Some people say that those who hold the Free Grace position do not believe there are false professions of faith in Christ. According to them, we say that anyone who claims to be a […]
Recently, I traveled through my hometown and stopped to see my last surviving uncle. He is ninety-seven years old and is in a nursing home. My uncle was quite an athlete when he was […]
In another blog I discuss the words will be saved in most English translations of Acts 15:11. I suggested that was a bad translation of that verse. However, there are […]
In the course of a 25-year career, a Protestant Army chaplain will encounter chaplains from many denominations. I guess it would be around twenty or thirty. Mormon chaplains are considered Protestant. In one of my assignments, a […]
The author of Hebrews exhorts his readers to suffer the shame of being a believer in Jesus Christ. They lived in a culture that would punish, in various ways, anybody who […]
I’m convinced that Acts 15:11—a pivotal verse in the account of the Jerusalem Council—is frequently translated in a different sense than the Greek suggests, changing the meaning. The KJV reads, “But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we […]
Although he uses different words for the idea, Luke describes a group of Gentiles in his day as “God-fearers.” Cornelius is an example (Acts 10:2). This was a very broad group. Some simply had Jewish friends. […]
I have always loved overcomer stories. I remember as a kid reading Jim Thorpe, All American. Later I loved the movie by the same name. Hoosiers, Rudy, and Bang the Drum Slowly all captured my imagination. I wanted to be […]
In Luke 11:45-52, the Lord rebukes the scribes of His day. One of His accusations against them is a little difficult to understand. He tells them that they, “load men […]
Bill sent me a question about Heb 11:8 regarding when Abraham came to faith in the Messiah. Bill said, “Your interpretation doesn’t comment on the fact that Hebrews 11:8 speaks of Abraham’s faith way before Genesis […]
The actor portraying Jesus in The Chosen has long hair. Most illustrations of Jesus depict Him with long hair. I would guess that most Evangelicals today think that Jesus had long...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr continue a week-long discussion comparing / contrasting the lordship salvation position with the...
We have all heard the expression “slicing the bologna thin.” It means that a person is examining something too closely, even to the point of obsession. It can be used positively: “He really...
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