Repentance – Grace Evangelical Society

Clarence Larkin on National Repentance (Matthew 4:17)

March 24, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Clarence Larkin, gospel of the kingdom, Repentance

A basic Biblical distinction more or less ignored by most Christian theologians is the difference between “the Gospel of the kingdom,” as emphasized in the Synoptic Gospels, and the “promise of eternal life,” as emphasized in John’s Gospel. Part of the kingdom gospel included the call to repentance. Since most theologians improperly mix the promise

Repentance and Salvation in the Old Testament

May 24, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ezekial, Isaiah 55:7, Jonah, Repentance

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

Owning Our Theology

January 15, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Free Grace, hate, Repentance

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

Amazed at What Is Now Normal Soteriological Terms in Evangelicalism

October 17, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 16:14, Calvinism, Repentance, Repentant Faith, Soteriology, temporary spiritual life

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

Simon the Magician Was Born Again — Acts 8:4-25

September 4, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 8:4-25, Repentance, saving faith, Simon Magus

We have run articles before in which we showed that Simon the Magician, aka Simon Magus, was a believer who sinned, not an unbeliever who sinned. See this article by Jody Dillow, this 1867 article by James Inglis, and this article by Zane Hodges, for more details. Today I came across an article by Dr.

How Can We Tell If We Are Being Judged By God Or If He Is Simply Teaching Us Through Trials?

August 21, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - confession of sin, Repentance, Temporal Judgment, wrath

I received this question Sunday before last in a class I was teaching and then again via email today. I think God wants me to answer the question. Here is the question concerning my blog on God’s wrath and the believer (see here): Thanks Bob. I am in hearty agreement. But how would you explain

Does God Ever Direct Wrath Toward Believers?

August 1, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Repentance, Temporal Judgment, Wrath of God

In a July-August Grace in Focus Magazine article (see here), I answered a long list of ten questions asked by a reader. In one of my answers (#9) I suggested that repentance is not necessary to be born again, but “it is necessary to escape temporal wrath in this life” (Grace in Focus Magazine, July-August

How to Come Back from Carnality (James 4)

July 6, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Repentance, Sin

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

Efforts to Find Repentance in John’s Gospel

July 2, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, Gospel of John, Repentance, turning from sins

Recently one of the readers of our blog asked me to respond to a Spring 2013 Journal article from The Master’s Seminary Journal. The article was by Dr. David Croteau and was entitled, “Repentance Found? The Concept of Repentance in the Fourth Gospel.” Croteau holds to Lordship Salvation and the necessity of turning from one’s

C. S. Lewis Said Repentance Is a Condition for Everlasting Life

May 7, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, Lordship Salvation, Repentance, turning from sins

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