While going through my bookshelves, I ran across a 1999 booklet by Jimmy Swaggart titled “What Must I Do to Be Saved?” I expected to find a typical Lordship Salvation message: Turn from […]
My father was a soldier. When I became an adult, I, too, joined the Army. I’ve lived on many Army installations and in various communities. The most impressive house I have ever seen was on the grounds […]
Do you think about dying? Well, it is literally a morbid thought. But when the Apostle Paul said, “To live is Christ,” he added, “and to die is gain.” Do you believe that? Do you believe […]
Paul’s teachings about David in Rom 4:6-8 are sometimes taken to support the doctrine of positional forgiveness. Paul describes David as a blessed man because God imputes righteousness apart from […]
A song I really like is “This Little Light of Mine.” Written in 1920 by Harry Dixon Loes, the song is based on Matt 5:16. It talks about letting our light shine (see here). More on that in a […]
The Old Testament, although it primarily concerns the nation of Israel, is a treasure trove of spiritual wisdom. Among other things, it contains many prophecies that have already been fulfilled and many that remain to […]
We were contacted by someone who asked us to explain the Free Grace understanding of Calvinism’s five points. She sent a chart showing the difference between Calvinism and Arminianism on […]
Anyone familiar with GES knows we place a lot of emphasis on context. If we don’t look at the context of a verse, we will almost certainly misunderstand what it says. In fact, we […]
…It [righteousness] shall be imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead (Rom 4:24). Hodges translates this verse as “to whom it would be imputed…” (Romans, p. 127). The EHV reads “will be […]
Most believers are familiar with God’s speaking to Elijah in a “still small voice” (1 Kgs 19:11-12). The text says that there was a very strong wind, an earthquake, and a fire in the wilderness […]
David believes he has everlasting life and will never perish, based on Jesus’ promise in John 3:16. Yet when he evangelizes family and friends, he...
I recently attended a meeting at which a missionary couple, originally from Kenya, spoke about their thirty years of work in the field. The theme of their address was that God...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr talk about atonement and belief. In God’s plan, how does the reception...
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