by Vernon K. Lockner No works, no merit of my own, would I ever dare to plead. I rest my case on Christ alone, and that He died for me. No obedience or faithful fruit, will I boast before His throne. My faith is in the Lamb of God, I trust in Him alone. No

Just today I was listening to a tape presented at a pastor’s conference this year.1 The speaker, a pastor of children’s ministry, cited 1 John 2:19 as proving that children who make a profession of faith and later fall into serious sin prove they were never born again in the first place. The pastor began

by Roscoe Barnes III I felt a flash of anger when I looked at a tract on the plan of salvation that I had written. What bothered me was the comment made by Ron Bupp, a friend I’d asked to critique the manuscript. Bupp made a number of good suggestions. But near the end of

Dave Breese was an author, speaker, friend to presidents, influential in the establishment of both AWANA and Youth for Christ, and founder of Christian Destiny, Inc. He went home to be with the Lord last year. This was an article he was editing when he passed away. It is used by permission of Christian Destiny

In June of last year something odd happened in Loxley, Alabama. Pastor Orlando Bethel was preaching a funeral for a man who had died of prostate cancer. Pastor Bethel had a tough task, for the man who died had not been walking closely with the Lord. Midway through his sermon, Pastor Bethel announced that the

by Roscoe Barnes III A young man who had just trusted Christ as Savior was eager to tell others about his experience. He read a gospel tract and noticed a “sinner’s prayer” on the back of it. “If I get people to pray this prayer, will they be saved?” he asked. I was tempted to

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). Some believe the author of Hebrews is saying that we must achieve a certain level of holiness in order to make it into the kingdom. But that’s impossible for two reasons. First, the Lord Jesus promises eternal life

One of the most famous chapters in the New Testament is Acts 10, which presents the conversion of Cornelius and his household. They were the first Gentile believers other than the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. A search of the Libronix Digital Library System uncovered 275 articles on this popular chapter. In spite of the

by Dick Peik I became a Christian in 1959 while in college, attended theological seminary, and then pastored for nearly 30 years. In 1980 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (the slowly regressing type). My teaching ended in 1987 as my speech became increasingly slurred. Presently (2002) my whole body has been affected, but not

A few weeks ago a reader asked whether it is enough to tell people that if they believe in Jesus they will go to heaven, without talking with them first about eternal security and all of its implications. The questioner indicated that more people might respond positively to trusting Christ for eternal salvation if we