September 1, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - belief, George Meisinger, persuasion
George Meisinger on Belief as Persuasion

As I write and re-write my chapters for our upcoming systematic theology, Doctrine for Disciples, I am beginning to cross-reference other theology books. In doing that I came across an […]

Can You Choose Not to Believe

Question I’ve gotten a little confused regarding faith not being a choice. Say, for example, someone believes Jesus is the Christ, believes that He gives eternal life to everyone who […]

Today on Grace in Focus Radio, Bob and Shawn answer a listener’s question and further discuss the difference between belief and choice. Is belief a personal response?

Is Salvation by Faith Plus Desire_

There are hundreds, if not thousands, of ways to deny or to confuse the message of faith alone in Christ alone for everlasting life that cannot be lost. I recently […]

February 26, 2021     belief, Trust

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Over the last few weeks, we have been answering our listeners questions. Bob and Shawn will continue taking questions on the show today, and […]

Did John’s Readers Lack Assurance_

Someone recently challenged the idea that assurance is of the essence of saving faith by quoting 1 John 5:13. That question has been answered before (see here and here). But […]

Will You Be Saved If You Recite the Apostles Creed_

Question Is there a difference between intellectual assent and saving faith? Take, for example, the very many churches each Sunday which have the entire congregation recite the Apostle’s Creed. What […]

Trust and faith have different meanings.

I received a handwritten letter (yes, some people still do that!) asking the question which is the title of this blog. The question concerned a November-December 2017 Grace in Focus […]

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