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God Wishes None Should Perish—2 Peter 3:9

September 14, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Christianity, Mercy, Repentance

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the July/August 2009 edition of Grace in Focus The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 Peter’s point, of course, is that what

For the Sake of His Name

September 12, 2016 by Bill Fiess in Blog - Christianity, Suffering, theology

originally published in the July/August 2015 edition of Grace in Focus The expression “for My [or His] name’s sake” occurs eleven times in the New Testament, in all four Gospels (seven times), Acts (once), John’s first and third epistles (once each), and Revelation (once).1 It is not found at all in the epistles of Paul,

Paradise in Scripture

Posted on September 9, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Video - Christianity, Paradise, Salvation, theology

A survey of references to paradise in scripture. An interesting commonality emerges. How has God provided for people to be in paradise?

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What’s Your First Sentence in Evangelism?

September 2, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Believe, Christianity, evangelism

by Bob Wilkin, Originally published in the September/October 2008 edition of Grace in Focus The First Thing You Say Is Vital Journalists are trained to put the heart of their story in the first paragraph. That initial paragraph is called the lead and it is considered vital that it draw the reader in and tell