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Three Words That Summarize the Christian Life: Believe, Abide, Love

May 12, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - abide, Believe, Christian Life, love

Most religions are extremely complicated because their works salvation systems depend on you following intricate laws, rituals, and to-do lists in the hopes of climbing the ladder to heaven. By contrast, Biblical Christianity (and, by implication, Free Grace Theology) is simple. How so? I think you can summarize the Christian’s “duty” with these three words—

How Do You Know You’ve Done God’s Will Re. Salvation? (Matthew 7:21-23)

May 11, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 8:24, Matthew 7:21-23, the will of the Father regarding salvation

A reader from Europe asks, I have two questions about Free Grace Theology and Matt 7:21-23. First, you say in your book Secure and Sure that the problem in Matt 7:21-23 is that they did not believe in Jesus for eternal life. But how is this compatible with John 8:24, “I told you that you

Do You Know Jesus’ True Value? (John 12:1-8)

May 10, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bethany, Judas, Mary, oil, valuation

“Do you know what you’re worth?” the ad asked. Our self-esteem culture strongly emphasizes knowing your self-worth—at least in terms of dollars and cents. You can find websites that tell you how much you should be making per year. I think most are too optimistic. For example, I was surprised to learn that, according to

When Did Faith in Jesus Become Necessary?

May 7, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - faith in the coming Messiah vs faith in Jesus, John 5:39-40

At our recent national conference, Colby wrote this excellent question, but there simply was not time to get to it, so I will now: Did people prior to the introduction of Jesus in Matthew 3:17, who previously believed in the coming Messiah for everlasting life, have to now believe in Jesus who has been revealed

You Have Much to Unlearn

May 6, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Watchman Nee

I recently watched a skit of a young woman asking her father about becoming an actress. The dialog went like this: “Dad, do you think I should move to L.A. and get into acting?” “No.” “So…maybe?” “No, it’s a bad idea.” “I hear you say, ‘Yes.’” “No, absolutely not!” “Oh, Dad, I’m so glad you

Missed Opportunity (Joseph of Arimathea, John 19:38)

May 5, 2021 by Ken Yates in Blog

There is nobody who has ever lived past the age of 12 who can look at his life and say that he didn’t miss a golden opportunity. We can all recognize that we made poor decisions that would prove costly later. When I joined the military, new recruits were given the chance to join the

When Culture Seeks Revenge, the Church Seeks the Good (1 Thessalonians 5:15)

May 4, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church life, Discipleship, one another commands

Someone asked me how to cultivate a “culture of grace” in his church. That is precisely the right kind of question to ask. Grace should not only define the saving message (Eph 2:8-9), but the entire Christian life, including church life. Paul said we are no longer under law but under grace (Rom 6:14), and

Can Believers Get Away with Murder?

May 3, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:28, 2 Corinthians 5:10, Accountability, Bema

Very few people in Evangelicalism believe in the doctrine of eternal rewards. Most think that the Judgment Seat of Christ is another name for the Great White Throne judgment. In their view, everyone will appear before Christ and have his works evaluated. Those whose works are good enough to prove that they were faithful followers

Why You Can’t Help Everyone and Shouldn’t Try

April 30, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - church life, Discipleship, ecclesiology, Watchman Nee

You can’t help everyone. You may want to. You may think you need to. And your consistent inability to meet every single genuine need around you may disappoint you. After all, the people around you are hurting, with problems, challenges, and questions to address. But do they all need to be addressed by you? You

Not Impressed?

April 29, 2021 by Ken Yates in Blog

For most of us, there is a tendency to be impressed when we meet people of accomplishment. The world certainly has its ways of measuring the greatness of individuals. The same thing is true in the Christian world. When we speak of pastors, for example, we often measure greatness by the size of that pastor’s