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The Tree of Life: One Tree or Many? (Revelation 22:2)

September 10, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Revelation, tree of life

Revelation 22:2 has a puzzling description of the tree of life: In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. The tree of

Crown Him with Many Crowns

September 9, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog

One of our favorite songs at Dallas Theological Seminary was Crown Him with Many Crowns. Recently that song has taken on a different meaning for me. Two weeks ago, I found out I had a huge cavity under a crown, and the tooth was pulled the next day. The periodontist warned me to get to

God Is Omniscient: God’s Foreknowledge

September 6, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - foreknowledge, omniscience, systematic theology

God knows everything that is possible to know. But one question that has been hotly debated—is it possible for God to know the future? That is, does God have foreknowledge? What does the Bible say? First, it says that God can make declarations about the future because He knows the goals that He wants to

A Former Calvinist Says Saving Faith Is Commitment and Obedience

September 5, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - faith and obedience, salvation and obedience, saving faith, Steve Ray

Someone sent me an email about a former Reformed Baptist, Steve Ray, who is now a Catholic apologist. He sent me a 27-minute message Ray gave entitled, “By Faith Alone.” You can see it here. See especially his discussion from 16:30 to 24:00. He described saving faith as being like a hot dog. It isn’t

Do You Know What Time It Is? Romans 13:8-14: Victor Street Bible Chapel, 2019

From September 4, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Audio

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God Is Omniscient: God Knows All That Is

September 4, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - omniscience, systematic theology

God is all-knowing. But what, exactly, does that knowledge include? For one, God knows everything in the present. For example, God knows all about you and how you act, think, and speak. In fact, He knows what you’ll say before you even say it: You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted

God Is Omniscient: Introduction

September 3, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - omniscience, systematic theology, theology

In the last hundred years, human knowledge has exploded. Currently, it doubles every thirteen months, and it may soon double every twelve hours! We know more about the universe now than we ever have before, and a year from now we’ll know double that much! Long gone are the days of having “Renaissance” men like

Seeking God: Hebrews 11:6 and 2 Chronicles 15:2

September 2, 2019 by Ken Yates in Blog

I have a confession to make. Sometimes it is difficult for me to determine how to apply a passage in the OT to my life. I know that all Scriptures are profitable (2 Tim 3:16), but when I try to ask what certain passages addressed to the nation of Israel have to do with the

We Chose To Follow Children

September 1, 2019 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

By Lucas Kitchen Marty Sampson and Josh Harris, two huge Christian influencers who have publically announced that they have left the faith, share an interesting similarity. I’ll get to that in a moment, but let me first explain what these guys have done. Josh Harris wrote I Kissed Dating Goodbye, along with loads of other

Invitations in the Evangelistic Ministries of Jesus and His Apostles

September 1, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

By Bob Wilkin When I was on staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (CCC), I was required to file weekly reports on how many students I evangelized, what their response was, and how many students I discipled. I was told if I did not get to the invitation prayer in the Four Spiritual Laws, then