There are scores of warnings in the New Testament against falling away

Recently I ran across a quote by a Calvinist. He said that he was sure he was born again and eternally secure “without a doubt.” He went on to say […]

November 23, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - burden, Hebrews, pastoral theology
Are you a joy or a burden to your pastor_

I belong to a Facebook group for small church pastors (see here). It includes pastors from every denomination. Theologically it is all over the place. But I still find it […]

Are you institutionalized by religion_

There’s a scene in The Shawshank Redemption in which an old inmate named Brooks is about to be paroled after fifty years of incarceration. But he’s scared of getting out. […]

“Believing in His name is believing in Him in Biblical usage.”

Today I received a call asking me about something Dr. Wayne Grudem said in his book Free Grace Theology: 5 Ways It Diminishes the Gospel. In a footnote on page […]

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 […]

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