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Read your Bible

September 8, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Christian Life, theology

by Art Farstad, originally published in the January 1993 edition of Grace in F Many have heard the story of the man whose devotional reading consisted of cracking his Bible at random and reading the first verse his finger touched. One morning this was his verse for the day: “And Judas went out and hanged

Little Rita’s Prayer

September 7, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Grace and Gracious, theology

by Arthur L. Farstad, originally published in the July 1990 edition of Grace in Focus In order to be effective a prayer needn’t be long or flowery. In fact, if it’s a public prayer it had better not be long–you might bore your human audience. It better not be too flowery either–you will turn

The Revelation of God

September 6, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Psalms, Revelation, theology, Worship

by Ken Yates God has revealed Himself to mankind in different ways. We know from Romans 2 that one way God has done that is through the conscience. Men and women in all cultures know that certain things are right and certain things are wrong. They know these things even if they often do not

Confession and Fellowship with God

September 1, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession, Fellowship, theology

Confession of sins is a vital element in the Christian’s walk with God. And no verse is more important in this regard than 1 John 1:9. In the following article excerpted from his commentary on 1-3 John, Zane has given us a wonderful explanation of this key verse. Editor. by Zane Hodges If we confess

Does God Judge Nations?

August 11, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - theology

by Ken Yates In my last blog I discussed Luke 12:54ff and how Jesus told the nation of Israel in His day that if they looked around they would be able to see that judgment was coming. He was speaking of the coming judgment of AD 70. That judgment was coming because of their sin.

To Whom Much Is Given, Luke 12:47-48

August 10, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Judgment Seat of Christ, Salvation, theology

by Ken Yates To me, one of the most interesting verses in the Gospels is a statement by Jesus in Luke 12:47-48. Jesus gives a parable about who is a wise servant of the master and who is an evil servant of that same master. In the parable, the Lord says that His servants will

The Current Crisis in Assurance: An Interview with Prof. David J. Engelsma

August 8, 2016 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Puritans, theology

by Shawn Lazar, originally published in the November/December, 2014 issue of Grace in Focus. The original article may be accessed here. Doubt. For some of us, it is momentary feeling of anxiety that eventually passes when our circumstances change. For others, it is a way of life born out of the barrage of insecurities created

Repentance and the Day of the Lord, 2 Peter 3:9

July 18, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - GES, Repent, theology

by Zane Hodges, originally published in the September-October, 1999 issue of “Grace in Focus” In this series on the doctrine of repentance, we have reached two fundamental conclusions. These are: (1) that repentance is not in any way a condition for eternal salvation; and (2) repentance is the decision to turn from sin to avoid,

To Repent or Not to Repent: John’s Doctrine of Repentance

July 15, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - GES, Repentance, theology

By Zane C. Hodges, originally published in the July/August 1998 edition of Grace in Focus Introduction In the last issue of Grace in Focus (May/June 98), we considered the fact that John is silent, in his Gospel, on the subject of repentance. In view of the purpose of the Gospel of John to bring people

Is God’s Truth in You? 1 John 2:4b

July 13, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - GES, theology, Zane Hodges