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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

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