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Why Don’t Lordship Salvationists Who Pray for Guidance Find the Truth?

September 27, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Heb 11:6, John 5:39-40, Lordship Salvation, openness, seekers, teachability

Last week I wrote a blog on the role of prayer in Bible interpretation (see here). I quoted three women who said in various ways that we should ask God to open our eyes to His Word. Yet at least two of the three, or more likely, all three, hold to Lordship Salvation. So far

The Classical Understanding of Christ (Christology, Part 2)

September 26, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, systematic theology

Who is Jesus? What kind of a man is He? Was He a man at all? Why can He give believers eternal life? Christology is the branch of theology that studies questions about the person and work of Christ. As you can imagine, hundreds of books have been written to answer those questions. Where can

Irresistible by Pastor Andy Stanley

September 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Andy Stanley

Normally when I review books, I am confident that I understand the author’s main point. In the case of Irresistible by Andy Stanley, I am confident I understand at least a few of his main points. It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what Andy Stanley is and is not saying on many points. Let me

What Kind of Man Is This? (Christology, Part 1)

September 24, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, systematic theology

One day, after ministering to huge crowds, Jesus and the disciples went sailing when the Lord, being tired, fell fast asleep. Then the winds picked up a little. And the sea became choppy. It wasn’t enough to worry those seasoned fishermen, though. And Jesus didn’t stir. Then the winds became a storm. Waves splashed hard

No Man Is an Island (Romans 14:1-26)

September 23, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - doubtful things, Rom 16:25-27, Romans 14:1-23, The Judgment Seat of Christ, the weaker brother

In 1624 English poet John Donne wrote a poem whose first line reads, “No man is an island entire of itself…” He went on in the same short poem to write, “any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls

Are You Saved by Reciting the Apostles’ Creed?

September 20, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Apostles Creed, belief, intellectual assent, saving faith

Question Is there a difference between intellectual assent and saving faith? Take, for example, the very many churches each Sunday which have the entire congregation recite the Apostle’s Creed. What percentage of those persons who recite orally the Apostles Creed are saved? Is reciting the Creed orally or silently a guarantee that one has saving

Christian Testimonies

September 19, 2019 by Ken Yates in Blog

Anybody who grew up in any kind of church setting has probably heard hundreds of testimonies. A testimony is the account a person relates of how he or she became a believer. Recently, I was with a group of missionaries, and we were all asked to give our own personal testimony. If you are like

The Role of Prayer in Bible Study

September 18, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Beth Moore, Bible study, Elyse Fitzpatrick, Exegesis, Hermeneutics, illumination, Kay Arthur

When I was in seminary, only one professor that I can recall ever said that we should pray and ask God to help us understand the passage we were studying. His name was Zane Hodges. Zane pointed us to verses like Luke 24:32, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us

The Many Fruits of the Tree of Life

September 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - fruit, Revelation, tree of life

If you like fruit, here is an interesting feature about the tree of life, as described in Rev 22:2: In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for

Quakers, Scripture, and Justification by Turning from Sin

September 16, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bibliology, Justification, Quaker

I read everybody. For example, I was reading this blog on Scriptural authority from “Ramblings of a Country Preacher,” an independent Quaker minister. He is arguing that Quakers—and all Christians—must return to Scriptural authority. Overall, I agree with his position: The perfect standard or Scriptural teachings have over time been consumed by the secular liberal