Recently I received an email from a pastor in Switzerland who wondered what this verse means: “He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life” (John 12:25). Love and Hate Are Figures of Speech Concerning Priorities The person who “loves his

Less than two weeks from the time I am writing this I will be debating Dr. James White, an apologist for a form of 5-point Calvinism, on regeneration, faith, and perseverance.1 On his website he recently criticized my view of saving faith, saying I believed in what he termed “naked faith” as the sole condition

This article first ran in the GraceLife newsletter. It has been revised and is used by permission. by Charlie Bing Is a disciple merely another name for a person who is born into God’s family through faith in Jesus Christ, or is a disciple a believer who meets specific conditions about following Jesus? Knowing the

The third chapter of Second Peter concerns God’s promise of a coming new earth in which righteousness reigns. The Noahic flood was a prelude to the final meltdown of the heavens and the earth. But why has God delayed so long? The answer is found in God’s nature, in that He experiences time much differently

by Steve Smitter* Before I came to faith in Christ, God spared my life no less than 15 times. Otherwise, I would have died prematurely and gone to hell. On 13 different occasions I was arrested for various crimes I committed. I spent several years in prison. This came as no surprise to those who

Mark W. Evans is a minister in the Bible Presbyterian Church (BPC) denomination. He recently wrote an article decrying the establishing of an ecclesiastic relationship between the BPC and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) denomination. At the 68th general synod of the BPC in August of 2004 the delegates narrowly voted to form this alliance.

by Jeremy Myers A man came into my study this week struggling with sin, salvation, and a sense of God’s presence in his life. He told me he was saved but he had never seen God work in his life. While I could have pointed out that God is at work in the lives of

This is an excerpt from Bob’s book on Assurance entitled Secure and Sure. Have you ever met someone who was looking to some past experience as the basis of their assurance? They prayed some prayer and put the date in their Bible. They walked an aisle after a particularly moving sermon. They made a commitment

by Jessica Wempe Picture a wee bitty person that fits in your shirt pocket. Recite a magical prayer and this little person will whisk all your worries away. Got the picture? If so, you have some idea of the confusion we unwittingly bring upon our children. The Grace movement promotes a clear gospel message, but

This is an excerpt from Bob’s upcoming book on Assurance entitled Secure and Sure. In our postmodern culture people who claim to be certain about anything are viewed with no small amount of skepticism. The only certainty today, it seems, is that you can’t be certain! All but the most unreasonable, however, will acknowledge that