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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

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

The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-up, and Burnt Out

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The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-up, and Burnt Out. By Brennan Manning. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press, 1990. 227 pp. Paper, $7.95. As the subtitle suggests, this book is about the good news of the Gospel for those who feel unworthy. It is neither a theological nor an exegetical book. Scripture is not

Sanctification – Part 4: Man’s Role in Present Sanctification

September 1, 1994 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

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

Can Faith Without Works Save? – James 2:14

September 1, 1994 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? This one little verse is used possibly more than any other by Lordship Salvationists to advance their case. In this article I will show why the arguments they use from this verse simply are

Is Confessing Christ a Condition of Salvation? – Matthew 10:32-33

July 1, 1994 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Many evangelists use this verse to motivate seekers to walk down the aisle. They quote the verse and then

What Is the Anathema of Galatians 1:8-9? Are All Who Preach a False Gospel Eternally Condemned?

May 1, 1994 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. Late last

Believers Who Play With Fire Get Burned – John 15:6

May 1, 1994 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. In this section of the Upper Room Discourse (15:1-8), Jesus illustrates discipleship using the metaphor of growing grapes. Jesus presents Himself as the true

The Gospel According to Matthew

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The Gospel According to Matthew. By Leon Morris. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992. 781 pp. Cloth, $39.95. Here is a well written, scholarly, thorough treatment of Matthew’s Gospel. However, it is flawed by a strong and consistent Lordship Salvation position. Concerning Matt 5:20 Morris followed a statement concerning God’s grace in salvation

Matthew: Expository Thoughts on the Gospels

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Matthew: Expository Thoughts on the Gospels. By J. C. Ryle. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 1993. 296 pp. Paper, $12.99. This commentary, originally published in 1860, is part of the Crossway Classic Commentaries. It was republished, as is noted above, in 1993. Anglican bishop J. C. Ryle (1816–1900) wrote this book at a popular level, so it