By Mike Lii Introduction At the 1997 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges gave a message titled, “Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith.”1 His title differs from […]
Philippe R. SterlingPastorVista Ridge Bible FellowshipLewisville, Texas I. INTRODUCTION I first became aware of Biblical prophecy and teaching on the Rapture as a freshman at Virginia Tech in the fall […]
Robert VacendakSenior PastorRidge Pointe FellowshipDallas, TX I. INTRODUCTION Many scholars suggest that the word apistōn (unbelievers or unfaithful) in Jesus’ parable in Luke 12:46 refers either to the unregenerate1 or […]
Greg Muller1 I. INTRODUCTION In 2 Tim 3:14–4:4, Paul instructed and encouraged his student and lieutenant Timothy to teach truth even in the midst of difficult circumstances. Much like Focused […]
Five Views on the New Testament Canon. By Darian R. Lockett, David R. Nienhuis, Jason David Benduhn, Ian Boxall, and George L. Parsenios. Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Benjamin […]
The Doctrine of Good Works: Reclaiming a Neglected Protestant Teaching. By Thomas H. McCall, Caleb T. Friedeman, and Matt T. Friedeman. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. Paper, $27.99. For […]
John Caddock1Winchester, OR I. THE NEVER-ENDING REVIEW Little did I know when I began to read The Signature of Jesus the time and effort that would be involved in understanding […]
Elizabeth Stevens-StrathmanBoard-Certified Psychiatrist I. INTRODUCTION In 2 Tim 1:7, Paul writes to his lieutenant Timothy that, “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of […]
By Mike Lii I. Introduction: Evangelism Based on the Forgiveness of Sins Have you ever heard the gospel presented as follows: “Believe in Jesus so that all your sins—past, present, […]
By Ken Yates I think many readers of this blog can relate to my church background. The churches I attended when growing up did not really teach the Bible. I […]
If there were no references to the New Covenant in the Gospels and the book of Hebrews, what the New Covenant is would be clear and obvious. While the new covenant appears by that name only once in the Tanakh (Jer 31:31-34), it occurs under...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling continue their description of this Messianic Thread we observe running through scripture....
The Greek philosopher Aristotle lived around 350 years before Christ. I recently saw this saying attributed to him: “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus on the...
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