Life in John’s Gospel
By Bob Wilkin It is well known that the expressions everlasting life and eternal life occur often in John’s Gospel. In the NKJV and KJV translations, everlasting life occurs eight times and eternal life nine times. But in all seventeen places, the Greek it translates is the same: zōēn aiōnion. The NASB, NET, HCSB, ESV, […]
No Condemnation? Another Look at Romans 8:1
By Iheanyi Njokui Introduction Romans 8 is one of the great chapters in the Bible. Its teaching about how the Holy Spirit operates in enabling the believer to defeat the forces of evil has always been recognized as of the utmost importance. Leon Morris suggested that while there are problems in understanding some of the […]
A Message for John: Jesus Did Not Release the Captives
By Ken Pierce Matthew 11:1-15 and Luke 7:18-23 record parallel accounts of a fascinating exchange between Messiah and two disciples of Yochannan ben Zecharyah (John, the son of Zechariah, better known as John the Baptist or, more accurately, John the Baptizer), in which Jesus relayed a covert message to his incarcerated cousin. Herod Antipas had […]
Believing in Jesus Is Easy for Some and Hard for Others
By Mike Lii and Bob Wilkin Introduction Have you heard it charged that those of us who accept the Focused Free Grace position teach “easy believism”? Those who level such a charge usually mean that we make salvation too easy by not requiring that people turn from their sins, commit their lives to Christ, and […]
Are You a Good Team Player in Your Church?
By Ken Yates Introduction The 1995 Chicago Bulls were quite a team. They were a historically successful team. Not only did they win the NBA championship, but they did something no other team had done during the regular season. They won over seventy of their eighty-two games against the best competition in the world. They […]
Voice From the Past: How to Have An Effective Quiet Time
By Art Farstadi “What a beautiful service!” is a comment you often hear after a fine public worship gathering. But we shouldn’t be dependent solely for our spiritual nourishment on weekly or bi-weekly services at church. We need “Christian” vitamins every day! It is appalling how many believers don’t follow the advice of the (true) […]
What’s the Relationship Between Assurance and Saving Faith?
By Mike Lii Introduction At the 1997 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges gave a message titled, “Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith.”1 His title differs from “Assurance Is the Essence of Saving Faith” only by the addition of the word of. This has led many to confuse the two statements. GES, […]
Нужно ли верить в Иисуса “от всего сердца”, чтобы обрести спасение?
Между тем, продолжая путь, они приехали к воде; и евнух сказал: вот вода; что препятствует мне креститься? Филипп же сказал ему: если веруешь от всего сердца, можно. Он сказал в ответ: верую, что Иисус Христос есть Сын Божий. (Деян 8:36-37) Сегодня я читал буклет, в котором автор использовал стих в Деяниях 8:37 для подкрепления своих […]
Trebaš li vjerovati u Isusa “svim svojim srcem“ da bi bio spašen?
Idući svojim putem stigoše do neke vode; i reče eunuh: “Gle, evo vode; što me priječi da se krstim?” I reče Filip: “Ako vjeruješ svim svojim srcem, možeš.” I odgovori on, rekavši: “Vjerujem da je Isus Krist Sin Božji.” (Djela apostolska 8:36-37). Danas sam čitao knjižicu koja je koristila Djela 8:37 kao dokazni tekst. Nakon […]
Il riscatto di Giobbe
In uno dei grandi passi dell’AT riguardanti la risurrezione, Giobbe proclama: Ma io so che il mio Redentore vive e che alla fine si leverà sulla terra. Dopo che questa mia pelle sarà distrutta, nella mia carne vedrò Dio. Lo vedrò io stesso; i miei occhi lo contempleranno, e non un altro. Il mio cuore […]