Our upbringing and culture influence all of us. These backgrounds determine how we understand certain words. This is true for Evangelical Christians. When we hear certain words, especially in the Bible, we have a strong tendency to understand them in a particular way. […]
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 […]
Jeremiah was a bold prophet. He went to Judah to announce that God would severely discipline them because of their sin. The nation would be...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are discussing passages that are “Tough Texts.” Hebrews has five warning passages....
The original NT manuscripts did not include chapter and verse divisions. Stephen Langton developed the modern verses and chapters in AD 1205. The original NT...
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