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Is Showing Grace Irresponsible?

January 13, 2022 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, Lot, prodigal son, Zahl

The story of Lot reminds me of the story of the prodigal son. You’ll remember that Lot was Abraham’s nephew and had followed his uncle to the Promised Land. Both men grew rich, so much so that the land could not support both their herds, and their respective cowboys were getting into fights. Something had

Uma Alta Doutrina da Graça

December 2, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Graça sem limites - Antinomianismo, Grace, Michael Eaton

Adoro ser acusado de dar às pessoas licença para pecar. Verdade, isso é um sério mal-entendido da minha posição. No entanto, é um mal-entendido que surge quando alguém percebe o que estou dizendo sobre a liberdade da vida eterna. Eles não cometem esse erro sobre outras religiões! Todas as outras religiões do mundo, e a

A High Doctrine of Grace

October 18, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - antinomianism, Grace, Michael Eaton

I love being accused of giving people a license to sin. True, that’s a serious misunderstanding of my position. However, it’s a misunderstanding that arises when someone realizes what I’m saying about the freeness of eternal life. They don’t make that mistake about other religions! Every other religion in the world, and most of the

Paul Rejected Salvation by Non-Meritorious Works

October 6, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Grace, non-meritorious works, Works

Some works-salvation teachers will try to soften—or obscure!—their message by saying that doing good works is necessary for salvation, but those works are not meritorious. In their view, requiring works for salvation becomes a problem only if you think you can earn your way into heaven. Is that a possible Biblical position? Consider what Paul

July 22, 2021

How do I Live Daily for Christ? Also: What if There are Doubts About Whether I’ve Believed Correctly?

Assurance, Believe, Gal 6:6-10, Grace, Jn 3:16

Today on Grace in Focus, we are continuing to answer our listeners questions. First, Bob and Shawn will be discussing how to handle doubts. They will unpack what it means to believe while addressing some of the pitfalls that come from doubts. They will also give special attention to how this issue impacts the saving

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June 25, 2021

The Misunderstood Word – Falling From Grace Galatians 5:4

Christian Liberty, Falling from Grace, Gal 5:4, Grace, legalism, Receiving Grace

In our last episode of Grace in Focus radio, we heard Bob and Shawn discuss the term “grace.” Today they are continuing this conversation by giving special attention to Galatians 5:4. What does it mean in this passage when it says some of the Galatians were falling from grace? Does this passage mean that we

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Think Twice Before You Start Arguing

March 19, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - arguing, Grace, witnessing

Time is precious. You only have so much time to serve the Lord Jesus. As you follow Him, your hardest choices will not be between obedience or disobedience but between worthwhile and worthless service. Not every attempted act of service has the same value and some have no value at all! (cf. 1 Cor 3:11-15).

Saved by Grace, Devoted to Good Works (Titus 3:1-8)

January 28, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, good works, Grace, Titus

If the new birth depends on believing, not working, then where do good works fit into the Christian life? I think Paul’s letter to Titus summarizes the “grace” attitude to good works. Consider this passage: Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, to speak

George Fox on Grace Before Godliness

January 11, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - George Fox, Grace, Quaker, Roman Catholic

George Fox was the organizer, if not the founder, of Quakerism, officially known as The Society of Friends. He traveled throughout Britain and the Caribbean, taking his message to whomever would listen and organizing the bands of followers who left the day’s official churches to worship more simply. Fox’s Journal is very interesting, if for

Three False Calvinist Assumptions

July 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Calvinism, Faith, Grace, work

I was explaining Free Grace theology to a Calvinist when he said that I really believed in salvation by works! That’s not something I’ve ever been accused of before, so I was curious why he thought that. During our conversation, it became clear to me that he was making three big assumptions that are worth