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Absolutely Free! A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation

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Absolutely Free! A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation. By Zane C. Hodges. Dallas and Grand Rapids: Redención Viva and Zondervan Publishing House, 1989. 238 pp. Cloth, $14.95. If salvation is an important subject to Christians (and it is!), this is a very important book. Zondervan was wise to publish both sides of the current controversy

Grace in the Arts: The Coronation of The King – An Annotated Work of Fiction: Part I

September 1, 1989 by GES Webmaster in Journal Articles

Frank D. Carmical* And from the time that the daily sacrifice is taken away, and the abomination of desolation is set up, there shall he one thousand two hundred and ninety days. Blessed is he who waits, and comes to the one thousand three hundred and thirty-five days.1 —Daniel 12:11-12 The past forty-four days had

Rebuilding Your Broken World

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Rebuilding Your Broken World. By Gordon MacDonald. Nashville: Oliver-Nelson Publishers, 1988. 224 pp. Cloth, $12.95. Gordon MacDonald’s previous major work, Ordering Your Private World, presented the idea that each believer has an inner “garden,” a relationship with God that must be cultivated daily through devotions and discipline. If this “private world” is not consistently maintained,

Loneliness

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Loneliness. By Elisabeth Elliot. Nashville: Oliver-Nelson, A Division of Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1988. 158 pp. Cloth, $12.95. When a person reads a number of books by the same author, even if they are works of fiction, such as the mysteries of Agatha Christie or the novels of Georgette Heyer, to a certain extent one gets

Continuity and Discontinuity: Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments

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Continuity and Discontinuity: Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Old and New Testaments. John S. Feinberg ed., Westchester, IL: Crossway Books, 1988. 410 pp. Paper, $17.50. Although escaping the notice of some, it is widely acknowledged that dispensational theology has undergone progressive stages of development in the last century (see, for example, Craig A. Blaising,

Evangelism: You Make the Call

September 1, 1989 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

The National Football League is upon us once again. If you have ever seen an NFL TV broadcast, you probably have seen a segment named, “You Make the Call.” In these segments they show a play and ask you how you would rule if you were the referee. I have found this a helpful exercise

Self-Sacrifice and Kingdom Entrance – Matthew 5:29-30 (Part 2 of 2)

September 1, 1989 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut if off and cast it

Letters to the Editor: Doctrinal Statement, Not Articles, Represents the GES Position

September 1, 1989 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

I received two letters in the past month from readers wanting to know if views expressed in GES News articles represented the GES position. The answer is no. The GES doctrinal position is laid out in our doctrinal statement. If an issue is not covered, GES has no official position on that doctrine. We feel,

A Good Message Deserves Good Manners: Living Graciously

August 1, 1989 by GES Webmaster in Grace in Focus Articles

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,

Are There False Professors? If So, How Can We Identify Them?

August 1, 1989 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

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