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Nine Works of Biblical Theology

July 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Biblical Theology, Dispensationalism

I read widely in theology (and elsewhere), but my very favorite books are by the great Bible teachers of the past. Those are the men and teachers I seek to emulate. The way they wrote was deeper than a typical sermon but more practical than academic theology. They took the Bible as the very word

Assurance Is the Essence of Saving Faith

July 16, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Assurance of the essence of saving faith, Berkhof’s view of saving faith, Eternal Security

We’ve written on this before. See here for a 1997 article by Zane Hodges. And here is a 2017 article by Shawn Lazar. Here is a 2008 article by me. Here is my recent review of a booklet which argues that assurance is of the essence. So why look at this issue again? Today I

No Excuse, Sir! (1 John 4:20–5:5)

July 15, 2019 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John, child of God, commandment, love

I attended a military college after high school. The freshman year introduced us to military life and placed upon us many rules that a civilian would consider strange. For example, if an upperclassman asked you “why” you were doing something, the answer was always, “no excuse, sir!” It didn’t matter if you had a valid

Free Grace Evenings?

July 12, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Conferences, events, regionals

We do a national conference once a year. And we’ve been doing anywhere between three to six regional conferences a year. Those take a lot of organization. And energy. And there are lots of moving parts to synchronize. I wonder if there’s a better option to reach as many people in person as possible? I

Job’s Faith Grew Through Suffering

July 11, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Job, Suffering

Job was extremely religious, extremely pious, and extremely good. Even God said, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?” (Job 1:8). But being blameless and upright doesn’t mean you know all there is to know about God

Leading Evangelical Craig Keener Says Arminians and Calvinists Question Once-Saved-Always-Saved As It Is Commonly Taught

July 10, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Craig Keener, Eternal Security, Once saved always saved, provisional salvation

Dr. Craig Keener is a leading New Testament Evangelical scholar. He has published commentaries on Matthew, John, Acts, Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Revelation. He is a Professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an Evangelical Arminian. A friend recently sent me a link (see here) to his April 28, 2015, article

Did Jesus Support the Ecumenical Movement? (Mark 9:40)

July 9, 2019 by Ken Yates in Blog - against the Lord, Discipleship, Ecumenicalism, rewards

When I was an army chaplain, there were many who pushed for ecumenical understanding. This meant that doctrinal differences should not keep us from working and ministering together. We should not let denominational differences keep us from doing the work of the Lord. Sometimes Mark 9:40 was used to support this notion. Jesus is talking

2019 GES National Conference–Paul’s Letter to the Ephesians

From July 8, 2019 by GES Webmaster in Audio

Workshop Messages Plenary Messages PowerPoints Bond_GES – Eph. 6 Faul_God’s Wisdom for Marriages Kenny Hodges Ephesians 3.1-13 GES (1) Lazar_BeRenewed_Eph4_17to24 Lee_GESNational2019_Lee_The Real Illuminatti Lucas_GESNational2019 Lucas NIemela_Pauls Hallelujah Chorus Eph 1 1 14 Wilkin_Plenary 1 Saved by Grace Through Faith apart from Works, Eph 2_1-10 Wilkin_Plenary 2 Faithfulness in Family and Workplace Wilkin_Workshop Lordship Salvation Is

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Belief: Twelve Theses

July 8, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Believe, Faith, propositional

Question What is the Free Grace definition of belief? Also, what is “intellectual consent,” and is it more than a belief in a historical Jesus? I would like to understand.  Answer There are disagreements in Free Grace (and in Evangelicalism and Christianity) circles over those questions. Here is my answer in the form of twelve

Stepping Down

July 5, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - counselors, decision-making, pastor, pastoring

This past Sunday, I announced I was stepping down from pastoring the contemporary service at Gateway United Baptist Church. I started serving as an experiment. It was an experiment for the church to see if there was a demand for a contemporary service. The average age of the church was about seventy. They needed to