Is a person who thinks that Jesus was a good man, but not the Messiah, Savior, and Son of God, close or far from believing in Him for everlasting life_

If you have shared your faith with people, you know that some people think that Jesus was just a good man. They may even think that He was the best […]

December 23, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, John
Eternal Security in John’s Gospel_ Nine Proofs

Does John’s Gospel teach that Jesus promised everlasting life that can never be lost? Does it teach eternal security? Is the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” true? The answers […]

How can we share our faith in such a way that we tell people what they need to hear, but without creating a very awkward conversation_

If given the opportunity, what would you tell someone he had to do to be saved from eternal condemnation? Why This Is Important If someone gives the wrong directions to […]

Jesus Will Never Leave You

I started reading through Jack Deere’s autobiography, Even in Our Darkness. His story so far has been very dark. But I think you’ll appreciate how he came to faith in […]

How can we harmonize passages that call for us to love God with all our being with passages that say that whoever simply believe in Jesus has everlasting life_

A. S., a reader, asks this fascinating question: In relation to Matthew 22:37 and John 3:16—in your own understanding what is the right interpretation of the two verses in relation […]

December 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Forgiveness
Forgiveness Can Be a Process

On October 2, 2006, Charles Carl Roberts IV, a milk truck driver, walked into a one-room Amish schoolhouse and shot eight students, killing five of them. The tragedy was widely […]

December 16, 2020 by Ken Yates in Blog
The Word “Condemnation” in the Book of Romans

The word for “condemnation” in the Book of Romans is katakrima. It only occurs three times in the book. In fact, these are the only times the word occurs in […]

Why does Inserra say that it is wrong to ask someone, “Do you want to go to heaven when you die_” What does he say is the right question_

The title of my blog is the title of a book by Dean Inserra. The subtitle helps explain what he means in the title: “Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel.” […]

Galatians 3_28 and the Analogy of Faith

One rule of interpretation is called the analogy of faith (read about it here, or listen about it here). Put simply, the analogy of faith means that, since Scripture is […]

December 11, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Jack Deere
40 References to Rewards in the Teaching of Jesus

“Most Christians don’t know about divine rewards,” Jack Deere explained, “and preachers seldom preach about them, which is amazing given how much Jesus taught about them.” Have you ever heard […]

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