John 3:16 – Page 10 – Grace Evangelical Society

Figuring Out When You Were Born Again

April 1, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Everlasting life begins when you believe, John 3:16, the content of saving faith

At our church we sometimes sing a song called, “Somebody Touched Me.” You are to stand on the day of the week in which you were born again. After going through seven verses for Monday through Sunday, we sing a seventh verse, “It was on a one day, somebody touched me…” About half our assembly

John 3:16—A Thick Reading

October 23, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - John 3:16

John 3:16 is well–loved for good reason—it’s the gospel in a nutshell. If someone believes it, he has everlasting life. Of course, you don’t have to understand and believe it all to be born again. It’s possible to believe that promise in a basic way without having a very deep understanding of what it means.

Fire Insurance Evangelism

April 11, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Fire insurance evangelism, John 3:16, saving faith

Many object to the practice of some evangelists who say that if you believe in Jesus, then you will be saved from eternal condemnation. They say that is just fire insurance. John Piper has a November 8, 2017, post entitled, “Jesus Isn’t Your Insurance Policy” (see here). He writes, What is this [saving] faith?…It is

Replacing Everlasting Life with a Relationship with Jesus

February 13, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, evangelism, Everlasting Life, John 3:16, promise of life

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 because the professor gives no indication that he is at all open to Free Grace Theology. Shawn’s friend told him that the professor is also

Fuzzy Evangelism Countered by Knowledgeable Catholic

January 29, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, Evangelizing Catholics, John 3:16, Receiving Christ as personal Savior, The promise of life

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, the story tells of an Evangelical woman who used to be a Roman Catholic; she was sharing her faith with a Roman Catholic man in

Robert H. Gundry’s Confusing Definition of Faith in John 3:16

March 21, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - definitions of faith, evangelism, gundry, John 3:16

Every Sunday, millions of Christians hear a confusing gospel message. I’m not talking about a false gospel message. A false gospel is where everlasting life is made to depend on faith plus. Faith plus love. Faith plus fasting. Faith plus baptism. Faith plus repentance. Faith plus belonging to this or that denomination. Faith plus