October 8, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - apologetics
William Lane Craig on Works Salvation

William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and apologist who has done excellent work in defending the existence of God from atheism. During university, I found his books on natural […]

October 7, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Perseverance
Does John 1027 teach that only those who follow Christ their entire lives, until the very end ,are born again

Michael asks a great question: John 10:27 is used by certain groups to say that a true believer will always want to hear every word of Christ and will follow […]

October 6, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, Works
Paul Rejected Salvation by Non-Meritorious Works

Some works-salvation teachers will try to soften—or obscure!—their message by saying that doing good works is necessary for salvation, but those works are not meritorious. In their view, requiring works […]

October 5, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - legalism, works salvation
Michael Eaton on the Legalism of the New Perspective on Paul

Seminary students and pastors will have heard of the “New Perspective on Paul” (or “covenantal nomism”) championed by scholars such as N. T. Wright, James D. G. Dunn, and E. […]

October 4, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Gehenna
Do any of the Gehenna passages even come close to contradicting salvation by grace through faith, apart from works

Recently I wrote a blog on Gehenna (see here) in which I suggested that it might be another name for the lake of fire where the unsaved dead will be […]

October 1, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Is the grace of God antithetical to Biblical commands for believers to do good works that glorify God

SF writes, Surely ALL of the Revelation must be future. The “letters to the churches” are just chock full of works doctrine. Can you at least entertain the idea that […]

September 30, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, Works
Free Air or Hot Air

Look at this sign. It reads, “Free Air. $0.25” See the problem? Not everyone does. The person who made the sign didn’t. To him it made perfect sense. I’ll admit […]

September 29, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9
Does the Apostle Paul teach that believers need to confess their sins in order to have fellowship forgiveness from God

I received an actual letter—handwritten—from Robert asking about confession and forgiveness: Some preachers teach that we as Christians must confess our sins in order to be forgiven of sins after […]

September 28, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Repentance, saving faith, Works
Wayne Grudem on Works, Repentance, and Faith

I have a little test for you, designed to challenge your critical thinking skills. Are you ready? It’s a puzzler! Here it is— If I put a $20 bill into […]

September 27, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 11:25-27
Is the death and resurrection of Jesus good news for the person who does not know what Jesus promises to those who believe in Him

About a decade ago, I was talking with a pastor who identified as a Free Grace proponent. He told me that a person need not believe in Jesus for everlasting […]

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