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Rewards, Selfish?

October 25, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Faith, Selfishness, Works

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from an article originally originally published in the Autumn 1991 edition of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society, note: this is a follow up from the blog posted October 25, 2016 Jesus taught rewards Another problem some Christians have with the doctrine of rewards is that this doctrine seems to

Rewards, Antithetical to Grace?

October 25, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Grace, rewards, Works, Zane Hodges

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from an article originally published in the Autumn 1991 edition of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society Among the very last recorded words of our Lord Jesus Christ are these: “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his

Life More Abundant

October 20, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Eternal Reward, Zane Hodges

by Zane Hodges, from Grace in Eclipse “Then Peter began to say to Him, ‘See, we have left all and followed you.'” Mark 10:28 Matthew tells us that Peter also added: “Therefore what shall we have?” Matt 19:27 It was an appropriate question. After all, Jesus had offered the rich young ruler treasure in heaven

The Subtle Redefinition of Faith via Trust

October 13, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Bob Wilkin, Faith, Reformed Theology, Trust, Wayne Grudem

by Bob Wilkin It was sometime in the 90s, maybe 1996. I was in downtown Dallas at the office of Zane Hodges. I mentioned something about trust to Zane. I think I may have asked, “Do you think that trust is a good synonym for believing in Jesus?” At the time, I thought it was.

Born from Above

October 11, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Art Farstad, Born Again, Everlasting Life

by Art Farstad, originally published in a 1991 edition of The GES News Have you ever heard or had a conversation something like the following? “Are you a Christian?” “Well of course I’m a Christian! Do you think I’m a heathen? I’m an American!” “Well, I mean do you believe…” “I believe in God.” “But

The Final Judgment

October 7, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Bob Wilkin, Final Judgment, Propitiation, Sin, Universal Atonement

by Zane Hodges In John’s well-known description of the Final Judgment in Revelation 20:11-14, we do not even find a reference to sins, much less a reference to unforgiven sins. Instead, we are told, “the dead were judged acording to theirworks, by the things which were written in the books” (Rev 20:12; italics added). To

Is Repentance the Flip Side of Faith?

October 6, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Faith, Repentance

by Bob Wilkin I heard it when I was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ. I heard it in some of my classes at Dallas Theological Seminary. I’ve heard it a lot in the three decades since I graduated from seminary. It is often said that repentance is the flip side of faith. Imagine

Finishing Well

September 30, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Bob Wilkin, Perseverance, Rule with Christ

by Bob Wilkin My wife and I changed churches in 1992. We had been in a large Bible church. We moved to a small Plymouth Brethren church. Zane Hodges was one of the preachers at the church. I remember hearing teaching from him on perseverance that challenged my thinking. Before I went to the PB

The Wonder of Gratitude for Grace

September 28, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Grace, Gratitude, Shawn Lazar

by Shawn Lazar, excerpted from an article in the September/October edition of Grace in Focus We All Are Grateful When People Do Us Favors Of course, it is common enough to appreciate the small favors people do for us. Social life is filled with little kindnesses that differentiate friendship from mere civility. But such courtesies

God’s Love Poured Forth

September 27, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - God's Love, Romans 5:5, Zane Hodges

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from the January-February 2013 edition of Grace in Focus Romans 5:5. Now expectation does not result in shame, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. The expectation that is produced in us through enduring our trials and