“We Go to Heaven by Obeying the Ten Commandments”(1)

Don Matzat, a Lutheran pastor of fifty years, tells the following story of teaching a new church the doctrine of justification by faith apart from works: In one parish I […]

Salvation by works in the Anglican Catechism.

I’ve been reading several Anglican writers recently who I think are Free Grace friendly. For example, did you know that Dallas Seminary was co-founded by an Anglican priest named W. […]

The cross and the presence of God

“The cross reminds us that God is present, especially when it looks like he’s not” (David Zahl, Mockingbird Devotional, p. 62). What does Zahl mean here? When do you feel […]

October 31, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - good works, Grace, one-way love
Why do you do good works_(1)

If you preach grace—that God saves you through simple faith in Jesus for eternal life, apart from your works (cf. Gal 2:16)—then why do good? What’s the point of all […]

Should you belong to a particular teacher_

I was reading the Mockingbird Devotional for October 11. The devotion was written by Curt Benham, an Anglican priest in Atlanta. I got to meet him at a Mockingbird conference […]

October 26, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, Grace, Law & Gospel
Are your relationships based on Law or based on Grace_

It is a universal fact of human nature that we all want to love and be loved. We all want to belong. But how will we do it? By law […]

October 22, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - pluralism, truth
How hard are you searching for truth_

Is it easy to find the truth? Is it supposed to be easy? It depends. Some truth is implanted in your heart. You don’t need to search for it. It […]

October 19, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - boot camp, ministry, seminary, training
Is the Lord calling you to the harvest_(1)

Every week a church calls up, looking to hire a Free Grace pastor or minister. And there aren’t any. Well, they are few and far between. There are positions around […]

October 18, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Baptism, fig leaf, identity, naked
“You can give up spending your life trying to make yourself presentable by masking your nakedness with legalistic fig leaves.”

Have you ever tried to make yourself out to be better than you are? Maybe you were trying to impress a girl or land a job or gain someone’s esteem, […]

October 16, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, legalism, promise
The difference between a law and a promise

The Galatians were being foolish. Or, more literally, they were not thinking things through. The whole province was slipping into legalism, but they should have known better. In Galatians 3, […]

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