Blog – Page 125 – Grace Evangelical Society

George Fox on Grace Before Godliness

January 11, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - George Fox, Grace, Quaker, Roman Catholic

George Fox was the organizer, if not the founder, of Quakerism, officially known as The Society of Friends. He traveled throughout Britain and the Caribbean, taking his message to whomever would listen and organizing the bands of followers who left the day’s official churches to worship more simply. Fox’s Journal is very interesting, if for

Lessons from My New Year’s Day Marathon

January 8, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, finishing the race, The Christian race

I thought it would be a good way to begin 2021 by race-walking a marathon (26.2 miles). I trained for it for about 6 months. I had finished seven marathons previously, from 1998 to 2019. This marathon was different in several major ways. First, because of Covid-19, I was not sure that we would actually

Catching and Cleaning Fish

January 7, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, illustrations

I’m always on the look-out for simple illustrations of Biblical truths that most people can easily understand. Here’s one— I listened to an evangelist tell the story of how people in his home church grew upset when he started leading people to Christ, and the church began to grow. Some of the old-timers didn’t like

From Haran to Moriah: Spiritual Growth Takes Time

January 6, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Abraham, spiritual growth, spirituality

I get frustrated at my lack of spiritual growth. But then I think of Abraham. In James 2, we read: Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect?

Tribulation Believers and the Mark of the Beast

January 5, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Perseverance of the Saints, Revelation 13:17, Revelation 14:9-12, the mark of the beast

P. N. raises a very challenging issue: So…I think it’s wrong to tell people that if they’re saved, they won’t do this or that (such as commit sin). I think that is works based salvation and I publicly tell people that’s wrong. But there is one area where things become inconsistent. Because I think believers

The Link Between Believing in Jesus for Everlasting Life and Believing that We Are Sinners

January 4, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 16:7-11, John 3:1-18, Sin and salvation

Dick read my recent blog entitled “How to Share Our Faith Clearly and Comfortably by Evangelizing the Way Jesus Evangelized” (see here). That led him to ask this question: Thank you for your ministry, which I have found helpful and encouraging. I do have a question for you, however, centering around the word believe in

Two Aspects of the Cross

January 1, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - atonement, Chafer, cross, limited atonement, unlimited atonement

I have started working in earnest on my next book. As a follow-up to Chosen to Serve, which dealt with the doctrine of election, my next book will show that both Limited Atonement and Unlimited Atonement should be rejected because they both (wrongly) assume the benefits of the cross come as a package. My questions

The Word “Son” in the Book of Romans

December 31, 2020 by Ken Yates in Blog

The word “son” occurs 12 times in the book of Romans (1:3, 4, 9; 5:10; 8:3, 14, 19, 29, 32; 9:9, 26, 27). Seven of those times it refers to Jesus as the Son of God. One time it refers to Isaac as the son of Abraham. One time it refers to the Jews as

Jack Deere on Suicide and Salvation

December 29, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, Jack Deere, suicide

Over the Christmas break, I finished Jack Deere’s autobiography, Even in Our Darkness. And as the title suggests, it was very dark. The book reads like a confession of all the many ways Deere felt he failed as a father, husband, and friend, not to mention as a minister. In a world where many Charismatics