Repentance and Salvation in the Old Testament

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Introduction The English word repent is only found ten times in the OT, and one of those ten (Num 23:19) is a statement that God does not repent. In the remaining nine places, the underlying Hebrew word is shuv (or the noun teshuvah), which is most often translated as turn. The noun repentance is not found at all in most English translations of the OT. 
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Owning Our Theology

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In 1 John 3:15, John writes, “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” Those of us in the Free Grace movement maintain that this verse deals with fellowship with the Lord. A believer can indeed hate his brother. If he does, he is out of fellowship with
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Amazed at What Is Now Normal Soteriological Terms in Evangelicalism

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Today I read a few articles in the July-September 2018 issue of Bibliotheca Sacra, the journal of Dallas Theological Seminary. It is celebrating its 175th anniversary (since DTS took over an already existing journal). Bibliotheca Sacra is one of the leading theological journals today. And it has been for a very long time.  In this
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How to Come Back from Carnality (James 4)

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How does a backslidden believer come back into fellowship with God? James 4 gives sound instruction.  In vv 1-5, James shines the light on some areas of sin in the lives of these believers. They were engaged in:  Quarrels and conflicts (vv 1, 2)  Fleshly pleasures (v 1)  Lust (v 2)  Murder (v 2)  Envy
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C. S. Lewis Said Repentance Is a Condition for Everlasting Life

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The following question came today via email from a friend: I know that you (and presumably everyone at GES) do not believe that repentance is “necessary” for salvation. I have several of Zane Hodges’ books on free grace, and he appears to hold this view mainly based on his understanding of the  Biblical meaning of repentance
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