The Saving Message and the Flat Earth Debate: What Should Be Our Focus?
The apostle Paul said, “I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some” (I Cor 9:22). For example, he would sometimes take measures to show the Jewish people that he was not attacking the law of Moses when preaching about Jesus Christ (Acts 16:3; 18:18; 21:20-26). We ought […]
How to Interpret 1 John: Fresh Insights & Observations to Consider
How to Interpret 1 John: Fresh Insights & Observations to Consider. By Dennis M. Rokser. Duluth, MN: Grace Gospel Press, 2015. 96 pp. Paper, $9.95. This is not a commentary on 1 John. Instead, it discusses certain themes and issues which will help the exegete rightly understand the book. However, it does address certain verses. […]
What Can Motivate Us if Eternal Life Is Assured?
By Philippe R. Sterling A motive is “that which moves or induces a person to act in a certain way” (Oxford English Dictionary). In the context of the Christian life, what motive(s) could move a believer to live in obedience to Christ if eternal life is already assured? Jesus guarantees eternal life to all who […]
Indexes of the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society (1988–2022)
John Yantis I. EDITOR’S NOTE The Spring 2022 issue of the JOTGES included a subject index through the word salvation. This issue concludes the subject index from sanctification to worship. II. SUBJECT INDEX OF JOTGES: SANCTIFICATION TO WORSHIP Sanctification “Getting Sanctification Done: The Primacy of Narrative in Tim Keller’s Exegetical Method,” by Timothy F. Kauffman. […]