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

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