Dear GES, Please remove our name from your mailing list. It distresses me to see yet another division in the Body of Christ. Perhaps if we used our time, energy, and money in preaching the Good News, rather than “defending” it and attacking those who don’t interpret the Scripture in the “same words” as we […]

By Charlie Bing Grace is always refreshing. A book about grace is a refreshing hook. Swindoll has probably written his best work and made his most important contribution to modern Christianity with the writing of this book. The Grace Awakening (Dallas: Word Publishing, 1990., 311 pp.) is appropriately titled. If you are not already aware […]

by Brad McCoy The New Testament term “Christ” is a very significant one. Sadly though, our familiarity with this word has in a sense devalued its impact for many modern Christians. Recently I did a word study on this term in the Gospel of John and the Epistle of 1 John. In this article I […]

By Trudi Bils To many of us, this is a ridiculous question. For in fact, we were saved as children. Statistics are on our side as well, revealing that 85% of Christians made the decision to trust Christ somewhere between the ages of four and fourteen. Further, those of us who have been actively learning […]

Last month I spoke at a pastor’s conference in Kansas City, Missouri on the subject: “Lordship Salvation and the Analogy of Faith.” In this article I will share the gist of my remarks. The analogy of faith is a hermeneutical principle–a principle of Bible interpretation–which says that unclear passages should be understood in light of […]

Dear Bob, Having read the latest Journal [Spring 1990] with great delight, I wanted to ask a question. Should we baptize believers or disciples? Although we do not believe in Lordship/Discipleship Salvation, are we to practice Lordship/Discipleship Baptism? Is belief the only requirement for baptism, or is the desire, intent, and commitment to turn from […]

Jesus said to her [Martha], “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26) If you were to die tonight and appear before the Lord Jesus Christ and He […]

Dear Mr Wilkin, In J. Sidlow Baxter’s article “Are All Believers Overcomers?” [in the August 1990 GES News] stated, “As there are degrees of punishment in hell so there are degrees of reward in heaven.” The fact that there are degrees of reward in heaven is clear; however, I had never heard before that there […]

By Alfy Austin Growing up a “pastor’s kid” in a loving and compassionate home was a great experience for Jay. He basked in the security of his parents love and acceptance. But he found in the theology of their denomination something very different. He was taught that one could not expect to have unconditional assurance […]

In his third epistle John wrote to one man, Gaius–and through him to all believers of all time. Gaius was clearly a believer (v. 2-4). John’s purpose in writing was twofold: (1) to ask Gaius to continue giving material aid (food, clothing, shelter) to traveling evangelists who are clear on the Gospel (v. 5-8; see […]