Both Are Conditional Colossians 1:21-23 is one long sentence. In the midst of it Paul places a conditional word, if (ei in Greek). First Corinthians 15:1-2 is also one long sentence and in the midst of it Paul places the same conditional word, if (ei). While people sometimes try to explain the conditional words in

Editor’s note: Before he died last November, Zane had completed the first six chapters of brief commentary on John’s Gospel. In the future we plan to publish that in its entirety. Here is a small and quite edifying sample. 1:47-48: Before Nathaniel can say anything to Jesus, or ask questions about His connection with Galilee,

This is the initial portion of a message given at the 2009 GES Annual Conference in Fort Worth, TX. The entire message will be published in the Fall 2009 issue of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. By Philippe Sterling Pastor Vista Ridge Bible Fellowship Church Part 1: What is Happening Today? U.S. News

By Jonathan Perreault Several months ago (Mar-Apr 2009) Ken Neff published an article in the GES newsletter Grace in Focus. The article was titled, “What Is the Free-Grace Gospel?” It is not my intention to give a full critique of Neff’s article. Rather, I would simply like to clarify my position in the Free Grace

In the last issue I pointed out that there have been two major issues in Free Grace theology, both concerning what a person must believe to be born again. Issue one is whether a person must believe that what he receives by believing in Christ is everlasting or not. Some say, Yes, he must believe

Sequential Reading A friend, Bob Swift, has been reading a powerful book on the prologue of John’s Gospel. He and I have discussed that book. Indeed Bob has shared it with me and I’ve skimmed it. One of the things that the author promotes is what he calls sequential reading. He points out that too

By Bill Perkins Million Mighty Men As a football fan I was shocked by the murder of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, allegedly by his 20-year-old waitress mistress. She apparently shot McNair four times, twice in the head and twice in the chest, and then turned the gun on herself, ending her life with a

Issue One: Assurance, Or, Must One Believe in the Eternality of the Gift? One question that has emerged is whether one needs to believe in Jesus for something that cannot be lost. Whether we call that something justification, salvation, heaven, or eternal life, the question is whether one must believe that what he receives by

Editor’s note: It has been my privilege to edit Zane’s commentary on Second Peter for publication in our one-volume NT commentary, which we expect to be released in November or December. The following struck me as especially powerful. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. 3:10. In the Greek text the word

9The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. Peter’s point, of course, is that what seems long and short to men is not long or short to the Lord. Therefore, any seeming delay