September 24, 2020     1 John 2:3-5, Assurance, Eph 2:10

According to Ephesians 2, we have been prepared to do good works, corporately. What would our motivation for good works be if we thought we need to do them to […]

Can you have doubt about salvation without it being labelled as “unbelief”? Bob and Shawn answer this great question in today’s broadcast. Plus, what’s the difference between holding on to […]

September 4, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, eternal life, gift, lutheran, Works
Is Salvation a Gift or a Bargain_ An Illustration from Steven Hein

I like Steven Hein’s analogy for two ways of presenting salvation. He compares it to the difference between receiving a diamond as a gift vs. purchasing it yourself for a […]

July 20, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Doubt, promises
Assured of the Promises

I was talking to a Presbyterian gentleman—a fellow admirer of Gordon Clark and John Robbins—about how Calvinists understood the nature of faith. When I asked his opinion as to whether […]

Am I still saved if I cannot remember what I did when I went forward and if I no longer go to church or seek to do good works_

Sometime short questions powerfully capture the problem many people face. This question in my email, from someone we will call David, is a perfect example: Dear Bob: When I was […]

What does spiritual growth look like? Is perseverance in good works inevitable if you are a “true Christian”? Bob and Shawn discuss this important subject in today’s episode of Grace […]

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 […]

Why Holiness Churches Lack Assurance

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: […]

February 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance
Sin-Based

“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 […]

January 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Watchman Nee
Look Only at the Lord

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 […]

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