When in doubt, cling to the gospel

Carl F. Wisløff (1908-2004) was a Norwegian Lutheran theologian and preacher. I recently acquired a copy of his short systematic theology, I Know in Whom I Believe: Studies in Bible […]

Who is meant by _His Disciples_ in Matthew 19_25_

I receive many questions. Most are very good. Most I’ve heard before. But at least once or twice a week I get a question I’ve never heard that is a […]

Are we saying that anyone who has trouble with assurance is not saved_

In response to a recent blog entitled, “What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus?” (see here), a reader asked three excellent questions. Here are his questions: If I understand […]

if faith is not assent, what is it_

Yesterday I received an email from a Free Grace Pastor who likes our writings. He indicated that he was concerned about some things he read in the book A Defense […]

What do Calvinists do with verses that don’t fit their system_

I’m sitting on the plane awaiting takeoff from Dallas-Fort Worth to Orlando, FL for our June 8-9 regional conference on the theme “Is Calvinism Biblical?” I pull out my conference […]

Must we do “the work of the Christian life” to have eternal life_

Beware of Misleading Blogs A reader told me about a May 20, 2018 blog by Justin Steckbauer entitled “How to Have Eternal Life.” The reader said, “After reading it I […]

I Hope I Keep Believing

In his book, His Truth: Scripture Truths About Basic Doctrines, Jack Cottrell, an Arminian theologian, wrote on the subject of assurance. He did not give a name for the view […]

Whatever you believe, you believe. No activation required.

Take a look at this moving email I just received: I have believed I was saved for a long time. But it was not until last year that I finally […]

Continuous assurance depends on continuous faith.

Jack Cottrell is an Arminian theologian. If you want to read a serious Arminian, start with him. Cottrell wrote a summary of his beliefs—a short systematic theology—called His Truth: Scriptural […]

Recently I received two similar responses to a recent blog (which you can read here). In the blog I had said that we must believe that what we get from […]

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