By Kathryn Wright Introduction The NT constantly warns disciples that the world will hate them (Matt 5:11-12; John 15:18-19). Any believer who seeks to follow the Lord in discipleship, obeying His Word, can expect opposition. We see this principle not only in the teachings of the NT, but also in the OT. An example of

By Marcia Hornok At a Bible study early in our ministry, my husband, Ken, asked our group what Bible person we would most like to be. I said, “Eve, when Adam woke up.” We like to think about Scripture’s real-life events, where people expressed the emotions we know—from despair to ecstasy, from weeping1 to belly-laughing.

By Bob Wilkin The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel By Dean Inserra Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers, 2019 203 pp. Paper, $14.99 I have often said and written that most Evangelicals need evangelizing. So, I agree in principle with Inserra. However, there is a major difference in how he and I identify Evangelicals

By Anneka Muller im·pec·ca·bi·li·ty (im-pe-kə-bi-lə-tē) n. 1. being free from fault or blameless: flawless; 2. not capable of sinning or liable to sin. The fact that Jesus never sinned is indisputable. But was it even possible for Him to sin? In His human nature, He was subject to temptation, and some say temptation implies the

By Ken Yates INTRODUCTION There is a board game called Telestrations that my family and I love to play. A major part of the game is that the players draw a picture of a word, and the other players must guess what you drew. There is absolutely no doubt that I am the worst Telestrations

By Zane Hodges* * This article originally appeared in what was then called The Grace Evangelical Society News in the November 1989 issue. (The four-page newsletter came out monthly back then.) Quite a few years ago I was giving the gospel to a young Hispanic man. After a while he said, “It’s no use, Zane.

By Zane Hodges* *This article originally appeared in the September-October 1993 issue of what was then the Grace in Focus newsletter. The answer to the jailer’s classic question, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” is still the same: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:30-31, italics added).

By Ken Yates INTRODUCTION For nine days in August, I had the opportunity to conduct a pastors’ conference in Kenya. On the weekends, I was able to speak in three different churches. On one Saturday, I led a Bible study in which various smaller studies came together to discuss the parables of Christ. As you

By Philippe Sterling PERSECUTED AND POOR, BUT RICH Have you ever been persecuted for your faith? Have you ever been put at a disadvantage because of your faith? Have others ever hated or shunned you because you were a believer? The example of the church at Smyrna alerts us to the possibility of being persecuted

By Lucas Kitchen I was in ministry in West Texas several years ago. We were about to begin a night worship service called Paradigm for college students when a man, probably homeless, walked into the church and sat down on the back pew. That was not that uncommon; what was uncommon was his attire… or