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Where the Worm Does Not Die Mark 9:48; cf. vv 44, 46

April 23, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - annihilationism, ECT, Edward Fudge, Gehenna, Hell

Jesus described the state of those in Gehenna with these terrifying words, “Their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched” (Mark 9:48). I’ve been comparing the eternal conscious torment (ECT) view with annihilationism in a series of blog posts. How does each view deal with this verse? The Annihilationist Interpretation Edward

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Are Assurance Verses in John Directed to Unbelievers or Believers?

April 20, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Eternal Security, evangelism, Gospel of John, Once saved always saved

A Free Grace friend of mine wrote an article last month dealing with the issue of whether assurance is of the essence of saving faith. (The exact title is “Does John’s Gospel Demand Belief in Eternal Security for Salvation?” It will probably soon be available here.) His answer was no. One need not believe that salvation

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Deadly Sin James 1:15

April 19, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, Sin

My cousin died last week. He took his own life. In prison. He’s my third cousin to die by suicide. I never knew him. I just found out about him a year ago. As you might guess, my extended family is very broken. We all grew up without God, and the effects of that are

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Receiving Christ as Savior?

April 18, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, evangelism, evangelistic invitations, receiving Christ

From my In-Box: I have a question for you. Do you think Receiving Christ as Savior is just as powerful as Believing in Him? The reason I say this is, because for an unbeliever it may make it easier for him to transition into Christ and feel welcomed into Heaven. Just a thought I’ve

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Grace Among the Anglicans?

April 17, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Anglican church, Leon Morris

Question. I was brought up in the Anglican church in Australia but have come to believe that salvation is a free gift. Around the middle of last year, I also came to believe that the Calvinism taught in many Anglican churches is wrong. Now I am coming away from that, and I am trying

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Don’t Add to the Book! Revelation 22:18

April 16, 2018 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Revelation

I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book (Rev 22:18). Question. Does Rev 22:18 prove people can lose eternal life? Answer. Thanks for your question. Let me address two issues.

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Everlasting Salvation and Abraham

April 13, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Abraham, eternal life, everlasting covenant

What did Abraham believe? What was the content of his faith in God? Did he believe in God for lots of grandkids and great-grandkids, or did he also have everlasting salvation on his mind? When Abraham believed, could he have believed in God for something eternal? I wish there were an explicit verse that answered

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Decisionism Is Not Consistent with Faith-Alone in Christ Alone

April 12, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog

Did you know that people still write letters by hand? I got a handwritten letter in the mail asking about something I wrote in A Gospel of Doubt. I was discussing Dr. John MacArthur’s criticism of decisionism (p. 38). I indicated that I too do not believe in decisionism. Decisionism is where people indicate

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The Samaritans and Everlasting Salvation

April 11, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - eternal life, evangelism, Samaritans

Did the woman at the well understand that Jesus was offering her eternal life? Is that the kind of salvation she, and other Samaritans, were expecting from the Messiah? Were they thinking in eternal terms? Or did they believe in Him with no thought of salvation, let alone of eternal life, at all? Well,

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