Does Being New Creatures in Christ Guarantee Good Works in the Lives of Believers? – 2 Corinthians 5:17

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Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Does this verse prove, as is often suggested, that all believers will live godly lives? Let’s consider what the verse actually says. It indicates that all who are in Christ—all believers—are new creations.
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Cheap Grace and False Security

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Recently I received the following letter: Dear Mr. Wilkin, The true Christian doesn’t cease to believe in Christ. Which is worse, not being sure of salvation and being saved or being sure and not being saved? Cheap grace is false security. R.E. That represents the thinking of many today. The Free Grace position is labeled
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Further Questions About False Professors

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In the August 1989 GES News I wrote an article about false professors-people who claim to be Christians but actually are not. The article was in response to a question a GES News reader asked about the subject. I suggested that false professors exist but that their problem is that they do not understand and
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The Cosmic Center

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The Cosmic Center. Revised Edition. By D. Bruce Lockerbie. Portland: Multnomah Press, 1986. 194 pp. Cloth, $11.95. The subtitle of this book tells its story: The Supremacy of Christ in a Secular Wasteland. Lockerbie does a commendable job of painting the despair, pain, and meaninglessness of philosophies which do not have the Lord Jesus Christ
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Evangelism: You Make the Call

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The National Football League is upon us once again. If you have ever seen an NFL TV broadcast, you probably have seen a segment named, “You Make the Call.” In these segments they show a play and ask you how you would rule if you were the referee. I have found this a helpful exercise
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