September 23, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - believing, Faith, sola fide
Is “Sola Fide” Inconceivable

Telling people that salvation is by faith in Jesus apart from works won’t mean much if he or she doesn’t know what believing means. I asked a group dedicated to […]

Is Renewing Your Mind as Easy as Riding a Bicycle

“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom 12:2). Mind renewal is an essential component of spiritual growth. The principle is easy to understand, but is it easy to […]

How can LGBT people gain assurance of everlasting life

The subject line on the email read, “I am a LGBT. Can I be saved?” Talk about grabbing attention in the first few words. I was locked into what she […]

Peter Boghossian on the Empty Philosophy of the University

Many of my friends are sending their kids off to college and university. For the most part, those students are leaving unprepared. I don’t mean they’re unprepared to continue studying […]

Why is it that John does not use the word believe at all in the Book of Revelation, but 100 times in the Gospel of John

Derek asks a very good question: I very much enjoy GES and all of the assurance I’ve found through your writings. I have a question. I’m reading through Revelation and […]

September 16, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - C. S. Lewis, fame, glory, rewards
C.S. Lewis on Fame with God

There is more to Christian living than escaping “hell” and being born again. As amazing as the free gift of everlasting life is, that is merely the first step. Jesus […]

Do you need an emotional response and a volitional response to the claims of Christ in order to be born again If so, what is that

I still use the expression saving faith occasionally since it saves a lot of space. By saving faith, I mean faith in the saving object, the gift of God (everlasting […]

Is It Likely That a Born-Again Person Would Rape, Pillage, and Murder

“What if?” questions are handy for testing the consistency of a plan or theory. Philosophers love hypothetical scenarios. For example, the trolley problem helps test the consistency of your moral […]

Is God’s book in Exod 3232 the same as

Today I received an actual typed letter. It was from Martin. He asked about a famous verse in Exodus 32. That chapter deals with the golden calf incident. While Moses […]

Is Your Desire for Rewards Too Weak

Jesus commanded, “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven” (Matt 6:20), and He promised to return with “My reward…to give to every one according to his work” (Rev 22:12). You […]

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