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John’s Gospel presents Jesus as the Messianic Son of God who was crucified and resurrected to guarantee everlasting life to all believers. Those who view Jesus as an ordinary human being disdain any notion that He could guarantee everlasting life to anyone. Ordinary human beings cannot bestow life everlasting upon others. Does this mean that […]
Unlocking Wisdom: Forming Agents of God in the House of Mourning. By James Reitman. Springfield, Missouri: 21st Century Press, 2008. 352 pages. Paper, $19.95. As I recently made my way through Jim Reitman’s new book, I was often reminded of Mortimer Adler’s dictum that a good book is known by its need to be read […]
Faith Undone: the emerging church…a new reformation or an end-time deception? By Roger Oakland. Silverton, OR: Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 2007. 261 pp. Paper, $12.95. A few years ago I spoke at a conference. One of the fellow speakers was Roger Oakland. I was impressed then with what he said about the influence of postmodernity in […]
Escape. By Carolyn Jessop with Laura Palmer. New York: Broadway Books, 2007. 413 pp. Cloth, $24.95. The author, Carolyn Jessop, tells an amazing story of her escape, both physically and spiritually, from a polygamous cult, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (S). At age 18 she was given in marriage to a […]
Did Jesus Teach Salvation by Works? The Role of Works in Salvation in the Synoptic Gospels. By Alan P. Stanley. Pickwick Publications, 2006. 415 pages. Paper, $42.00. I. Introduction The title of the book certainly grabbed my attention. Regardless of what answer Stanley gave to the question, this is a work I considered a must […]
Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John.By Richard D. Phillips. Orland, Florida: Reformation Trust Publishing, 2007. 185 pp. Hardcover, $19.00 Jesus the Evangelist is a delightful and challenging combination of reformed theology and evangelism from the heart of a thoughtful and passionate pastor. Within GES circles most would question […]
L. E. Brown* I. Introduction It is widely known that the doctrine of assurance of salvation is at the center of the debate between Reformed and Arminian theologies on one side and Free Grace (FG) theology on the other. When stating the Grace Evangelical Society’s raison d’être, this affirmation was included: The assurance of eternal […]
whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. (John 4:14) We ought to have a song entitled “Never, No Never.” Wait. I just...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are dealing with a question about God speaking to us. Apart from...
At the GES national conference this May, our VBS theme is “Crowns in the Kingdom.” Throughout the week, the children will be learning a truth...
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