Faith Taken Captive

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“Faith itself has been taken captive by legalism.” ~Gerhard Forde Ever since Paul’s fiery denouncement of Judaistic law-keeping in Galatians and Romans, the Christian tradition has recognized, if only grudgingly, that legalism is the death-knell of faith in Christ. Even those churches most closely identified with deeply legalistic tendencies (I am thinking of Catholicism and
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Don’t Be Shy, Apply! 2013 Conference

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Preparations for the 2013 GES National Conference are underway, and we are looking for submissions for workshops and plenary sessions. The theme for the upcoming conference is Free Grace and Sanctification. Don’t be shy, everyone is encouraged to apply! Especially younger voices in the Free Grace movement. Submit an abstract of your proposed paper by
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John 10 According to the BRV (Badly Revised Version)

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Have you ever wondered how some Christians manage to misread Jesus’ clear promise that whoever believes in him for eternal life “shall never perish”? What do people do with those verses? What do they think they mean? Avoiding the clear meaning of Jesus’ promise requires some serious scripture twisting. I can imagine a conversation going
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What’s Next, Temple Prostitution?

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The ‘culture wars’ are raging all around us, and far too often it seems to be churches who are at the forefront of normalizing sin. For example, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America recently drank the kool-aid and decided to condone homosexual clergy and relationships. In reply, Pastor Peter Speckhard wrote this brilliant piece of
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And Then the Onion Broke

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One of the most misguided and depressing illustrations of salvation is found in Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov, in the Parable of the Onion. It illustrates the deeply legalistic character of popular Orthodox soteriology, which, despite its talk of grace, mercy, and love, teaches that our eternal destiny ultimately depends on our works. Indeed, while the
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The Restart of Florida Bible College Update

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Jul 5 Florida Bible College has produced thousands of Free Grace advocates, including many hundreds of Free Grace pastors. In the early seventies it was the fastest growing Bible college in America. At its peak it had over 1,500 students and was continuing to grow rapidly. The school went into decline in the mid to
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