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Are There Any Free Grace Denominations?

August 24, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - denominations, ecclesiology, Local Church

People often ask whether there are any Free Grace denominations. They want to belong to a local church that preaches grace and need to know where to look. The short answer is there are no Free Grace denominations. The more complicated answer is that some denominations are more accepting than others. If you can find

What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Your Local Church

July 19, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - discipline, Eternal Security, lampstand, Local Church

Not every local church is spiritually healthy. Some prosper, while others languish. Some are united in loving purpose, while other churches are divided, divisive, and declining. When someone believes in Jesus for eternal salvation, from that moment on, nothing can separate him from the love of Christ (cf. Rom 8:35). The believer is guaranteed to

Be at Peace with One Another (Mark 9:50)

February 16, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - ecclesiology, ekklesia, Local Church, normal Christian church life, one another, one another commands, peace, peacemaking

God meant the Christian life to be lived in community. It doesn’t always work out that way. Christians can be imprisoned, confined to a hospital bed, or live alone in a hostile country without an opportunity to meet with other believers. If that is you, I’m not here to make you feel guilty about being

You Must Grow Up (Ephesians 4:11-24), Part 1

November 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Discipleship, Ephesians, Local Church, spiritual disciples, spiritual theology, spirituality

Those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s will remember one of the most famous jingles in retail history: I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kid; they got a million toys at Toys R us that I can play with We have idolized childhood, haven’t we? How often