by Art Farstad During the hundreds of years in which the notorious Spanish Inquisition was in force to root out and destroy “heresy,” there was a “ceremony” called an auto da fe, which is Portuguese for “act of faith.” In Spain, Portugal, and their New World colonies, Protestants, Jews, and other non-conformists were frequently burned
By Allen Michael Rea Up until a year or so ago I was an avid Lordship Salvation pastor. In fact, I was a card-carrying MacArthurite. I studied theology at a small Baptist college where my OT professor was an Open Theist, my NT professor was a typical Baptist, and my theology professor was a five-point
by Zane Hodges, originally published in the November/December 2007 issue of Grace in Focus Sometimes grace people do not think as clearly as they need to on important issues. The sin of unbelief—not believing in the Lord Jesus Christ for eternal life—is one of these issues. Let me address some questions that have, or might,
by Art Farstad, from the December 1991 edition of the Newsletter of The Grace Evangelical Society At Christmastide even the most convinced Protestant should be allowed a little Latin–for example, gloria in excelsis Deo! After all, didn’t the great Reformers, Luther and Calvin, write chiefly in Latin? And wasn’t Calvin’s Latin style a great deal
by Paul Miles, adapted from an article in the March-April 2012 edition of Grace in Focus. This is the second part of a two part piece. Part one may be viewed here. System 2: Eternal Insecurity Many believe that it is possible for someone to sin enough to lose his eternal life. On the surface,
by Paul Miles, adapted from an article in the March-April 2012 edition of Grace in Focus. President Calvin Coolidge was known for being soft spoken. One day after church, his wife asked him, “What was the service about?” to which, he replied, “Sin.” So, his wife asked the follow-up question, “Well, what did he say
by Zane Hodges, excerpted from The Journey of Faith, Sermons on Hebrews And he who overcomes, and keeps My works to the end, to him I will give power over the nations-‘He shall rule them with a rod of iron; They shall be dashed to pieces like the potter’s vessels’—as I also have receive from
by Zane Hodges, excerpted from Grace in Eclipse It is quite true that Paul taught justification apart from works. But he did not teach Christian living apart from works. Nor did he affirm that those works flowed inevitably from justifying faith. Instead, Paul instructed Titus: This is a faithful saying, and these things I want