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Was Romans Written as an Evangelistic Book? (Rom 5:16)

January 9, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Condemnation, Judgment, Justification, righteousness, Rom 5:16

The book of Romans is often seen as a book that tells people how to be saved from the lake of fire. Many evangelistic tracts use various verses from the book to tell the unbeliever how to be saved in this regard. When you combine this with the tendency of many people to see the

That Sounds Familiar (Jeremiah 9:25-26)

July 12, 2022 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - circumcision, Justification, rituals, Romans 2

When I read the OT, I enjoy seeing something to which the writers of the NT specifically refer. I find myself reading along and saying, “This reminds me of something Paul said. I wonder if he had this passage in mind?” Sometimes such references are obvious. For example, Paul might quote a particular verse in

Quakers, Scripture, and Justification by Turning from Sin

September 16, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Bibliology, Justification, Quaker

I read everybody. For example, I was reading this blog on Scriptural authority from “Ramblings of a Country Preacher,” an independent Quaker minister. He is arguing that Quakers—and all Christians—must return to Scriptural authority. Overall, I agree with his position: The perfect standard or Scriptural teachings have over time been consumed by the secular liberal

J. A. Wood’s Perfect Love on Justification

March 7, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Justification

Doing theology is hard. Interpreting the Bible is hard. It is hard for several reasons, including confirmation bias. We tend to seek out and selectively retain information that confirms what we already believe. Confirmation bias can, therefore, distort your reading of the Bible. It happens to all of us. It is best to be aware

Justification and Identity Politics

January 8, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Justification

Although we’re told that belief in God is on the wane in Western society, I think one of the oldest forms of religion is on the rise, i.e., State worship. The ancients worshipped the Pharaohs, Caesars, chieftains, and emperors as divine. Isn’t that how most young people see the State? Instead of looking to God

The Anglican Catechism Teaches Salvation by Works

November 5, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Anglican Church of North America, Episcopal, Justification, salvation by works

I’ve been reading several Anglican writers recently who I think are Free Grace friendly. For example, did you know that Dallas Seminary was co-founded by an Anglican priest named W. H. Griffith Thomas? So I started poking around the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) website. The ACNA was formed in reaction to the liberalism,

Two Reasons to Hate Sola Fide

October 3, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - hate, Justification, preparationism

I have been preaching through Galatians. We just finished chapter 2. I was struck by v 16 and how emphatically Paul insisted that a man is not justified by works of the Law, but through faith in Christ: knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by faith in

A List of Over 100 Passages Teaching Everlasting Life by Faith Alone

June 20, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Chafer, faith alone, Justification, regeneration, saving faith

In a recent blog I indicated that there are over 100 passages in the Bible which say that the one and only condition of everlasting life is believing in Jesus. That led to an email from one of our blog readers: I love your statement of “There are over 100 passages in the Bible which

Christian Living and Works

November 14, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Christian Life, Justification, Works

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from Grace in Eclipse It is quite true that Paul taught justification apart from works. But he did not teach Christian living apart from works. Nor did he affirm that those works flowed inevitably from justifying faith. Instead, Paul instructed Titus: This is a faithful saying, and these things I want

Salvation vs. Testimony

October 24, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Faith, James 2, Justification, Works

Shawn Lazar We recently received a review copy of Evangelism Made Simple: How a Clear Presentation of the Gospel Can Make Your Witnessing More Effective by Jim Scudder and Phil Stringer. We are not yet through the book, but I thought the following quote from Stringer on the meaning of James 2:14-18 was excellent: “This