Giving Away the Free Gift!

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By Allen Rea The Importance of Evangelism Evangelism. So many give lip service to it, but fewer and fewer do the work. Evangelism is giving the gift of the gospel to the unsaved. Evangelism, like love, is something commanded of all Christians. What is evangelism? It has been defined in many ways. Some define it
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Bible Heroes Had Messy Lives

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By Marcia Hornok God highlighted certain men and women by name in Hebrews 11 because they lived by faith in His promises, not by what they saw, felt, or experienced. The chapter repeatedly says they focused on eternity, not earth (vv 10, 13-16, 24-27, 35). And yet most of them were seriously flawed. Noah got
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When Christians Walk in Darkness

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By Lewis Sperry Chafer Rewards may be forfeited, or lost, but this cannot be said of salvation First Corinthians 9:27: “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (disapproved). The context is only of rewards
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Q&A

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By Staff According to the Scriptures Q: Paul says that “Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures. What Scriptures was he referring to? Isaiah 53? ~TP, email. A: Quite a few, though Paul does not indicate which he has in mind. Here are just some of the OT texts which I believe prophesy
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I Mean Both: Double Meanings in John’s Gospel

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Gary W. Derickson1 Professor of Biblical Studies and Greek Corban University School of Ministry Salem, OR I. INTRODUCTION As we read through the four Gospels, we get to “listen in” on Jesus’ interactions with His disciples, the multitudes, and His opponents. Without a doubt, Jesus’ favorite teaching device is the parable. He uses it to
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Is Calvinism Biblical? Let the Scriptures Decide

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Is Calvinism Biblical? Let the Scriptures Decide. By Robert N. Wilkin. Denton, TX: Grace Evangelical Society, 2017. 280 pp. Paper, $15.00. Calvinistic theology is gaining popularity among Evangelicals today. I have been involved in Southern Baptist churches for much of my life, and this theology is becoming more and more prominent in the seminaries and
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Replacement Theology: Critical Issues Concerning the History, Doctrine, and Dangers of Replacement Theology

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Replacement Theology: Critical Issues Concerning the History, Doctrine, and Dangers of Replacement Theology. By David Dunlap. Port Colborne, ON: Gospel Folio Press, 2012. 146 pp. Paper, $10.00. As the subtitle indicates, David Dunlap addresses historical, doctrinal, and practical concerns with Replacement Theology. Dunlap defines Replacement Theology as the view that “the Church has permanently replaced
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Spiritual Lessons from the Life of David

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Spiritual Lessons from the Life of David. By Zane C. Hodges. Denton, TX: Grace Evangelical Society, 2017. 88 pp. Paper, $10.00. There are very few books written by Free Grace writers that deal with the OT. Spiritual Lessons from the Life of David is a welcomed exception. The book deals with 1 Samuel 16–19. Hodges
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Was the Reformation a Mistake? Why Catholic Doctrine Is Not Biblical

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Was the Reformation a Mistake? Why Catholic Doctrine Is Not Biblical. By Matthew Levering, with Kevin J. Vanhoozer. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017. 240 pp. Paper, $16.99. This book was “commissioned by Zondervan for the five-hundredth anniversary of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses (p. 16).” Its intended audience is Bible-believing Christians who “continue to resonate with
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