Justification is a point-in-time event

Rev. Amos Binney was a Methodist preacher who wrote a short systematic theology called Binney’s Theological Compend (published in 1840) explaining “Biblical Methodism” (see here). The “improved” version edited by […]

September 14, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog
Three Ways to Evaluate an Argument

Gordon H. Clark once said, “Unless one knows the definition, he does not know what he is talking about” (see here). I recently wrote a blog where I said that […]

Chairs don't give support based on faith alone

A Pastor friend told me he ran across a 1993 article I wrote regarding the chair illustration. He shared it with a Bible study group and they found my suggestion […]

September 12, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, legalism, Salvation
God Did It

Legalists from Israel were corrupting the Galatian churches, teaching them they needed to be circumcised and to keep different laws to be saved. Paul hit back. Hard. Paul’s greeting to […]

Jesus did not prohibit all uses of the word fool

Here’s another great inbox question: In Jesus’ denunciation of the Jewish leaders in Matthew 23:16-22 he calls them fools twice. The Greek word is moros. This same word was used […]

Four Ways to Read the Bible Better

If you want to grow spiritually, you must read the Bible everyday. Or you should listen to the Bible being read. As the Psalmist said, Blessed is the man Who walks not […]

September 7, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog
SimplePrinciplesofGiving

What does the NT say about giving? I’m sure someone has told you that Christians should tithe. That is, you should give one-tenth of all you make to the church. […]

No Biblical Texts Say That Repentence is a Condition of Everlasting Life.

Shawn had put a notice in our partner’s newsletter that I have started work on a book on repentance and salvation. Actually I’m only on Chapter 5 of 16. It […]

September 5, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Galatians, liberalism, Martin Luther
Anguish for Godly Ministers

“I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting Him who called you by the grace of Christ, for a different gospel” (Gal 1:6). Did you know that Harvard was […]

Luke Says That Simon Magus Believed.(1)

We have run articles before in which we showed that Simon the Magician, aka Simon Magus, was a believer who sinned, not an unbeliever who sinned. See this article by […]

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