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By Phil Congdon On October 7, 1997, a group of Roman Catholic and Evangelical theologians met in New York City to discuss and define a common theological stand on the issue of salvation. This meeting was called to build on the foundation laid by the Evangelicals and Catholics Together: The Christian Mission in the Third […]
Frederic R. Howe I. Introduction Some years ago, Art Farstad wrote an article entitled “Go for the Gold!”1 In that article he encouraged his readers to strive for excellence in living the Christian life. He explained the meaning of 1 Cor 9:24 and its usage of the term brabeion, “prize,” in light of the Greek […]
J. N. DARBY John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) was a nineteenth century protagonist for grace who gained a reputation for controversy for taking a stand against the politics of his own church (he was originally a priest in the Church of Ireland). He was a remarkable linguist, outstanding in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, French, German, Dutch, and […]
The Psalms were originally set to music and sung in the temple as part of the worship there. God delights in believers singing praises to Him. The Lord Jesus and His disciples sang a hymn in the Upper Room before they went to the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt 26:30). When the apostle Paul wrote to […]
JAMES TOWNSEND Bible Editor Cook Communications Elgin, IL I. INTRODUCTION Would you like to pretend that you haven’t just read the title above and to try your hand at a trivia quiz? Here goes. Who was the gentleman who: was converted to Christianity while riding to the zoo in a sidecar of his brother’s […]
Why Believe? Reason and Mystery as Pointers to God. By C. Stephen Evans. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdman’s Publishing Co., 1996. 154 pp. Paper, $13.00. This popular apologetics work was written in response to one of the author’s former students who committed suicide as a result of struggles with faith. This real life tragedy is […]
This article is part 2 in a series on salvation in the Old Testament. Salvation in the Psalms: Deliverance from Today’s Troubles Do believers need saving? According to the Psalms the answer is a resounding Yes. Doing so reveals a dependence on God. In this article we will consider the uses of the words save […]
This article, which has been slightly modified, was printed originally in The Reign of the Servant Kings: A Study of Eternal Security and the Final Significance of Man (Hayesville, NC: Schoettle Publishing Co., 1992), pp. 342-44, and is used by permission. By Jody Dillow The idea that all believers persevere is contradicted by the biblical […]
There is probably more confusion over the terms save and salvation than any other terms in the Bible. Even solid Free Grace believers are sometimes confused by the use of these terms in Scripture. Most people think that the vast majority of uses of the words save and salvation in Scripture refer to salvation from […]
The Gospel Solution: Was Jesus Looking for “a Few Good Men”? By Tom Weaver with John Souter. Bremerton, WA: True Light Press, 1999. 291 pp. Paper, $15.95. According to the back cover, this book “develops a comprehensive approach to understand the Gospels. This is more than a book on the ‘hard sayings’ of Jesus. Author […]
In the 1970s, British philosopher Antony Flew coined the phrase, “No true Scotsman.” This expression stands for a well-known logical fallacy: A proponent of a position attempts to protect that position from...
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