How Does Satan Work?

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I plan to complete a series of books outlining what I think are the Biblical alternatives to the five points of Calvinism (and Arminianism). Chosen to Serve: Why Election Is to Service, Not to Eternal Life, was my answer to Unconditional Election. I have two more manuscripts in the works—one on Limited Atonement (The Cross: Different Benefits, for Different
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Can Homosexuals Be Born Again Without Becoming Celibate?

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A reader sent me an article which appeared in the February 2019 edition of Decision Magazine from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He writes, “Can I get your take on it? I wrestle with the matter because my wife and I know several gay and lesbian folks and, while we don’t agree with their lifestyle choices, we don’t think they’re instantly
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Leaving Sin City (Romans 6:1-2)

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The Red Light district in Amsterdam is one of the most depressing places I’ve ever been. Abby and I had just moved to the city. We loved walking through it. Amsterdam is more like a large village than a city, filled with beautiful architecture, canals, and shops. But it has some ugly parts, too.  We were admiring the town when we turned down
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Grace Will Abound (Romans 6:1-2)

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In Romans 6, Paul makes an argument for why Christians should not continue living in sin. Here is his opening question:  What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it? (Romans 6:1-2).  The Greek word for
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Saving Faith Should Result in a Lifetime Overflowing with Good Works

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The following comments and question were in response to my recent blog (see here) about the saying, “Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is never alone.”   This is in response to the article on your website responding to Dr. Grudem’s critique of the Free Grace message. I would appreciate thoughtful answers because I am genuinely trying
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Fuzzy Evangelism Countered by Knowledgeable Catholic

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A regular blog reader sent me a story that is making the rounds on the internet. I doubt it is a true story. It sounds made up.   In any case, the story tells of an Evangelical woman who used to be a Roman Catholic; she was sharing her faith with a Roman Catholic man in a parking lot.   She told the man that
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C. I. Scofield About Eternal Rewards

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Bill Fiess sent me some interesting quotes about eternal rewards from various authors. The ones he sent from C. I. Scofield I found to be very helpful. See what you think. C. I. Scofield, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, 1921, p. 91.  God’s purpose in promising to reward with heavenly and eternal honors the faithful service of
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The Rich Man, Lazarus, and Samuel

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One of the central texts in the debate over hell is Luke 16—the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Actually, whether or not this is a parable is part of the debate.  People who deny eternal conscious torment deny that Jesus’ story depicts a real situation. For example, many annihilationists want to deny it because, for one
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