Must we do “the work of the Christian life” to have eternal life_

Beware of Misleading Blogs A reader told me about a May 20, 2018 blog by Justin Steckbauer entitled “How to Have Eternal Life.” The reader said, “After reading it I […]

June 21, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog
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Sometimes people have unrealistic expectations about book sales. Thanks to innovations in publishing technology, the number of self-published books has exploded. But sales have stagnated. The average non-fiction book sells […]

The Bible is clear_ everlasting life is by faith alone in Christ alone.

In a recent blog I indicated that there are over 100 passages in the Bible which say that the one and only condition of everlasting life is believing in Jesus. […]

How to Be at Peace

What is the cause of your anger, anxiety, worry, and frustration? If you’re like me, you often externalize the blame. You point to something external to your feelings—such as other […]

How we live now determines our eternal ability to glorify Christ

In a recent blog I suggested that missed rewards would be missed forever. One person strongly disagreed and commented in response that “rewards are for time, 1000 years, not eternity.” […]

You May Need to Move.

I get weekly phone calls and emails from people seriously hungry for a Free Grace church. They don’t have one in their area, and they suffer for it. Bob and […]

Will be there be shame at the Judgment Seat of Christ_

I received the following email: I understand the deadly consequences of unrepentant sin in this life. But I don’t get the idea of negative consequences at the Judgment Seat of […]

I Hope I Keep Believing

In his book, His Truth: Scripture Truths About Basic Doctrines, Jack Cottrell, an Arminian theologian, wrote on the subject of assurance. He did not give a name for the view […]

Whatever you believe, you believe. No activation required.

Take a look at this moving email I just received: I have believed I was saved for a long time. But it was not until last year that I finally […]

Continuous assurance depends on continuous faith.

Jack Cottrell is an Arminian theologian. If you want to read a serious Arminian, start with him. Cottrell wrote a summary of his beliefs—a short systematic theology—called His Truth: Scriptural […]

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