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Saturday Mornings: The Rough Road of a Carnal Christian

December 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

By Luis C. Rodriguez It was a Saturday morning, but it could have been any morning. A night out drinking, smoking, shooting pool, laughing. Now a terrible hangover. I hurt inside. And I could see that I was hurting the people I loved and the God who had saved me. This was painful-to think that

FREE, Not Cheap

October 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

By Brad McCoy The idea that salvation from hell is a totally free gift is often ridiculed today. Many suggest that eternal salvation is very costly to us. They encourage people to whom they witness to count the cost of becoming a Christian. However the Scriptures clearly and repeatedly speak of eternal salvation as a

Basic Theology

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Basic Theology. By Charles C. Ryrie. Wheaton Illinois: Victor Books, 1986. 544 pp. Hardcover, $14.95. In Basic Theology there are no surprises. For some this is unwelcome. For those who have enjoyed Ryrie’s other works and are committed to a theology that is straightforward and readable, and to wholesome doctrine, Basic Theology will seem like

Secure Yet Scrutinized – 2 Timothy 2:11-13

September 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

by Brad McCoy* I. Introduction Salvation from hell is a free gift received through faith alone in the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 The regenerate person is secure in his possession of eternal life from the moment of saving faith because of the faithfulness of God to him.2 In stark contrast, true, vibrant discipleship involves a

Firstborn Sons: Their Rights and Risks

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Firstborn Sons: Their Rights and Risks. By George Henry Lang. Miami Springs, FL: Conley & Schoettle Publishing Co., Inc., 1984. 233 pp. Hardcover, $14.95. “Is it worthwhile to follow Christ? Does not being His disciple involve so great a loss and so much persecution and other trouble as to cause reasonable men to ask if

Repentance and Salvation Part 1: The Doctrine of Repentance in Church History

September 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

Robert N. Wilkin* Few issues are of more vital interest to those who believe in heaven and hell than the question of what one must do to gain entrance into heaven. Answers to this question nearly always include a reference to repentance. Throughout church history nearly every theologian has taught that repentance is essential for

Secure Yet Scrutinized – 2 Timothy 2:11-13

September 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

A Voice from the Past: The Terms of Salvation

September 1, 1988 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

By Lewis Sperry Chafer Used by permission. “The Terms of Salvation” originally appeared as the last segment of a series entitled “The Saving Work of the Triune God,” published in Bibliotheca Sacra, Vol. 107 (Oct.-Dec. 1950): 389-416. Dr. Chafer (1871-1952) was the co-founder, first president, and professor of theology at Dallas Theological Seminary from 1924

The Health and Wealth Gospel

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The Health and Wealth Gospel. By Bruce Barron. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1987. 204 pp. Paper, $6.95. The gospel of healing and prosperity is the parent and child of the modern “faith movement” which has attracted millions of people and spawned some highly visible-and controversial-ministries. Barron’s purpose in writing about the movement is to

Real Christians

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Real Christians. By Charles Price. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 1987. 174 pp. Paper, $5.95. Charles Price is a British evangelist who first published this book in Britain under the title Christ for Real. Unfortunately, like too many modern evangelists, Price fails to wed good theology with gospel preaching. His theology of salvation is unapologetically of