The Word “Death” in the Book of Romans

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The word “death” (thanatos) occurs 22 times in the Book of Romans. (The word “dead” [nekros] occurs 16 times.) Often times, when people hear the word “death” they think the Bible is talking about eternal death or what happens when a person goes to hell. The verse in which this most often is the case
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Highlights of the Oct 26-29, 2020, GES National Conference

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Our conference was originally scheduled for May 18-21. We moved it back five months due to Covid-19. The attendance was down. Normally we have around 200. We had 115 the first three days and 100 on day four. In the coronavirus new normal, that was surprisingly good attendance. Between 30 and 60 people watched the
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When Were the Disciples Born Again? A Pentecostal’s Confusing Answer

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Howard M. Ervin (1915-2009) was a longstanding faculty member at Oral Roberts University (in fact, the second longest-serving faculty member). I have to imagine that his theology impacted generations of ORU pastors, so his views on salvation are worth looking into. For example, in his book, Spirit Baptism: A Biblical Investigation, Ervin asks when the
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A Gospel Coalition Council Member Says You Need Good Deeds for Salvation

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I recently saw a quote attributed to Martin Luther that said, “Every week I preach justification by faith to my people because every week they forget it.” One of our ministry’s unpleasant but necessary tasks is to point out when popular authors and preachers have forgotten about justification by faith apart from works. Instead, they
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An Update on Free Grace Missions 

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Over the last few years, GES has been sending Kathryn and I to do various conferences or lectures at Bible schools and seminaries overseas. For example, there is a school in Zambia where we’ve taught courses on soteriology and the Book of Romans. One of the exciting aspects of our mission work is keeping in
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