If a pastor gives the faith-alone message, why would he change it at other times to a Lordship Salvation message_

The good questions keep on coming. One reader asks, “Have you ever come across pastors who are well known that give differing salvation messages? It seems that sometimes they’ll give […]

March 28, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, Faith, kids, parenting
Is faith part of your family fabric_

My daughter Daphne will be starting 1st grade in the Fall. We’ve been homeschooling her for Kindergarten and sending her twice a week to a co-op for classes with other […]

February 21, 2019 by Ken Yates in Blog - evangelism, false gospels, Grace
Do we make the gospel of grace clear_

I don’t know if it is true or not, but many years ago I was told that the Treasury Department has a specific way of training agents involved in preventing […]

How much freedom do we have in altering what Jesus said in order to try to get a better response_

Shawn was talking with a friend who takes online seminary classes. The man told Shawn he was a bit reluctant to raise Free Grace issues in his papers for class […]

How can we make the saving message clear to Catholics_

A regular blog reader sent me a story that is making the rounds on the internet. I doubt it is a true story. It sounds made up. In any case, […]

January 11, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, good works
Are You Committing

As the saying goes, “Now that I’ve got your attention…” I came up with an illustration about the role of good works in the Christian life. Maybe it will help […]

December 5, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism
What’s the normal way to evangelize_

Have you ever felt guilty for not evangelizing? Has evangelism ever been presented to you as a command that is impossible to fulfill? Here’s an example of the kind of […]

November 16, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - evangelism, gentleness, Thessalonians
Try gentle evangelism.

I know a man who used to be a pastor, but over time he became bitter towards God and left the faith. I find it difficult to talk to him. […]

“We Go to Heaven by Obeying the Ten Commandments”(1)

Don Matzat, a Lutheran pastor of fifty years, tells the following story of teaching a new church the doctrine of justification by faith apart from works: In one parish I […]

Many Ultra Dispensationalists

I was taught Dispensationalism at Dallas Theological Seminary (1978-85). That is the view that there is a distinction between Israel and the Church, that the Church began in Acts 2, […]

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