Modern Version Failures
Modern Version Failures. By Charles Kriessman. Collingswood, NJ: The Bible For Today Press, 2014. 146 pp. Paper, $14.00. This publication by a member of the Dean Burgon Society (DBS) is reviewed because of concern for the doctrine of inerrancy as it relates to the multiplicity of Bible translations. English Bible versions differ not only because
Belief as a Cognitive Phenomenon, Especially in Regard to Salvation: An Expanded Discussion
Richard M. Biery M.D., MSPH The BroadBaker Group, Kansas City, MO I. INTRODUCTION Careful thinking requires careful use of language. This article is an exercise in carefully understanding and using the language of belief. Correctly understanding the nature of belief is vital to good soteriology and theology, because the doctrine of salvation by faith apart
“Salvation” In The Book Of Philippians
Robert C. Swift Flower Mound, TX I. INTRODUCTION One of the distinguishing marks of the Free Grace movement is that it often challenges traditional understandings of certain Biblical passages. Of course, some maintain that such “novel” interpretations cannot be correct. The question is often why past interpreters have not understood these passages in a Free
No Strings Attached Salvation
By Al Acevedo It was the winter break before my last semester of seminary at Liberty University Online, and I did not know where I stood on the Calvinism/Arminianism debate. Was I a Calvinist? If so, how many of the five points did I accept? Maybe I was more Arminian? After all, it was hard
Did They Really Believe?
By Wes Spradley Introduction The church I attend stands firmly on the truth of the inerrancy of the Scriptures. (That is the teaching that the Bible has no errors in it.) The Sunday school I attend is blessed with several godly men who are able to teach the inerrant Scriptures. Not too long ago, one
“Are You a Christian?”
Voice from the Past By J. Wilbur Chapman I was studying for the ministry, and I heard that D. L. Moody was to preach in Chicago. I went down to hear him. Finally I got into his aftermeeting. I shall never forget the thrill that went through me when he came and sat down beside
Assurance by Works: My Road to Ruin
By Paul Carpenter On a late winter night in the spring semester of my senior year in 1975 at Miami Christian College, in Miami, Florida, my world came crashing down around me. I had been postponing a dreaded assignment: write a major paper on the meaning of Heb 6:4-6. The text reads, “For in the
World Missions and John 3:16
By Jeff Ropp I firmly believe that every disciple of Jesus Christ should be concerned about world missions (Matt 28:18-20). When I speak of world missions I am referring to the sending of authorized believers to people of other faiths to make disciples of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 gives reasons why we should be involved
My Testimony
By Gary Edmonson Without going into too much detail, I’ll just briefly outline my experience in all this. I grew up with almost no knowledge of Jesus Christ and never once attended any church until I was 17 years old, at which time I attended an evangelistic meeting where I was basically manipulated into walking