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
ARGUMENTOS DEL SILENCIO, ETC.: EL ARREPENTIMIENTO RECONSIDERADO
Arguments from Silence, And All of That: Repentance Reconsidered
Although I was providentially prevented from attending the recent GES conference on repentance, I have heard that it was a very fine conference. The following article grows out of an issue that I understand was raised at the conference. Introduction In Absolutely Free! A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation, I stated that the silence of
Making Your Calling and Election Sure: An Exposition of 2 Peter 1:5-11
This article, originally published in three parts in The Kerugma Message (Nov-Dec 1991, and Spring and Winter 1992), has been slightly edited and revised and is used by permission of Kerugma, Inc. Individuals may receive The Kerugma Message at no cost by sending their name and address to Kerugma, Inc., PO Box 141167, Dallas, TX
Legalism: The Real Thing
Legalism is not a very nice word. No one wants to be accused of it anymore than one would want to be accused of despising motherhood or apple pie. In ecclesiastical circles, to call someone a legalist is to hurl an insult of the first magnitude. If someone says, “You’re a legalist,” the instinctive reply
The Evangelical Essential: What Must I Do to be Saved?
The Evangelical Essential: What Must I Do to be Saved? By Philip Janowsky. Graham, OR: Vision House Publishing, 1994. 132 pp. Cloth, $13.99. Here is a really refreshing and valuable little book by a minister in the United Methodist Church. Janowsky holds degrees from Houghton College (NY), the University of Kansas, and Ilift School of