By J. Kevin Butcher It’s one thing to preach grace; it’s another thing to live it. Most of us who believe that eternal life is a gift of absolute grace have very little trouble relating that fact to others in our conversation. When an opportunity presents itself, we’re glad to share with co-workers, neighbors, children,

Recently I received a friendly letter from a GES News reader who wondered about my view of false professions. Below is an excerpt from his letter and my reply.   “Do you believe that there is such a thing as a false profession of faith in Christ, and, if so, how would you recognize one

by Gary L. Nebeker From various theological quarters it has been argued that the NT teaches that saving faith is a gift of God. One of the favorite passages cited in this connection is Ephesians 2:8: “For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of

A few weeks ago I was on a radio talk show. One of the hosts asked me, “Do people choose to become a part of the family of God?” A short time later I received a phone call from a GES News reader who wondered what GES believes about the doctrine of election. I will

All things are lawful for me, but all things are not helpful. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any. (1 Cor. 6:12) Some people charge those of us who hold to the Free Grace position with antinomianism. That is, some say we promote sin and

By Larry Moyer* Angry. Frustrated. Confused. Disappointed. Discouraged. All of these adjectives and more describe the feelings of many Christian leaders and lay people as they observe the lives of those who have supposedly come to Christ but then have not gone on for the Lord. Are they or are they not saved? If they

One writer has recently suggested that H. A. Ironside’s view of repentance is the same as that of modern Commitment Salvation (i.e., Lordship Salvation) advocates (John F. MacArthur, Jr., The Gospel According to Jesus, p.160). The impression was given that Ironside taught Commitment Salvation. This surprised me. I read Ironside’s work Except Ye Repent as

Recently, while doing a word study on the New Testament theme of worthiness (axios, anaxios, axioo, kataxioo), I ran across something in Luke 20:35 that had never caught my attention before: “But those who are counted worthy to attain that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry nor are given in marriage.” I

“Thank you for your wonderful assurance letters. I wonder if you might address the statement, ‘To deliver such a one unto Satan for the destruction of his flesh’ (1 Cor. 5:5) and ‘. . . whom I have delivered unto Satan’ (1 Tim. 1:20). I have heard and read various views, but would be interested

by Brad McCoy The motto of Grace Evangelical Society, “Faith Alone in Christ Alone,” summarizes the Biblical truth that the reception of eternal life is based solely on the work of Christ and is received solely by personal faith in Him alone. No human works, efforts, or righteousness enter into the equation of God’s saving