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Engineered to Be Dependent

December 4, 2017 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - incarnation, John's Gospel, major ian thomas, torchbearers

There are two themes in John’s Gospel that may appear to be contradictory, but together teach an important lesson about the Christian life. The first theme is the divinity of Christ. The Gospel begins and ends with two statements that Jesus is God. They act like bookends for the Gospel. The very first verse reads,

Act or Attitude?

December 1, 2017 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - attitude, carnal christian, Eternal Security, major ian thomas, torchbearers

I’ve been reading through the works of Major Ian Thomas. He was the founder of Torchbearers International and the stunning Capernwray Bible School (look at that scenery!). Many in the Free Grace movement hold to “higher life’ or Keswick spirituality. Thomas was an influential figure in that movement, so I thought I should get to