A Voice from the Past: The Grace of Giving

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This article was compiled from the author’s sermon notes after his death. It was originally published in The Evangelical Christian, a Canadian journal. None of Dr. Thomas’s own words have been changed, but the subdivisions with titles have been added for today’s visually-oriented readership. Biblical quotations have been updated from the King James to the
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Letters to the Editor

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GES, I am both blessed and motivated by your stand on salvation by faith alone in the work of Christ alone. I continue to pray for GES that you may remain true to the gospel. The believers in my Bible classes have really learned from the GES newsletter. Thank you for your grace attitude! Pursued
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Does Philippians 1:6 Teach Perseverance?

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By Charlie Bing [I am] confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ. Jerry and Stevie were teenage friends of mine. Both became addicted to drugs, joined a Christian rehabilitation program, were saved and stopped doing drugs. Through this
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The Soul That Sins Shall Die – Ezekiel 18

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The Old Testament prophets preached against sin-often and strenuously. Some have used this to attempt to support their faith-plus-works view of the Gospel. I taught a course in the Old Testament prophets at Multnomah School of the Bible as part of my teaching load there in the 1986-87 school year. The first assignment I had
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Bob, I’ve [recently] come in contact with Grace Evangelical Society . . . [and] I look forward with enthusiasm in receiving my newsletter each month, and I’m learning so much. Not only am I learning about my free gift of salvation, but it’s opening my eyes to other truths in the Word, especially concerning
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear GES, Please remove our name from your mailing list. It distresses me to see yet another division in the Body of Christ. Perhaps if we used our time, energy, and money in preaching the Good News, rather than “defending” it and attacking those who don’t interpret the Scripture in the “same words” as we
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Letters to the Editor

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Dear Bob, Having read the latest Journal [Spring 1990] with great delight, I wanted to ask a question. Should we baptize believers or disciples? Although we do not believe in Lordship/Discipleship Salvation, are we to practice Lordship/Discipleship Baptism? Is belief the only requirement for baptism, or is the desire, intent, and commitment to turn from
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Can Children Be Saved?

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By Trudi Bils To many of us, this is a ridiculous question. For in fact, we were saved as children. Statistics are on our side as well, revealing that 85% of Christians made the decision to trust Christ somewhere between the ages of four and fourteen. Further, those of us who have been actively learning
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Jesus Is “The Christ”!

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by Brad McCoy The New Testament term “Christ” is a very significant one. Sadly though, our familiarity with this word has in a sense devalued its impact for many modern Christians. Recently I did a word study on this term in the Gospel of John and the Epistle of 1 John. In this article I
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