I recently received the following letter from a reader: Dear Bob, In regard to your article in the Sept. 89 issue, “Evangelism: You Make the Call,” it is one thing to say that Christ alone saves; it is quite another to say that Christ plus does not save. Is not poor theology also forgiven if

Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Prove yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?–unless you are disqualified. John Calvin taught that one should not look to his works for assurance of salvation. He said we should look to Christ, the object of our faith. However, his

Many Bible teachers are fond of a saying that goes like this: “You are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.” Doesn’t that sound neat? It states a fundamental truth–that we are saved by faith alone–then turns around and states that while it is faith alone that saves us, that

Dear Bob, We are thoroughly enjoying and benefitting from the GES News. When I am sure of what the gospel is, I find myself much more confident in telling it. Your articles help so much in clearing the confusion. Thank you, Tim and Brenda Wuthrich Whitewater, Kansas   Dear Bob, We are enjoying the information

By H.A. Ironside* In a hospital ward a lady missionary found an undersized and undeveloped little Irish boy, whose white, wizened face and emaciated form excited her deepest sympathy. Perhaps of about fifteen years of age, he scarcely looked to be twelve. Winning the lad’s confidence by gifts of flowers and fruit, she soon found

The National Football League is upon us once again. If you have ever seen an NFL TV broadcast, you probably have seen a segment named, “You Make the Call.” In these segments they show a play and ask you how you would rule if you were the referee. I have found this a helpful exercise

And if your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut if off and cast it

I received two letters in the past month from readers wanting to know if views expressed in GES News articles represented the GES position. The answer is no. The GES doctrinal position is laid out in our doctrinal statement. If an issue is not covered, GES has no official position on that doctrine. We feel,

By J. Kevin Butcher It’s one thing to preach grace; it’s another thing to live it. Most of us who believe that eternal life is a gift of absolute grace have very little trouble relating that fact to others in our conversation. When an opportunity presents itself, we’re glad to share with co-workers, neighbors, children,

Recently I received a friendly letter from a GES News reader who wondered about my view of false professions. Below is an excerpt from his letter and my reply.   “Do you believe that there is such a thing as a false profession of faith in Christ, and, if so, how would you recognize one