If the only evangelistic book in the Bible doesn’t even mention repentance, then how can repentance be a condition of everlasting life

Repentance comes up a lot in my email box. J. L. asks a great question about different understandings of repentance: Can you explain to me in layman’s terms the difference […]

How many weeks would you like your pastor to preach through an epistle like Philippians One Four Eight Sixteen

Otto, whose name is a palindrome like Bob, asks a great question: I read your commentaries and explanations of the Scriptures with much interest. Thanks for the wonderful ministry of […]

Does God guarantee that no believer would ever add to or take away from the message of the Book of Revelation (1)

We’ve been considering a question J. H. asked about believers and perseverance (see here). In part 1, we considered his general question. Then in parts 2 and 3, we looked […]

Why didn’t the Lord share the faith-alone message when He called upon the nation to repent and to believe in the nearness of the kingdom in Mark 115-16

J. B. (not J. B. Bond) asks: Thank you for your writings. I do have a question as I try to understand repentance. So, in Mark 1 when Jesus was […]

What is a Free-Grace-Friendly church

A person named I. R. asks, “What are the best denominations for Free Grace Christians if they cannot find a church in the GES tracker?” A friend of mine attended […]

Why did John the Baptist and Jesus preach repentance if it was not required to be born again

L. W. has been bothered about the issue of repentance and salvation: I have been seeking and studying a lot as my confusion over the gospel has been taking a […]

February 8, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, guilt
Do You Obsess Over Your Guilt

“Guilt is universal,” wrote Paul Tournier, a Christian psychiatrist (Tournier, Guilt and Grace, p. 152). And according to him, you can do one of two things with that guilt: you […]

What are the most important issues in Free Grace Theology

A friend sent me a copy of a 2009 booklet by Fred Chay titled The Glorious Grace of God: Understanding Free Grace Theology. I found myself agreeing with much of […]

Do all believers follow Christ in their daily experience, and is it impossible for a believer to fall away

We’ve been considering a question J. H. asked about believers and perseverance (see here). In part 1, we considered his general question. Then in part 2, we looked at three […]

February 2, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog
A Real Mermaid Believe It or Not

Around many tourist attractions, there are little museums called Ripley’s Believe It or Not! People pay an entrance fee to go inside and see numerous oddities. I have never paid […]

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