January 13, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, Lot, prodigal son, Zahl
Is Showing Grace

The story of Lot reminds me of the story of the prodigal son. You’ll remember that Lot was Abraham’s nephew and had followed his uncle to the Promised Land. Both […]

How would you use the Bible to teach someone that he can have assurance of salvation

I use Logos Bible software (from Faithlife) almost every day. It is very helpful as a super concordance (in English, Greek, and Hebrew) and also a repository of many commentaries. […]

Which view of the outer darkness is most likely to result in a believer persevering in a victorious Christian life

M. P. asks for a comment on this important issue: Several teachers I highly respect, like Chuck Missler, Charles Stanley, and Zane Hodges, say that the outer darkness in Matthew […]

If a person believes in Jesus’ deity, substitutionary death, and bodily resurrection, yet does not believe in life after death, is he born again

C. C. sent me this captivating question: Hello there; thank you for all the work you do! I was reading the first article of the 2013 spring issue of JOTGES.i […]

Do you believe that you have everlasting life that can never be lost

I recently heard a new song for John 3:16. The line about everlasting life jumped out at me. In place of “whoever believes in Him has everlasting life,” the lyrics […]

Is it possible that you are confused about what the word gospel means

In my book The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible, I include the word gospel as one of the most misunderstood Bible words. If you asked a hundred Evangelicals […]

December 30, 2021 by Ken Yates in Blog
Thrown in the Deep End (Mark 521-23)

When I was a boy, almost everybody my age learned to swim at a young age. As each one of us was learning, it was common to hear that somebody […]

If unfallen angels are eternally secure, then doesn’t that prove that they have everlasting life

Buddy asks this super question: My question is about angels. Do obedient angels, after all is said and done in the eternal state, have eternal life? When a believer is […]

Does it make sense to you that salvation is not based on our works, yet we must persevere in a life of good works in order to make it to heaven

I get lots of email. Sometimes it takes me a long time to reply. For example, I received an email on Nov 19, 2020, from Kent asking me to respond […]

December 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - help, Matthew, rest
The Helper Is the Help (Matthew 1128)

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt 11:28). Jesus invites you to come. To Him. Right now. Yes, you. […]

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