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The Day of the Lord in 1 Thessalonians 5:2

March 4, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Thess 5:2, Like a thief in the night, Matt 24:40-44, the Day of the Lord, the Rapture

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. Like a Thief in the Night This expression only occurs three times in the NT: Matt 24:43; 1 Thess 5:2; and 2 Pet 3:10. Paul and Peter received this expression from the Lord’s teaching in the Sermon on the

C. F. W. Walther on Horrible Evangelism

March 3, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, preparationism, Walther

Not everyone believes the promise of life the first time he hears it. Some people are so committed to salvation by works that they think the promise of eternal life is ridiculous. Before such a person will believe, he will probably have to go through a process of conviction first. He will need to be convinced of his total inability to earn salvation based on his good

LGBTQ Questions

March 2, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 5:11-13, gay weddings, Salvation for gays, salvation for transgenders

Here are two questions I have received in the last few weeks: Question #1: I have a cousin who was married for over thirty years. He decided to become a female, and he has changed his name to a female name and legally changed his sex status to female in Austin, though he still has male parts (at

Michael Eaton on What You Can Lose When You Sin

February 28, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, Michael Eaton

People who deny eternal security think it’s unfair to say that Christians can sin and get away with it. But that’s a misunderstanding. The doctrine of eternal security doesn’t say you get away with sin. All it means is that whatever the consequences may be, they do not include losing your eternal salvation (see here and here and here). The warnings are about some kind

Sola Feels

February 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - bible, sola scriptura

The Babylon Bee, a Christian humor site, recently published an article lampooning progressive Evangelicals for rejecting Sola Scriptura in favor of the doctrine of Sola Feels. From the article: “Quite simply, ‘Sola Feels’ means that all spiritual truths only become true once they’re filtered through and accepted by our feels—all the feels,” popular author and speaker Jane Hansen told reporters after

Grace at Walmart

February 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, family, Grace, parenting

When grocery shopping, my wife and I would often cave to the kids’ demands that we buy them cheap little toys and goodies. “Can I have a dollar?” “Can you buy me this, please, please, please?” “Can I have two quarters for candy?” We realized it had become a problem when the kids started throwing fits whenever we said, “No.” So we changed the policy.

No One Seeks God (Romans 3:11)

February 25, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - No one seeks God, Romans 3:11, spiritual deadness

There is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. Here is a recent question I received: How to reconcile “no-one seeketh after God no not one” with free will to accept or reject God’s free gift? I think one is about the concept that man’s righteousness cannot make him justified, and the other is about the person who seeks

“There’s No Right Interpretation!”

February 24, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - apologetics, relativism, truth

I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3b). Do you contend for the faith? We live in a skeptical and relativistic culture. For decades now, people have been taught that most* of what we believe is

The Effects of Reading the Bible Four Days a Week

February 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bible reading, inerrancy, spiritual disciplines, spiritual practices

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness (2 Tim 3:16). How important is it to read your Bible on a regular basis? In 2009, the Center for Biblical Engagement issued a report that concluded that people who read the Bible at least four days a week

The Holy Spirit Guiding and Empowering Believers

February 20, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - decision making and the will of God, Divine guidance, Proverbs 3:5-6

In the January-February Grace in Focus Magazine, Marcia Hornok wrote an article entitled, “Spiritual GPS.” I received a nice letter wondering if Marcia was “negating the idea of guidance by the Holy Spirit.” The reader points out that she is not charismatic, but that she and her husband “have repeatedly experienced God’s leading and supernatural empowerment in our lives.”