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Amazing Grace in John Newton: Slave-Ship Captain, Hymnwriter, and Abolitionist

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Amazing Grace in John Newton: Slave-Ship Captain, Hymnwriter, and Abolitionist. By William E. Phipps. Macon , GA : Mercer University Press, 2001. 270 pp. Cloth. $35.00 If you like the song Amazing Grace, then you’ll probably like this book about its author. Much confusion surrounds John Newton. His life is often idealized. Phipps points out

A Free Grace Perspective on Bible Translations

March 1, 2004 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

Lordship Salvation and the Gospel of the Grace of God

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Lordship Salvation and the Gospel of the Grace of God. By Joel Finck. Rapid City , SD : Grace Bible Church , 1998. 83 pp. Paper. No price. The Free Grace movement is housed under a pretty big tent. Finck represents Free Grace believers, who are sometimes referred to as Ultra-Dispensationalists. (Finck actually calls himself

Is Perseverance Required for Holy Presentation? – Colossians 1:21-23

January 1, 2004 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Colossians 1:21-23 is often used by Arminians to say that believers must continue in the faith in order to keep eternal life. And this same passage is used by Calvinists to say that believers must persevere in the faith in order to prove that they had eternal life in the first place. In other words,

Believers: Those Who’ve Done Good? – John 5:28-29

November 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

28Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice 29and come forth—those who have done good, to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. In the verses above, those who will experience the resurrection

In the Presence of My Enemies

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In the Presence of My Enemies. By Gracia Burnham with Dean Merrill. Wheaton : Tyndale House Publishers, 2003. 307 pp. Cloth. $22.99. Martin and Gracia (pronounced “gray-sha”) Burnham became known worldwide. This book tells the story of their kidnapping and being held hostage for one year and eleven days. It also tells of their courtship,

Saved from What?

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Saved from What? By R. C. Sproul. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2002. 128 pp. Cloth. $14.99. The title of this book really grabbed my attention. For a long time I have felt that a key to proper biblical interpretation on passages using the words save and salvation is to ask saved from what? I was disappointed

A Response to Robert Sungenis’s “Not By Faith Alone”

September 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

Not by Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine of Justification

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Not by Faith Alone: The Biblical Evidence for the Catholic Doctrine of Justification. By Robert A. Sungenis. Goleta, CA: Queenship Publishing Company, 1997. 774 pp. Paper, $24.95. Robert Sungenis is a 1982 graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary, one of the leading Reformed seminaries in America. In 1992 he converted to Roman Catholicism. He is now

Lay Hold on Eternal Life – 1 Timothy 6:12,19

September 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

According to the Lord Jesus all who simply believe in Him have everlasting life. He said, “He who believes in Me has everlasting life” (John 6:47; see also 5:24). I well remember when it first hit me that eternal life is a present possession. As a senior in college it thrilled me to know that