Do you think that assurance of your salvation is a justification issue or a sanctification issue_

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. […]

Could a faulty understanding of James 2_14-26 destroy assurance of salvation_

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, […]

Does Romans 5-8 support perseverance of the saints_

A reader recently wrote GES asking for comments on an article found online. The article deals with Romans 5-8. Click here for the article. In Romans 5-8, Paul deals with […]

May 23, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Faith
On What Do You Base Your Assurance_

Shawn Lazar, Ken Yates, and I received the following question via email: I read the affirmations of faith on the website (https://faithalone.org/beliefs) and saw a line that seems out of […]

Do born again people ever apostatize_

Free Grace people are united in saying that born again people are not immune to backsliding. Even Lordship Salvation people agree, though they would say that backsliding can’t last too […]

May 14, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Asa Mahan, Assurance
Are you assured about what you will do for God, or about what God will do for you_

Asa Mahan (1799-1889) was an Arminian philosopher and theologian. He was Presbyterian, but at a time when many Presbyterians were becoming Arminian (following the so-called “New Haven Theology”). Mahan was […]

Does Ephesians 2_10 say that all who are born again persevere in good works_

There is a great effort by many to soften the meaning of Eph 2:8-9 by suggesting that verse 10 means that while works are not the means of salvation, they […]

What Does It Mean for Eternal Life to Abide in a Believer_

A reader who likes our magazine wrote, asking us to take him off our subscription list: It is with sadness I ask you to remove me from your mailing list. […]

Down to the Marrow

People often ask who believed in Free Grace before us? There are hints here and there through history. One source of Free Grace type beliefs came from the Marrow Controversy […]

Is uncertainty with Jesus really the best option_

Some of you may have read the article by Dr. R. C. Sproul which he published back in 1989 in Tabletalk. In it he said that he was uncertain about […]

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What Is Replacement Theology and How Does the Old Testament Disprove it?

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In early 2006, I wrote an article saying that to be born again, a person must believe that the salvation/life he receives is irrevocable. After the article...

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