Why can’t eternally secure people give back eternal life_

A friend sent me this second-hand question: “Question from a friend online: ‘If God desires for us to always have free will, why would He not allow us to give […]

January 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Watchman Nee
Look Only at the Lord

I have a devotional by Watchman Nee called The Lord Is My Portion. In the reading for January 22nd, Nee meditates on Matt 14:30, which reads: But when he saw […]

Must one persevere in following Christ in order to retain everlasting life_

A friend sent me a Jan 8, 2011, blog by Dr. Michael Heiser. You can see it here. It is entitled, “Election, Salvation, Unbelief, and Eternal Security.” I’ve read several […]

An Elder’s Library Starter Kit

In his booklet Shepherd the Flock, Donald Norbie summarizes the qualifications of an elder, one of which is being “able to teach” (1 Tim 3:2).  The elder should be able to teach God’s Word, but to […]

You Can Keep Them

We all know the stories about Daniel. He was a faithful servant of the Lord during a trying time in Israel’s history. He had been taken captive when he was […]

January 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bible study, Donald Norbie, elders
Becoming a Man of the Book

Are you an elder? Do you hope to become one? Are you trying to raise them up in your church? If so, Donald Norbie has some practical advice. In his […]

Why is it important that Abraham was justified before he submitted to circumcision_

“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those […]

Do we need to look at our works to see if we are justified by faith_

“Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.” While working on a book on one hundred verses which prove that salvation […]

Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 4_13-18

On Sunday morning, I had “house church” with the kids. They liked it. We gathered together, sang a Psalm; Daphne read the Scripture (Luke 12:32-34), and we started discussing it. […]

Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy

In an earlier post, I talked about what I call Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy (DEBT). It is similar to Albert Ellis’s Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), but with a Biblical […]

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Jesus’ Never Promises in John’s Gospel Part 4: Whoever Believes in Jesus Will Never Perish

And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand (John 10:28).   The Lord Jesus makes five different never...

What Is the Free Grace Response to the New Perspective on Paul?

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering questions about “The New Perspective on Paul.” What is this...

The Crown of Rejoicing 

Over the last few blogs, I have been discussing each of the crowns mentioned in the NT. The reason I have done so is that...

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