The Self-Righteous Older Brother: Repentance in Luke 15:25-32
As we have seen in our last two articles in Grace in Focus, Luke 15 is not at all about the repentance of unsaved people. On the contrary, the chapter is about the repentance and restoration of Christians who have wandered away from their Shepherd and His flock (15:4-7), from their place and role in
HIJO PERDIDO, NO LA CONDICIÓN DE HIJO: Arrepentimiento en Lucas 15:11-24
Lost Son, Not Lost Sonship: Repentance in Luke 15:11-24
Luke 15 is the classic NT chapter on repentance. Here, if anywhere, we should meet the fundamental teaching on NT repentance. As we saw in our study of Luke 15:1-10 (last issue), the first two parables of the chapter—The Lost Sheep and The Lost Coin—very clearly refer to the repentance of a born-again person who
LAS NOVENTA Y NUEVE OVEJAS JUSTAS: Arrepentimiento en Lucas 15:1-10
The Ninety-nine Righteous Sheep: Repentance in Luke 15:1-10
In the first article of this series, we maintained that the silence of John in his Gospel on the subject of repentance is a powerful argument that he did not regard repentance as necessary for eternal life. In the second article, we showed that John’s frequent reference to repentance in the book of Revelation reveals
Assurance: Of the Essence of Saving Faith
A recent political cartoon in USA Today caught my attention. It is surprisingly relevant to my subject. In the cartoon a man and a woman were facing each other. Both of them looked like somewhat off-beat types. In the first panel, the man said, “Elvis is alive,” and the woman replied something like, “I agree
ARREPENTIRSE O NO ARREPENTIRSE: LA DOCTRINA DE JUAN SOBRE EL ARREPENTIMIENTO
To Repent or Not to Repent: John’s Doctrine of Repentance
Introduction In the last issue of Grace in Focus (May/June 98), we considered the fact that John is silent, in his Gospel, on the subject of repentance. In view of the purpose of the Gospel of John to bring people to eternal life (John 20:30-31), we were constrained to conclude that John did not regard