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Genuine Disagreements in the Free Grace Movement

August 28, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - crossless gospel, Free Grace

Are you familiar with the term “fake news”? I’m sad to say there is a lot of fake news about GES online, often centering around what is known as the “crossless gospel controversy.” People have made the most outlandish claims about us and what we believe—so much so, I think much of it counts as

Is the Label “Free Grace” Negative?

May 5, 2017 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Free Grace

A few years ago J. B. Hixson gave a message at a 2013 Pastor’s Conference entitled, “Why I Am No Longer Free Grace.” In the message he indicated that his theology had not changed, but that other people who call themselves Free Grace had changed their theology. That’s why Hixson no longer calls himself Free

Consensus Theology—Is The “Majority” Right?

September 16, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Video - Free Grace, Reformed Theology, theology

Consensus theology—is the majority right? What is the measure of truth? Free grace is often criticized for being out of step with the Reformers. This is sometimes true and we are ok with it. We seek to be Biblicists over being traditionalists.

Is Salvation Really Free?

Posted on August 24, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Video - Calvinism, Christianity, Free Grace, Lordship Salvation

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Objections to Eternal Security

Posted on August 24, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Video - Christianity, Eternal Security, Free Grace

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Saved by Faith, or by Faith Formed by Love?

November 3, 2014 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - fides caritate formata, Free Grace, justification by faith, legalism, lutheran, sola fide, Soteriology

By Shawn Lazar Sola fide or fides caritate formata? Are we saved by faith alone, or faith formed by love? During the Reformation, that was one of the questions faced by Martin Luther, and it is an objection that the Free Grace movement still hears today. Faith in Jesus isn’t enough, some people say, you

Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire? J. D. Greear on Assurance

October 23, 2012 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, extra nos, Free Grace, J. D. Greear, Luther, lutheran, Soteriology

By SC Lazar Assurance Lost In a recent article in Christianity Today (“Should We Stop Asking Jesus Into Our Hearts?” Posted 7/13/2012), pastor J.D. Greear writes about his struggle to attain assurance of salvation. Greear recounts how his assurance was lost after a Sunday school lesson on Matthew 7:21-23, that pointed to the possibility of

Watchman Nee on Eternal Life and Repentance

August 16, 2012 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Culture Wars, eternal life, Free Grace, Soteriology

I recently came across the following quote from Watchman Nee, the famous Chinese evangelist and martyr. It is taken from a lecture he gave in Shanghai, during the spring of 1937, translated in The Gospel of God Vol. 1 (Anaheim, CA: Living Stream Ministry, 1990). It is almost word for word what Zane, Bob, and