While preparing to introduce the epistle of James for a class I’m teaching, I researched what different leading conservative commentators say about salvation in James. What I found was surprising. […]
In a previous blog, I wrote about how in Jeremiah 34, we are given a negative example of the Jews in Jeremiah’s day concerning how they treated their slaves. In […]
Not all people who identify themselves as holding to Free Grace Theology (FGT) agree that one must believe in Jesus for everlasting life/irrevocable salvation/permanent justification in order to be part […]
The OT is full of examples to follow and examples to avoid. Paul says that we can learn from those examples (1 Cor 10:6). In a recent study on Jeremiah, […]
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come” (Matthew 24:14). The other […]
When you read commentaries on the book of Jeremiah, chapters 30–33 are often called the Book of Consolation. This is because those chapters contain really good news for the Jews. […]
The September 2022 issue of Christianity Today (CT) has an interview with an author, Justin Ariel Bailey, who wrote a book about engaging with theology and culture. The title of […]
The phrase a circular firing squad can be used in a humorous way. It describes a situation where people are attacking a common target, but wind up attacking themselves. When […]
In Luke 13:10-17, the Lord heals a woman who was bent over and could not straighten up. Luke mentions that she had this infirmity for eighteen years (v 11), and...
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio / podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Bob Vancendak are wrapping up a series about assurance of salvation. What should...
When I was in seminary between 1978 and 1985, I was taught that Calvinists believed perseverance in faith and good works until death was guaranteed...
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