October 28, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Watchman Nee
Is Eternal Life a Loan or a Gift_ Watchman Nee’s Answer

Charles Ryrie famously said that if eternal life could be lost, it has the wrong name. He wasn’t the first to make that point. Watchman Nee, the well-known Chinese theologian […]

Why do many Evangelical leaders say that it is impossible to be certain of your salvation prior to death_

Dr. John Niemelä called today and asked me if I had a list of quotes from Evangelicals who deny absolute assurance. Well, I didn’t have the list, but I did […]

October 24, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - epistemology, truth
Should Christians know the truth_

“There’s no pure gospel in the world.” Recently, I took a class at an Evangelical seminary when someone made that statement. He continued: “In fact, I’d be really afraid if […]

October 23, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - John 3:16
John 3_16—A Thick Reading

John 3:16 is well–loved for good reason—it’s the gospel in a nutshell. If someone believes it, he has everlasting life. Of course, you don’t have to understand and believe it […]

Are All Believers Overcomers_

Here is a hot question from my inbox: I enjoy reading your blogs. I need a little clarification on a statement you made in the penultimate paragraph of this post. […]

Is God’s Justice Satisfied_

A moral objection to eternal conscious torment (ECT) is that if sinners are tormented in hell for all eternity (or, to be more precise, the lake of fire), then God’s […]

Eternal Life and Eternal Rewards in 1894

Arthur T. Pierson (1837-1911) followed Charles Spurgeon as pastor of Metropolitan Tabernacle, was a consulting editor for the original Scofield Study Bible, wrote an excellent biography of George Muller, and […]

October 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards
Can Eternal Rewards Be Eternally Lost_

Question Are rewards eternally lost when they are lost? Or are you eligible to regain those rewards if you repent, return, and persevere correctly for that reward after having fallen […]

Are Most Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants Born Again Today_

The fifth objection is that if “assurance is of the essence of saving faith” were true, then from AD 100 until 1517, almost no one was born again. This is […]

Can someone believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and yet at the same time not be sure he has everlasting life_

We are considering six objections to the teaching that assurance of everlasting life is of the essence of saving faith. In this blog we consider objections three and four. The […]

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