Introduction Two things are certain in life: death and taxes. Well, actually there are a lot more certainties in life, but only those who read and believe the Bible grasp them. Except for Adam and Eve and those who die in the womb, all human beings experience physical birth. That is a given. And, except

By David Kesey1 My wife and I have been involved in evangelism and discipleship for a combined total of more than 70 years. Many of these years were spent targeting college students, assisting a Christian organization which ministers to college students. We have served both in the U.S. (full time) and overseas (short term). We

1 By Philippe Sterling2 What are some reasons for not returning to the rituals of historic Christianity? A. MOST LITURGICAL PRACTICES ARE NOT DERIVED FROM APOSTOLIC TEACHING. The return to liturgy from the “historical church” may be inconsistent with an adherence to the sufficiency of the Bible for the beliefs and practices of the church.

Both Are Conditional Colossians 1:21-23 is one long sentence. In the midst of it Paul places a conditional word, if (ei in Greek). First Corinthians 15:1-2 is also one long sentence and in the midst of it Paul places the same conditional word, if (ei). While people sometimes try to explain the conditional words in

Editor’s note: Before he died last November, Zane had completed the first six chapters of brief commentary on John’s Gospel. In the future we plan to publish that in its entirety. Here is a small and quite edifying sample. 1:47-48: Before Nathaniel can say anything to Jesus, or ask questions about His connection with Galilee,

This is the initial portion of a message given at the 2009 GES Annual Conference in Fort Worth, TX. The entire message will be published in the Fall 2009 issue of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. By Philippe Sterling Pastor Vista Ridge Bible Fellowship Church Part 1: What is Happening Today? U.S. News

By Jonathan Perreault Several months ago (Mar-Apr 2009) Ken Neff published an article in the GES newsletter Grace in Focus. The article was titled, “What Is the Free-Grace Gospel?” It is not my intention to give a full critique of Neff’s article. Rather, I would simply like to clarify my position in the Free Grace