Free Grace – Grace Evangelical Society

Are People Who Believe in Lordship Salvation Born Again?

August 23, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Free Grace, Lordship Salvation

Simon asks a great question: Just wanted to know what our approach should be towards Lordship Salvationists. I feel they should be considered as brothers in Christ. It is sad to see Lordship Salvationists attacking Free Grace proponents, and vice versa. How do we reconcile both the views without attacking the other? Simon essentially has

Start with the Cheese (1 Samuel 17:17-20)

September 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Free Grace, ministry, service

People often ask me, “How can I get started in ministry?” The answer is pretty simple. You start with the cheese. I’ll explain. Do you remember when God raised up David to defeat Goliath? That was certainly one of history’s most impressive examples of being used by God in ministry, right? But do you know

Where Did the Term “Free Grace” Come From?

October 3, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bonhoeffer, Cheap Grace, Free Grace, Soteriology

We believe in Free Grace Theology—which is distinct from Calvinism, Arminianism, Lutheranism, Thomism, and other –isms. But where did the term “Free Grace” come from? Some people think it’s redundant. I wish it were. Historically, the expression “free grace” was used by both Calvinists and Arminians. For example, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, preached

Chuck Swindoll Defends Easy Believism

March 5, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - easy believism, Free Grace, Lordship Salvation

Recently I blogged about Chuck Swindoll defending the faith-alone message, and specifically rejecting the Lordship Salvation message, in a Jan 7, 2019, Insight for Living Broadcast. See that blog here. I received an email today notifying me that Chuck again rejected Lordship Salvation, this time in more detail. He did so on the Feb 22,

Owning Our Theology

January 15, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Free Grace, hate, Repentance

In 1 John 3:15, John writes, “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” Those of us in the Free Grace movement maintain that this verse deals with fellowship with the Lord. A believer can indeed hate his brother. If he does, he is out

Genuine Disagreements in the Free Grace Movement

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

I’m sad to say there is a lot of “fake news” about GES online, where people have made outlandish claims about what we believe. Frankly, I think much of it counts as bearing false witness against GES. However, despite the fake news, there are some areas of genuine disagreement between GES and our critics in

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

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

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 false professors. The

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