Is it possible that Gehenna is another name for the lake of fire

My friend Bill Fiess sent me an email suggesting that my view of Gehenna was not correct. He wrote: “It has been suggested (I think by you) that hell is […]

Would you find it difficult to read 5 to 10 pages a week and answer questions as part of a small group

A friend who does college ministry on campus for several colleges in his area asked me if we have any discipleship materials: “Do you have any Free Grace follow-up material […]

September 7, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, John's Gospel, Repentance
Did John Fail

When people hear the claim that John wrote his Gospel with an evangelistic purpose, they’re often surprised because they’ve never heard that before. But after reading John 20:30-31, they usually […]

Should we be concerned about the eternal destiny of friends and loved ones who believe in salvation by faith plus works

Works salvation is the view that justification is not by faith alone, but is by faith plus works (e.g., baptism, turning from sins, and perseverance in obedience). Many who call […]

Encourage and Build Up One Another

My wife and I bought our house in 2015. It’s our first house. Up till then, we rented—living in apartments and townhomes where we were restricted on what we could […]

How many people would you say have lived since Adam and Eve

I was surprised when I read in DTS Magazine (Summer 2021) that “Over 100 billion people have lived upon the earth…” (p. 9). I know that among young earth creationists […]

September 1, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - belief, George Meisinger, persuasion
George Meisinger on Belief as Persuasion

As I write and re-write my chapters for our upcoming systematic theology, Doctrine for Disciples, I am beginning to cross-reference other theology books. In doing that I came across an […]

What role, if any, do good works play in progressive sanctification

I recently read an article about sanctification by someone who identifies as holding to the Free Grace position. He suggested that both justification and sanctification are by faith, apart from […]

Joseph Prince on the Head vs the Heart

I think Joseph Prince is at least Free Grace friendly. I wrote an article about him many years ago, but I plan on updating it after reading some of his […]

Can you apply specific promises God made to specific people before the birth of Christ

Lyndal asks a great question, one I wish more believers would ask: Greetings from Perth, Western Australia. Are we able to take comfort in Old Testament Scriptures as promises also […]

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Do You Know If Your Name Is in the Book of Life? Philippians 4:1-3

Around 1990, Dr. Ken Sarles and I debated Lordship Salvation at Dallas Theological Seminary. Ken was then a professor in the Historical Theology department at DTS. We debated for...

How Do I Evangelize My Grandkids?

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio/podcast. Today Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are entertaining a question about evangelizing young children. How can this be done...

What’s In a Number? (Luke 13:11) 

In Luke 13:10-17, the Lord heals a woman who was bent over and could not straighten up. Luke mentions that she had this infirmity for eighteen years (v 11), and...

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