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Houses, Lands, and Family—A Hundredfold

October 3, 2016 by Zane Hodges in Blog - Brad, Zane Hodges

So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and

Finishing Well

September 30, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Bob Wilkin, Perseverance, Rule with Christ

by Bob Wilkin My wife and I changed churches in 1992. We had been in a large Bible church. We moved to a small Plymouth Brethren church. Zane Hodges was one of the preachers at the church. I remember hearing teaching from him on perseverance that challenged my thinking. Before I went to the PB

The Wonder of Gratitude for Grace

September 28, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Grace, Gratitude, Shawn Lazar

by Shawn Lazar, excerpted from an article in the September/October edition of Grace in Focus We All Are Grateful When People Do Us Favors Of course, it is common enough to appreciate the small favors people do for us. Social life is filled with little kindnesses that differentiate friendship from mere civility. But such courtesies

God’s Love Poured Forth

September 27, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - God's Love, Romans 5:5, Zane Hodges

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from the January-February 2013 edition of Grace in Focus Romans 5:5. Now expectation does not result in shame, because the love of God is poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. The expectation that is produced in us through enduring our trials and

Are You Blameless and Above Reproach?

September 22, 2016 by Bill Fiess in Blog

originally published in the July-August, 2014 edition of Grace in Focus Elders are to be Blameless There are only seven uses of the Greek word anenkletos (blameless, above reproach, irreproachable) in the New Testament. Three of these uses refer to one of the requirements of an elder (1 Tim 3:2; Titus 1:6) or a deacon

Be like the Bereans

September 22, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - bible, Bob Wilkin, theology

by Bob Wilkin, excerpted from an article originally published in the November 2007 edition of Grace in Focus The Principle Stated After a short ministry in Thessalonica, Paul moved on to Berea due to Jewish opposition. Again he went to the synagogues of the Jews. This time he was warmly received: “These [Jewish unbelievers in

The Call to Live in Light of the Coming World, 2 Peter 3:10-13

September 21, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - 2 Peter, Day of the Lord, Eschatology

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from his commentary on 1 Peter 3:10. In the Greek text the word translated will come stands first in the sentence and is clearly emphatic. The false teachers will insist that the day of the Lord will not come, but—says Peter—it will! What is especially striking here is that Peter passes

The Testimony of Nathaniel: Jesus is the Son of God, the King of Israel, John 1:47-51

September 19, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog

By Zane C. Hodges, excerpted from his book, Faith in His Name: Listening to the Gospel of John. John 1:47-48: Before Nathaniel can say anything to Jesus, or ask questions about His connection with Galilee, Jesus Himself speaks. His words affirm that Nathaniel has the integrity that ought to be the possession of anyone who

No Small Problem, Revelation 2:11

September 16, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Eternal Security, Litotes, Revelation

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the March 1991 edition of Grace in Focus “He who overcomes shall not be hurt by the second death” (Rev 2:11) If someone says to me, “His request presented me with no small problem,” I know exactly what he means. The person who made the request of him had

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