about evangelism

Are Esau and Cain in Hell or Heaven?

September 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Most Commentators Say They Are in Hell In both the OT and NT we are told that God hated Esau even before he was born. This is typically understood by commentators as indicating that Esau was not elect to eternal life, but that he was a reprobate who is now in hell. Concerning the expression

The Testimony and Death of Stephen – Acts 6:8-15

From July 23, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Audio

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The Way of the Master

July 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

There is an evangelistic method today called The Way of the Master, promoted by Ray Comfort and Kirk Cameron. Many people have asked me about this approach. Unfortunately, The Way of the Master doesn’t teach people to evangelize the way the Lord Jesus evangelized. In The Way of the Master people are taught to begin

President of ETS Resigned May 5th Because He Became a Roman Catholic

July 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

On May 8th the Dallas Morning News ran an article (Section A, p. 6) about the man who until that time had been the current President of the 4,100 member Evangelical Theological Society, Francis “Frank” Beckwith. The article said he returned to his Catholic roots on April 29th. On Saturday, May 5th, he announced his

Reggie White’s Widow Says Death Isn’t Bad If You Have Eternal Life!

July 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

In the August 3, 2006 online edition of USA Today, Sara White, widow of the late NFL Hall-of-Famer Reggie White, said: “Some of my girlfriends have asked me, ‘How can you be so happy?’ It’s because I appreciate every single day.” Sara went on to say: “Death is not bad—especially if you have eternal life.”

We Must Through Many Tribulations Enter the Kingdom of God – Acts 14:22

July 1, 2007 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Don’t We Enter the Kingdom by Grace Through Faith? In this passage Paul seems to contradict Eph 2:8-9, where he reminded the believers in Ephesus: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.” But when speaking