September 7, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Su Gracia Gratuita
Liberado para amar

Muchas veces los maestros procuran evitar el legalismo cuando enseñan sobre la justificación, pero lo promocionan (¿involuntariamente?) cuando viene a la santificación. Es decir, ellos presentan la vida cristiana como […]

September 4, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, eternal life, gift, Works
Is Salvation a Gift or a Bargain_ An Illustration from Steven Hein

I like Steven Hein’s analogy for two ways of presenting salvation. He compares it to the difference between receiving a diamond as a gift vs. purchasing it yourself for a […]

September 1, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - spiritual theology, spirituality
Unlocked to Love

Many teachers avoid legalism in justification, only to endorse it (unintentionally?) in sanctification. That is, they present the Christian life as a series of commands for you to fulfill. Living […]

September 1, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Grace in Focus Articles

By Shawn Lazar In response to a blog about the need for missionaries to Christendom, a reader wrote: Shawn, I must admit I was quite taken aback by your words. […]

September 1, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Book Reviews

Veiled and Silent: A Call to Relook at the Functioning of Women Within the “Assemblies.” By Kent Young. Tallahassee, FL: N.P., 2015. 82 pp. Paper, $6.99. In this short book, […]

August 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - love, Sanctification
Sanctification Through Falling Deeper in Love_ A Lesson from Anthony Norris Groves

How can you be holy? How can you live a “deeper” life with Christ? I am reading a biography of Anthony Norris Groves, written by G. H. Lang. So far, […]

August 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - communion, Lord’s Supper
The Timing of the Lord’s Supper

You can discuss the timing of the Lord’s Supper in three different senses: frequency, intent, and Dispensation. First, you can discuss the timing of the Supper in terms of frequency. […]

August 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Su Gracia Gratuita
Preocupándose en el Mar Rojo Parte 6

Entonces Jehová dijo a Moisés: “¿Por qué clamas a mí? Di a los hijos de Israel que marchen. Y tú alza tu vara, y extiende su mano sobre el mar […]

August 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - love
Would You Give Up a Church Building for Love_

We know that eternal life is a free gift—an extraordinary, extravagant gift—given simply on the condition of faith in Christ, totally apart from any works that we can do (Rom […]

August 20, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Sanctification
You Should Read Christian Biographies

My friend Allen Rea is always reading inspiring Christian biographies, and I often ask him for recommendations. Frankly, although I read a lot, I do not read many biographies. But […]

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