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Suffering for Christ Leads to Glory

August 23, 2016 by Bob Wilkin in Blog

I have a pastor friend who has tattoos on each wrist. On one wrist he has the Greek word pathēma, which means suffering. On his other wrist he has the Greek word doxa, which means glory. I asked him about those tattoos. He told me they remind him that the degree to which he will

Reactive vs. Proactive

August 22, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - GES

By Shawn Lazar A few months ago I was contemplating advertising in Charisma, the flagship magazine for the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement. Usually, that wouldn’t be the first venue to come to mind. But in this case, I thought it was appropriate. Bob had just published A Gospel of Doubt: The Legacy of John MacArthur’s

Kidney Stones and Running

August 19, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog

by Bob Wilkin In my mid-forties I took up running again. I had run competitively (400m and 800m) in high school and college. Now I tried master’s track. I ran the 100 and 200. But I kept pulling my hamstring in the 200. So I tried the 400, 800, and 1500 meter runs. Then I

Will God Be Merciful?

August 18, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog

by Shawn Lazar Many Christians say they believe in God’s mercy, but the truth is they really don’t. In fact, the mercy they’re expecting from God is the exact opposite of the mercy God offered to give. Why would I say that? Most Christians don’t believe in God’s mercy, because most believe in some form

Will All be Equal in the Kingdom of God?

August 16, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog

by Ken Yates When most Christians think of the Kingdom of God, they think that it will be a place where everyone is equal. It will be kind of like a communist utopia. In their view, the ideas of communism, where everyone is on equal footing, will be realized because Jesus Christ will be ruling

Enduring the Climb

August 15, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog

by Bob Wilkin In the summer after eighth grade I went on a six-week bus trip around the United States with 35 other boys from my club. In addition there were nine men who supervised us. We camped out each night. Each morning started out with a two-mile run led by one of the leaders.

Nike Christians

August 12, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog

by Zane Hodges No earthly banquet was ever so splendid. No roster of assembled guests was ever so impressive. The coheirs of King Jesus are the elite of human history. To be numbered among them is the highest honor—and greatest victory!—which any man or woman can achieve. But what is it that really makes an

Does God Judge Nations?

August 11, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - theology

by Ken Yates In my last blog I discussed Luke 12:54ff and how Jesus told the nation of Israel in His day that if they looked around they would be able to see that judgment was coming. He was speaking of the coming judgment of AD 70. That judgment was coming because of their sin.

To Whom Much Is Given, Luke 12:47-48

August 10, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Judgment Seat of Christ, Salvation, theology

by Ken Yates To me, one of the most interesting verses in the Gospels is a statement by Jesus in Luke 12:47-48. Jesus gives a parable about who is a wise servant of the master and who is an evil servant of that same master. In the parable, the Lord says that His servants will

The Current Crisis in Assurance: An Interview with Prof. David J. Engelsma

August 8, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Puritans, theology

by Shawn Lazar, originally published in the November/December, 2014 issue of Grace in Focus. The original article may be accessed here. Doubt. For some of us, it is momentary feeling of anxiety that eventually passes when our circumstances change. For others, it is a way of life born out of the barrage of insecurities created