Should you belong to a particular teacher_

I was reading the Mockingbird Devotional for October 11. The devotion was written by Curt Benham, an Anglican priest in Atlanta. I got to meet him at a Mockingbird conference […]

October 26, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, Grace, Law & Gospel
Are your relationships based on Law or based on Grace_

It is a universal fact of human nature that we all want to love and be loved. We all want to belong. But how will we do it? By law […]

Reversing the reign of sin

Today I received a question via email: In a sermon on Romans 8, Dr. Wilkin refers to the word katakrima in verse 1 as having to do with slavery to […]

October 24, 2018 by Ken Yates in Blog - Armageddon, Joel, Kingdom, Seed
How Is Your Spiritual Vision_

In Mark 4:26-29, we find a parable of the Lord unique to Mark’s Gospel. It doesn’t get much attention. I think the attention it does receive is often superficial. A […]

Does Craig Blomberg Find the New Testament to Be Historically Reliable_

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament. By Craig Blomberg. Nashville, TN: B & H Academic, Lexham Press, 2016. 783 pp. Paper, $39.99. I wrote a September 25, 2018, blog […]

October 22, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - pluralism, truth
How hard are you searching for truth_

Is it easy to find the truth? Is it supposed to be easy? It depends. Some truth is implanted in your heart. You don’t need to search for it. It […]

October 19, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - boot camp, ministry, seminary, training
Is the Lord calling you to the harvest_(1)

Every week a church calls up, looking to hire a Free Grace pastor or minister. And there aren’t any. Well, they are few and far between. There are positions around […]

October 18, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Baptism, fig leaf, identity, naked
“You can give up spending your life trying to make yourself presentable by masking your nakedness with legalistic fig leaves.”

Have you ever tried to make yourself out to be better than you are? Maybe you were trying to impress a girl or land a job or gain someone’s esteem, […]

Expressions like(1)

Today I read a few articles in the July-September 2018 issue of Bibliotheca Sacra, the journal of Dallas Theological Seminary. It is celebrating its 175th anniversary (since DTS took over […]

October 16, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, legalism, promise
The difference between a law and a promise

The Galatians were being foolish. Or, more literally, they were not thinking things through. The whole province was slipping into legalism, but they should have known better. In Galatians 3, […]

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