By Shawn Lazar Q: What’s the difference between eternal security (or once saved, always saved, OSAS), and perseverance of the saints (POTS)? Aren’t they the same thing? A: Well, they […]
If you’re in a Pentecostal or Holiness church, or if you’ve recently come out of one, you probably struggle with assurance of salvation. Why? Lyle Lange, a Lutheran theologian, explains: […]
“I used to have a struggle with sin, but not anymore,” the man said. We were talking about assurance. He was explaining that his past struggles with addictive substances had […]
I have a devotional by Watchman Nee called The Lord Is My Portion. In the reading for January 22nd, Nee meditates on Matt 14:30, which reads: But when he saw […]
Dr. John Niemelä called today and asked me if I had a list of quotes from Evangelicals who deny absolute assurance. Well, I didn’t have the list, but I did […]
There has been confusion for twenty years now concerning what Zane Hodges wrote about the cross and resurrection. In 1999 at our national conference, he delivered two messages on how […]
Question How do I know that I am trusting in Jesus to save me? I am worried if I was to die, I’d find out that I was believing something […]
Beware of what you say. You may contradict yourself. Or, you might contradict your mentor. Here is a great question from a reader/listener: At the beginning of the July 4th […]
We’ve written on this before. See here for a 1997 article by Zane Hodges. And here is a 2017 article by Shawn Lazar. Here is a 2008 article by me. […]
I thought this was a good question about James 2: Have you seen any articles/books expand on the fact that the traditional interpretation of James 2:14-26 (saving faith has works, […]
Although he uses different words for the idea, Luke describes a group of Gentiles in his day as “God-fearers.” Cornelius is an example (Acts 10:2). This was a very broad group....
I have always loved overcomer stories. I remember as a kid reading Jim Thorpe, All American. Later I loved the movie by the same name. Hoosiers, Rudy, and Bang the Drum Slowly all captured my...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Psalm 18. Does verse 20 refer to...
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