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Ecclesiastes in a Syllogism

May 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ecclesiastes

As I was making lunch, my son, Zane, came into the kitchen and asked, “Has it been an hour yet?” “An hour from when?” “No! Just, has it been an hour?” “From now? I’ll have to start counting.” “No from later.” “Well, if it’s an hour from later, then it hasn’t happened yet, because it’s

The Perseverance of the Saints

May 22, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - the perseverance of the saints, the preservation of the saints

I received an interesting question—correction really—from a reader. He wrote: I think you at GES are mistaken about the perseverance of the Saints. R. C. Sproul says it is God by His Spirit that helps us persevere in the Christian life until the end. Sproul said it should be called the Preservation of the Saints.

According to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4), Part 2: Jonah in the Belly of the Fish

May 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - burial, Christology, Jonah, third day

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4). In the last blog, I explored some of the OT verses that

How to Avoid False Professions

May 20, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, evangelistic invitations, False Professors

I did not know that your email account would shut down if you got to 15 gig of data. And I had no idea anyone could accumulate that much stuff. That happened last Friday. I was forced to clear out a lot. I ended up deleting 12 gig worth. I hope I didn’t delete anything

According to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4), Part 1

May 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, Prophecy

For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Cor 15:3-4). Have you ever wondered what Scriptures Paul was referring to? Some have

Now Is the Day of Salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2)

May 18, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Corinthians 6:2, now is the day of salvation

A reader says: Thank you for your site and all the questions your team answers. I believe salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. But I have a question. I learned that prayer wasn’t necessary for salvation as an adult. It’s the belief that does it. Someone was arguing this point and brought up

Jesus Defines What is Good (Luke 18:22)

May 15, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology

Did Jesus claim to be God? In a previous blog, I looked at Jesus’ conversation with the rich young ruler, and I suggested that the Lord was trying to get the young man to think more deeply about His identity. The Lord wanted the young man to reason to the conclusion that Jesus was not

Abraham and Islam

May 14, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Abraham and Islam, Abraham is the father of all who believe in Christ, John 8:39

One of my fears in doing daily radio broadcasts is that I will slip and say something that is contrary to Scripture. Most of the time Shawn and I do these shows with no rehearsal and in one take. Our editor, Danny, does cut out any times in which we have to redo a sentence.

When Did Luke Write His Gospel? (2 Corinthians 8:18)

May 13, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - apologetics, Luke

I have a little piece of interpretive tidbit for you Bible nerds. I’m writing a review of Brant Pitre’s The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ, which is a defense of the deity of Christ and traditional authorship of the Gospels, against the charges of liberal scholars such as Bart Ehrman,

Salvation by a Dead, Spoken-Only Faith

May 12, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - dead faith, James 2:14-26, Lordship Salvation, Repentance and Salvation, saving faith, works salvation

Last week I was contacted by a student from Israel College of the Bible who wanted to ask me some questions on Skype. We had that meeting at 11AM today, which was 7PM in Israel. During the course of our conversation, my new friend mentioned a 2015 video podcast by Dr. James White, entitled “Bob