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Does Philippians 1:6 Guarantee Progressive Sanctification? Part 1

March 1, 1996 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

JOHN F. HART Professor of Bible Moody Bible Institute Chicago, IL I. Introduction Like Psalm 23 or Prov 3:5-6, the simple promise of Phil 1:6 is claimed by many Christians for comfort and encouragement, “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until

Help for the Small-Church Pastor

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Help for the Small-Church Pastor. By Steve R. Bierly. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1995. 110 pp. Paper, $10.99. I really liked this book! As someone who has pastored two “small” churches now for almost 15 years, I read it thinking, “At last, someone in print who has walked in my moccasins!” At one level

Chaos at Camp

November 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Steve Elkins It was a week-long high school evangelistic camp—four hundred kids from all parts of the country. At the nightly counselors’ meeting one of the youth ministers questioned the speaker. “I don’t understand. Two nights ago my kids were sure they were Christians, now they’re not sure. I went over what you said

Examine Your Mindset – John 13:1-11

September 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

by Earl D. Radmacher In John 13:1-11, there appears a vivid example of the way Jesus demonstrated the truth of the Word by modeling it for His disciples. Notice His mindset in verse three: “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was

A Hymn of Grace: Rock of Ages

September 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

FRANCES A. MOSHER Pianist, Christ Congregation Dallas, Texas ROCK OF AGES Rock of ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood, From Thy riven side which flowed Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power. Not the labor of my hands Can

A Voice from the Past: The True Grace of God in Which You Stand

September 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

J. N. DARBY* —I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is [the] true grace of God in which ye stand (1 Peter 5:12b, “New Translation”1). GOD is made known to us as the “God of all grace,” and the position in which we are set is that of “tasting that He

A Surrejoinder to William D. Watkins’s Rejoinder to My Critique of A House United?

September 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

ROBERT N. Wilkin Executive Director Grace Evangelical Society Irving, TX I. Introduction In this surrejoinder* I receive an unusual opportunity. As I indicated in my critique of A House United? (hereafter AHU), I believe that it is a dangerous book. I felt a responsibility to point out its flaws and its dangers. Now I have

A Dangerous Book or a Faulty Review? A Rejoinder to Robert Wilkin’s Essay on a House United?

September 1, 1995 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

William D. Watkins Vice President, Publishing Liberty, Life and Family Virginia Beach, VA Abraham Lincoln once said, “He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.”1 As I read Robert Wilkin’s review2 of Keith Fournier’s book A House United? Evangelicals and Catholics Together A Winning Alliance for the 21st Century,3 a book

Vital Theological Issues: Examining Enduring Issues of Theology

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Vital Theological Issues: Examining Enduring Issues of Theology. Roy B. Zuck, General Editor. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 1994. 232 pp. Paper, $12.99. This is the fourth volume in Kregel’s Vital Issues Series. Eighteen articles centered around crucial theological concerns are assembled from Bibliotheca Sacra, the journal published by Dallas Theological Seminary. The articles span a

The Eternal Sonship of Christ

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The Eternal Sonship of Christ By George W. Zeller and Renald E. Showers. Neptune, NJ: Loizeaux Brothers, 1993. 127 pp. Paper, $8.99. Several evangelicals have recently concluded that Christ only became the Son of God at His incarnation and therefore His Sonship was not eternal. In The Eternal Sonship of Christ, Zeller and Showers deal