“Now concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.” Have you ever seen a blow fish? It’s a little fish until it is threatened. Then it puffs itself up into to a big ball. It is a picture of arrogance and aloofness. There are some

Dear Sirs, Sorry I do not hold to your view. Please try reading the Bible. Anonymous   Dear Bob, Just a note to express my enjoyment of your recent article on Col 1:21-23. It was very helpful for me. I have taught the passage before and even from the same perspective and same convictions. But,

Near the beginning of Sir Walter Scott’s classic novel Ivanhoe, the fool Wamba discusses the difference between good old Anglo-Saxon words (like swine and sheep) and the (then) new-fangled French words (like pork and mutton) that had been making headway in England since the Norman conquest of 1066. Many centuries later we still use Wamba’s

“If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God . . . . And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night. .

Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. -Matt 5:3 With these words the King opens His famous Sermon on the Mount. He has been proclaiming a message that declared: “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Matt 4:17). So He opens the Sermon with a reference to

I have found that many on both sides of the Free Grace/Lordship Salvation debate are unable to delineate clearly the major differences between the views. In addition, I have discovered that most are unable to clearly articulate differences within each view.   DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE VIEWS The Free Grace View. All holding the Free Grace

While there are many passages which speak of righteousness which is imputed to the believer (e.g., Rom 4:3-6; 2 Cor 5:21; Gal 3:6), the majority of passages speaking about righteousness do not refer to imputed righteousness. Rather, they refer to lives which are actually characterized by righteous deeds! The terms righteous, righteousness, and righteously (Gk.

Have you ever heard or had a conversation something like the following? “Are you a Christian?” “Well of course I’m a Christian! Do you think I’m a heathen? I’m an American!” “Well, I mean do you believe–” “I believe in God.” “But I mean have you ever put your faith in Christ; are you saved?”

“But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.” (Luke 8:13) This is how the Lord Jesus explained His teaching about the second soil in the Parable of the Four

Dear Bob, I want to tell you how much I appreciate your work for GES. Each month I look forward to the newsletter and find it very informative. I want to thank you for dealing with some of my questions in the past. I realize they are difficult and sometimes controversial. It is not my