Did Jesus’ death on the cross actually or potentially remove sin as a barrier between God and man_

Check out this short but powerful question I recently received: Thank you for your ministry. I have a question. When the Bible says that Jesus died for the sins of […]

Redeemed From Futility

I am slowly chipping away on my book on the Free Grace alternatives to the five points of Calvinism and Arminianism. I’ve been working on the chapter about the atonement, […]

Am I still saved if I cannot remember what I did when I went forward and if I no longer go to church or seek to do good works_

Sometime short questions powerfully capture the problem many people face. This question in my email, from someone we will call David, is a perfect example: Dear Bob: When I was […]

June 23, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - holiness, Peter, Sanctification
Knowledge Precedes Holiness

It has often been noted that for the Apostle Paul, practical sanctification begins with your mind. Your life is renewed as your mind is renewed (see Rom 12:1-2; Eph 4:22-24). […]

J.K. Rowling and the Pressure to Exchange the Truth for a Lie (Romans 1_25)

J.K. Rowling, famed author of the Harry Potter series, was recently attacked (again) by members of the transsexual movement. She shared a headline that read: “Creating a more equal post-COVID-19 […]

How do we know and what difference does it make that the Bible is without error_

Today I received a very brief question: Thank you for your amazing discussions! Would you please discuss how we know that the Bible is inerrant, and why it is so […]

Is Christendom Sick or Dead_

In response to a blog about the need for missionaries to Christendom, a reader wrote: Shawn, I must admit I was quite taken aback by your words. You are just […]

Do we need to deal with our own sins in some way in order to be born again_

An interesting question came from someone who happened to see one of my blogs: I came across Bob’s Sept 1, 2019, article. While I appreciate much of what Bob says, […]

The Image of God and Ruling with Christ

What is the image of God? I have read just about every different theory you can imagine trying to identify the nature of the image of God. I have seen […]

The Doctrine of God_ Essence and Existence

Are you ready to learn a basic theological distinction? What is the difference between Jesus, the Easter Bunny, and a square circle? One way to think of the difference is […]

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