November 20, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - preaching, public speaking
Why Preaching Doesn’t Scare Me Anymore

There was a time when I’d rather face a firing squad than speak in front of a crowd. Public speaking terrified me. But God has a sense of humor. I […]

November 19, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Christian radio, faith and trust
Believing in Jesus is not quite like trusting a doctor or a pilot.

For the last three days Shawn and I have been recording 15-minute radio programs. We’ve had the help of a producer and post-production specialist, Danny. It has gone well. We […]

November 16, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, gentleness, Thessalonians
Try gentle evangelism.

I know a man who used to be a pastor, but over time he became bitter towards God and left the faith. I find it difficult to talk to him. […]

The Ten Commandments in Ephesians_

I was reading through Ephesians last night, and in chapters 4-6, I began to notice that Paul restated several of the Ten Commandments. Sometimes the restatement was explicit, such as […]

Romans 8_1 concerns Spiritually minded Christians, not all Christians.

Romans 8:1 is widely misunderstood for two reasons: first, katakrima, the word typically translated as condemnation, does not mean that. We discussed that in Part 1 of this blog. Second, […]

November 13, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, idols, law
Is works salvation a form of idolatry_

How serious is it to abandon the gospel of salvation by faith apart from works, for the gospel of salvation by faith plus works? Paul compared it to idolatry: But […]

Romans 8_1 deals with deliverance from slavery to sin, not justification by faith alone.

Romans 8:1 is widely misunderstood for two reasons: first, katakrima, the word typically translated as condemnation, does not mean that. That will be the subject of this blog. Second, the […]

November 9, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - boldness, pastors, Prayer
What to Pray for Your Pastor(1)

Do you pray for your pastor? What do you ask for? Here’s what Paul requested prayer for: Pray also for me, so that when I speak, a message may be […]

What Did John Piper Mean When He Said, “You Can Believe the Promises of God and Be Lost”_

A friend pointed me to a May 27, 2015, blog post by Dr. John Piper at desiringgod.org. The title of the post caught my attention: “You Can Believe the Promises […]

“We Go to Heaven by Obeying the Ten Commandments”(1)

Don Matzat, a Lutheran pastor of fifty years, tells the following story of teaching a new church the doctrine of justification by faith apart from works: In one parish I […]

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