Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy God is able, according to Jude, to keep every believer from stumbling, that is, from experiencing major moral or doctrinal failure. A key interpretive question here is whether Jude was

Every profession, hobby, art, science, and “in-group” has its own vocabulary or jargon, including special meanings to ordinary words. A lawyer’s tort is not the same a chef’s torte or a restaurateur’s tortilla. “Shaft” may mean something quite different to a miner, an engineer, or to someone who has just been fired! A clear understanding

In one sense the question, “Is obedience optional,” is merely a variation of the question Paul asks in Rom 6:1, “Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?” It is a question I have heard often. Of course, we should not be surprised when people who do not believe in eternal security ask this

As mentioned below, Dallas Seminary ran a favorable review of John MacArthur’s latest defense of Lordship Salvation, his book called Faith Works: The Gospel According to the Apostles. In the Autumn 1993 issue of our journal, we also review that book. However, our review is not favorable. Due to the importance of the book, we

The most recent issue of Bibliotheca Sacra (Oct-Dec 1993), the journal of Dallas Theological Seminary (DTS), contains an essentially laudatory review of John MacArthur’s latest Lordship Salvation primer, Faith Works: The Gospel According to the Apostles. The reviewer, Robert Pyne, boils MacArthur’s argument into two beliefs: (1) “that justification and sanctification are distinct yet inseparable”

This article is a follow-up to my article in the last issue on Rev 21:8. Some pastors and theologians use Rev 21:8 and 22:15 to try and prove that all “true” Christians persevere in the faith. In my previous article I showed that Rev 21:8 does not support that view. In this article I will

But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death. Recently I received a letter from a pastor who wondered about the meaning of this verse. The following is an expansion of my response.

Man’s role in conversion is to believe. The answer to the jailor’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). What must man do? He must believe. But can he believe? Today, many give

One of the ways we know we are having an impact is when those who oppose our message recognize our efforts. This is happening more and more now. Recently I was reading a book on the gospel according to Lordship Salvation and I was fascinated to read that we, Grace Evangelical Society, were instrumental in

On July 21st of this year, in response to the death of his close friend, Vincent W. Foster, Jr., President Bill Clinton is reported by the New York Times News Service to have said,   My deepest hope is whatever drew Vince away from us this evening, his soul will receive the grace and salvation