The Message of Grace in Zambia
By Ken Yates One of the ministries of GES is proclaiming the free gift of eternal life by faith alone in Christ in countries other than the United States. One way we do that is through our website. We also have Zoom classes through which citizens of other countries can participate in sound theological discussions. […]
Believe in Jesus for the Forgiveness of Sins! (Is That a Saving Message?)
By Ken Yates I conducted a very unscientific survey. What I found is that the most popular way of presenting the gospel today is for the speaker to tell unbelievers that Jesus will forgive them of their sins if they believe in Him. We find this gospel presentation in numerous tracts, in sermons, and even […]
Remembering the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)
One lesson from the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matt 18:21-35 is that as believers, we have received grace from God. When we come down hard on others who sin, it is often true that we have been guilty of the same sin. We need to look at ourselves before being quick to judge […]
Putting on the Right Glasses (Romans 8:11)
I had been a chaplain in the Army for only about a week when I was told that I needed to inform a soldier that a close family member had died. I was at Ft. Bragg, NC and the soldier was with his unit out in the woods. I had a driver take me in […]
Ciemność w trakcie ukrzyżowania: część 1 (Mk 15:33)
A gdy była szósta godzina, ciemność ogarnęła całą ziemię aż do godziny dziewiątej. (Ew. Marka 15:33) „Apocalypto” to naprawdę film o facetach. Bohater ma zostać złożony w ofierze przez kapłana Majów w świątyni. Ludzie wierzą, że ich uprawy nie udają się, ponieważ bogowie są na nich źli. W momencie, gdy bohater ma zostać zabity, następuje […]
Grace in Unexpected Places
Georgie and her husband Oscar live in Spain and translate some of our writings into Spanish, their native language. Recently, Oscar translated a book I wrote for GES about my daughter Elisabeth. In the book, I wrote about what the Free Grace message can do for people going through hard times. I also tried to […]
La Teologia permea in ogni cosa
A volte sento dire che non dovremmo preoccuparci delle differenze teologiche. Tali differenze non sono importanti. Ma la nostra teologia ha un impatto sul modo che abbiamo di vedere il mondo e le persone nel mondo, anche quando non ne siamo consapevoli. Mi è stato ricordato di recente, mentre leggevo una rivista battista. Un articolo […]
The Habit of Bible Reading
I think many readers of this blog can relate to my church background. The churches I attended when growing up did not really teach the Bible. I never heard a sermon in which the speaker looked at the context and explained the meaning of the verses that were read. Once the Bible passage for that […]
Почему Иисус благовествовал (Иоанна 5:39-40)?
В последнее время я участвую в различных дискуссиях о евангелии вечной жизни. Многие считают, что необязательно настаивать, чтобы неверующий понял, что Иисус предлагает вечную жизнь всем, кто верит в Него ради неё. Неверующий может обрести спасение, не зная этой информации. Вместо этого он может просто верить в различные факты об Иисусе. Например, человек может навеки […]
„Johannes, das ist Jeremia“ (Jeremia 37-38)
Jeremia wird weithin als ein Typus von Christus anerkannt. So viele Dinge in seinem Leben weisen Parallelen zum Leben Christi auf. Aber vor kurzem wurde mir klar, dass Jeremia auch eine andere wichtige Person des Neuen Testaments vorzeichnete. Diese Person war Johannes der Täufer (JdT ). Es gibt auch viele Parallelen zwischen JdT und dem […]