Three Words That Summarize the Christian Life: Believe, Abide, Love 

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Most religions are extremely complicated because their works salvation systems depend on you following intricate laws, rituals, and to-do lists in the hopes of climbing the ladder to heaven. By contrast, Biblical Christianity (and, by implication, Free Grace Theology) is simple. How so? I think you can summarize the Christian’s “duty” with these three words—
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How Can I Go To Heaven When I Die? What Does It Mean to Believe? What Kind of Salvation Does Jesus Promise?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. We are starting a new series on the show which we hope you find helpful. Bob and Shawn will be answering frequently asked questions over the course of the next few episodes. Today, the guys are jumping in with questions about heaven, belief, and more. You don’t want to
Can I Have Eternal Life if My Heavenly Father Does Not Forgive Me? & What is the Biblical Definition of “Believe”?
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In today’s episode of Grace in Focus, Bob and Shawn will be taking a look at the issue of forgiveness. What role does forgiveness play in regards to salvation? If our heavenly Father doesn’t forgive us, can we still have eternal life? These issues will be addressed in the discussion today. The guys will also
Where Was Jesus & What Was He Doing Between the Events of the Cross and the Resurrection?
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Today on Grace in Focus Radio, Bob and Shawn answer a question on a very interesting topic: where did Jesus go between His death on the cross and the resurrection? Where did saved believers go when they died before Jesus came? And where do saved believers go now when they die? Plus, is believing in

Belief: Twelve Theses

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Question What is the Free Grace definition of belief? Also, what is “intellectual consent,” and is it more than a belief in a historical Jesus? I would like to understand.  Answer There are disagreements in Free Grace (and in Evangelicalism and Christianity) circles over those questions. Here is my answer in the form of twelve
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Missing the Boat on Faith

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Truth Aflame is a Charismatic and Evangelical systematic theology written by Larry Hart, who is professor of theology at Oral Roberts University. I have the first edition. There is a second available here. I was skimming through what he wrote about faith. Hart starts off well: “It is through faith alone—faith plus nothing—that we are
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The Good and the Evil

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  Q. Doesn’t John 5:28-29 show that doing good works is a condition of salvation? How do you understand it? A. Good question. Taken on its own, that can be a puzzling passage. You would think “the good” refers to good deeds, and “the evil” refers to sins. But is that right? There’s a theme
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After Just One Drink

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  by Diane Boring, originally published in the July/August 2013 edition of Grace in Focus Our Ladies’ Bible Study is going through the Gospel of John, and right now we’re in John 4—the encounter that Jesus had with the woman at the well. I’ve come to see that this is one of the greatest passages
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