By Bob Wilkin Triply Justified by Faith, Not Works (Galatians 2:16) …knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, that we might be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law; for

By Summer Stevens Across the globe, these last few months have given most people a precious gift: time. Time for family and relaxation, sure, but hopefully you’ve also taken the opportunity to spend extra time in prayer and in the Word. The pressure has been off to get kids on the bus or rush off

By Kathryn Wright Introduction I remember when I was a teenager attending an adult Sunday school class for the first time. The lesson was on 2 Cor 5:10, which talks about the Judgment Seat of Christ. This judgment is not to determine salvation from hell, but rewards given for faithful service to the Lord. One

By Shawn Lazar Ecclesiastes in a Syllogism As I was making lunch, my son, Zane, came into the kitchen and asked, “Has it been an hour yet?” “An hour from when?” “No! Just, has it been an hour?” “From now? I’ll have to start counting.” “No from later.” “Well, if it’s an hour from later,

By Bob Wilkin Everyone who has read the Bible carefully recognizes that God promises that at the end of the age, He is going to judge everyone according to his works. Eschatological judgment will not be according to one’s faith. Works will be the issue. A Sampling of Works Judgment Texts Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. “Fear God

By Ken Yates In Rev 2:17 Jesus promises to give to the overcoming believers at Pergamos a white stone. This is clearly a reward for faithfulness. It is a reward that will be given at the Judgment Seat of Christ, when the Lord rewards believers for their obedience. I have often wondered what this reward

By Bob Wilkin A friend sent me this second-hand question: “If God desires for us to always have free will, why would He not allow us to give back the free gift of eternal life if we so choose?” That is a common objection. I’ve also been told that while no one can pluck us

By Ken Yates When I was in the military, there was a phrase that we used time and time again. If we were explaining a concept to another person, especially if that person was new to the military, we would say we needed to “keep it simple, stupid.” We called it the KISS principle. The

A Concise Commentary From The Grace New Testament Commentary (Revised Edition) By Zane Hodges God’s Righteousness Is Attested in the OT (4:1-25) 4:1. Now that Paul has made clear that righteousness comes “through faith in Jesus Christ” (cf. 3:21ff), he returns to the idea of OT authentication. The words what…Abraham our father has obtained state