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God Wishes None Should Perish—2 Peter 3:9

September 14, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Christianity, Mercy, Repentance

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the July/August 2009 edition of Grace in Focus The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 Peter’s point, of course, is that what

Sweeter than Honey (Psalm 19:7-13)

September 13, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - God's Word, theology

by Ken Yates In my last blog, I discussed how God has revealed things about Himself in creation. The first part of Psalm 19 talks about this revelation, which is often called “general revelation.” It must be said that there is a limit to what a person can know about God from creation. You certainly

For the Sake of His Name

September 12, 2016 by Bill Fiess in Blog - Christianity, Suffering, theology

originally published in the July/August 2015 edition of Grace in Focus The expression “for My [or His] name’s sake” occurs eleven times in the New Testament, in all four Gospels (seven times), Acts (once), John’s first and third epistles (once each), and Revelation (once).1 It is not found at all in the epistles of Paul,

Read your Bible

September 8, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Christian Life, theology

by Art Farstad, originally published in the January 1993 edition of Grace in F Many have heard the story of the man whose devotional reading consisted of cracking his Bible at random and reading the first verse his finger touched. One morning this was his verse for the day: “And Judas went out and hanged

Little Rita’s Prayer

September 7, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Grace and Gracious, theology

by Arthur L. Farstad, originally published in the July 1990 edition of Grace in Focus In order to be effective a prayer needn’t be long or flowery. In fact, if it’s a public prayer it had better not be long–you might bore your human audience. It better not be too flowery either–you will turn

The Revelation of God

September 6, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Psalms, Revelation, theology, Worship

by Ken Yates God has revealed Himself to mankind in different ways. We know from Romans 2 that one way God has done that is through the conscience. Men and women in all cultures know that certain things are right and certain things are wrong. They know these things even if they often do not

What’s Your First Sentence in Evangelism?

September 2, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Believe, Christianity, evangelism

by Bob Wilkin, Originally published in the September/October 2008 edition of Grace in Focus The First Thing You Say Is Vital Journalists are trained to put the heart of their story in the first paragraph. That initial paragraph is called the lead and it is considered vital that it draw the reader in and tell

Confession and Fellowship with God

September 1, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession, Fellowship, theology

Confession of sins is a vital element in the Christian’s walk with God. And no verse is more important in this regard than 1 John 1:9. In the following article excerpted from his commentary on 1-3 John, Zane has given us a wonderful explanation of this key verse. Editor. by Zane Hodges If we confess

Adopted into God’s Family: Romans 8:15-16

August 31, 2016 by Kenneth Yates in Blog

I remember when I was 12 years old and living in South Korea. At that time, Korea was a developing country and very poor. One day, a Christian missionary brought a boy my age to visit us. He was an orphan who lived in a cardboard box in the city of Teague. He ate dinner

Eternal Salvation in the Old Testament—The Salvation of Saul

August 30, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - blog, Everlasting Life, Salvation in the Old Testament, Saul

by Zane C. Hodges, originally published in the May/June 1994 edition of Grace in Focus Paul stated a timeless truth when he wrote: Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.—Rom 3:20 Even under the law in the OT,