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The False Gospel of Inwardness

June 29, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Gospel, inwardness, preaching, Rod Rosenbladt

Do pastors need to preach the gospel to Christians? We all believe you must preach Christ’s work to unbelievers, but should you also preach it to born-again believers? In his book Christ Alone, Rod Rosenbladt argues pastors must evangelize everyone: Most evangelicals have no category for preaching Christ to a congregation of believers; their only

The Growth of Sin in Peter’s Three Denials of Christ (Mark 14:66-71)

June 28, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Darkness, progression, Sin

We have all been told that in one sense, sin is sin. All sin is a falling short of the glory of God. If we break one of the commandments, we have broken all of them because we have violated the law of God (Jas 2:10). However, we also recognize that the consequences of certain

Don’t Trust Your Plans

June 27, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - change, God, providence, Trust

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going (Heb 11:8). Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up? Did things turn out the way you planned? When my

When Our Good Works Won’t Be Good Enough (Revelation 20:12)

June 24, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - eternal life, Security, Works

Recently, I visited the national park at Ft. Pulaski near Savannah, GA. I didn’t even know it existed until I drove by it. Much of the original fort is still there. The famous Robert E. Lee himself was involved in the fort’s initial plans. At the beginning of the Civil War, it was a stronghold

Do You Remember the Poor? (Galatians 2:9-10)

June 23, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - charity, Galatians, love, poverty

When James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that had been given to me, they gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. They desired only that we should remember the poor, the very thing which I

Have You Ever Debated Someone Over Justification by Faith Alone? The Wilkin-Sungenis Debate on June 9

June 22, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Justification by faith alone, justification by faith plus works, Sungenis

Donny, the head of Standing for Truth Ministries, invited me to debate Catholic scholar Robert Sungenis on justification by faith alone. Sungenis is the author of a nearly 800-page book entitled Not by Faith Alone. The debate was lively. Though it lasted for over two hours, it was chopped up so that no one message

The Significance of the Rainbow

June 21, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 2 Pet 2:7-8, LGBTQA+ pride month

Five professional baseball players refused to wear a rainbow pride logo on their uniforms this month because of their Christian beliefs. The logo was to celebrate lifestyles that were contrary to those beliefs. Almost immediately, they were labeled by many as hateful bigots. Peter tells us that a righteous man named Lot, who lived in

Footprints in the Sand?

June 20, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - footprints in the sand

Here is a typical bit of chit-chat between neighbors. “How are you doing?” one neighbor asks. “Fine, fine,” says the other. “How are you?” “Not bad. See you later!” And we know that both people could be lying or hiding how they’re really doing. They’re not fine. They’re far from fine. But you can’t admit

How Would You Counsel Someone Who Believes in Jesus’ Finished Work But Who Lacks Assurance?

June 17, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of Salvation, Eternal Security

Nicholas [my middle name, BTW] sent in a great question: Hi. I hope everything is well with you. I’m worried about my salvation. I have faith in the Lord Jesus and His finished work and His resurrection from the dead by the Lord God on the 3rd day. But people say it’s not by faith

Salvation by Faith or by Faith Alone?

June 16, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - by faith or by faith alone?, Gal 2:16, James 2:24, John 3:16

O. O. comments on my recent conference message, available here, in which I said that there will be no final judgment for believers. He wrote, “You continue to see individual passages saying one is saved by faith. But nowhere do they say by faith alone.” His point is that salvation from eternal condemnation is by