Do You Act in His Strength or Your Own_

There is a big difference between acting in your strength, according to your plans and acting in God’s power, according to God’s plans. Think of Moses and two very different burials that happened in his life. Remember when he killed an Egyptian who was attacking a Hebrew? Now it came about in those days, when […]

Is God's chastening born out of His love, not His wrath_

In a July-August Grace in Focus Magazine article (see here), I answered a long list of ten questions asked by a reader. In one of my answers (#9) I suggested that repentance is not necessary to be born again, but “it is necessary to escape temporal wrath in this life” (Grace in Focus Magazine, July-August […]

July 31, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - journal, subscriptions
Did Jesus Speak Greek_

We publish the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society twice a year. The Journal is where we publish longer, more academic articles, as well as book reviews. But the articles are written at an undergraduate level. In the current issue—the Spring 2018 Journal—there are some articles you might be interested in. Ken Yates addresses what […]

Are we saying that anyone who has trouble with assurance is not saved_

In response to a recent blog entitled, “What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus?” (see here), a reader asked three excellent questions. Here are his questions: If I understand correctly, you’re saying a person can believe many things about Jesus Christ, including that He’s the only Son of God, yet not have eternal life. […]

Faith is Faith.

After a recent blog (see here) in which I argued that faith is simply intellectual assent (and in which I referred to a Grace in Focus Magazine article by me and Bill Fiess on trust), I received an excellent question via email. Here is part of the question: Romans 10:9, which contains the phrase “believe […]

Five Practical Examples of Godly Speech

“Some things are better left unsaid”—is what I generally realize right after saying them. The Epistle of James has much to say about the tongue. One of the signs of spiritual immaturity or carnality is that every time you open your mouth the “old man” comes out. What you say will often reveal the state […]

July 25, 2018 by Ken Yates in Blog - inheriting the Kingdom
Make Inheriting Your Goal.

Question I am finally coming around to the Free Grace movement. However, I am still so confused about sanctification and why I tend to go backward in areas of my life and forwards at the same time. I have been a Christian for ten years now. I feel that some areas of sin in my […]

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