Priestly Celibacy Nullifies the Word of God

The issue of priestly celibacy is being debated again in the Roman Catholic Church. For one, there is a shortage of priests. Reformers think that allowing for married priests would […]

February 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance
Sin-Based

“I used to have a struggle with sin, but not anymore,” the man said. We were talking about assurance. He was explaining that his past struggles with addictive substances had […]

February 14, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Church, Deuteronomy, Discipleship, kids
Are You Discipling Your Family_

My kids are getting to the age where they can ask serious questions about the faith. Recently, we attended the funeral for Abby’s grandfather, Roy Whisler. It was a good […]

February 12, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church growth, marketing, preaching
Don’t Treat Jesus Like a Spiritual Product

Do you ever feel like you have to “sell” Jesus? Or church? Or youth group? You want to have a spirit of excellence in all you do, of course (cf. […]

February 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bevins, catechism
Contradictions in a Family Catechism

I’ve been reading Winfield Bevins’s Grow at Home: A Beginner’s Guide to Family Discipleship. It is a simple introduction to every parent’s responsibility to teach his or her children about […]

Does “Dead” Always Mean “Unable”_

One area of theology that needs to be rethought is the doctrine of total depravity, particularly the ability or inability of the unregenerate to respond in faith to God. Often, […]

February 5, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ministry
Paul had Nothing.

Those of us in the Free Grace movement tend to come from small churches and work in little ministries, with few resources, and even less (worldly) prestige. And that can […]

February 4, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Episcopal, Episcopalian, Grace
Does Faith Create a Relationship_

Readers of this blog are well aware of the danger of Lordship Salvation or works salvation, which denies that you can be eternally saved by faith alone in Christ alone […]

The Bible and the Fundamental of the Fundamentals

Our upcoming National Conference will be on the Great Doctrines of the Bible. I will be speaking on the Bible (i.e., Bibliology). How important is the doctrine of the Bible […]

January 29, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - monergism, Soteriology, synergism
Rejecting the Language of Monergism and Synergism

As Free Grace people, most of us want to be strict Biblicists. We are not tied to, or at least try not to be tied to, the language of prior […]

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