Rewarded with a Good Reputation

“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he […]

Do you need to be willing to believe in Jesus in order to come to faith in Him_

Paul asks this excellent question: We have had a debate on whether a person has to “will” to believe. Does John 1:13 disagree with that, or am I taking it […]

A Variety of Greatness in the Kingdom

Does your church or tradition believe in the doctrine of eternal rewards? It is the key to so many subjects in theology and to so many passages of Scripture. For […]

October 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Luke, Nazareth
The Good in Nazareth

Although Theophilus had been instructed about Jesus, he needed certainty. That is, he needed a more stable understanding of who Jesus is and what He did (cf. Luke 1:4). For […]

Does it confuse people if we identify the One we believe in for everlasting life as Jesus who died on the cross for our sins and rose bodily from the dead_

AF wrote to me wondering if I present two different and contradictory understandings of what it means to believe in Jesus: Youi wrote: So, what does it mean to “believe […]

October 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Isaiah, Luke, Mary, virgin, virgin birth
Mary’s Virginity in Messianic Prophecy

In Luke 1:27, we read that God sent Gabriel to a virgin named Mary. At this time, Mary was probably a teenager. But despite her young age, as was customary, she […]

Did the Lord really speak about everlasting life in John’s Gospel, or was He talking about life for the age to come_

Dr. Charles Ryrie famously said, “If everlasting life could be lost, then it has the wrong name.” Everlasting life is ever-lasting life. Recently, however, I came across an article from […]

Is someone born again who believes in Jesus and yet who believes in works salvation_

The other day Shawn and I received the following email from BP who listens to our daily podcast: You said, “Well it is funny because I know some people in […]

October 14, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - discipline, Doubt, Luke, Zacharias
Zacharias’ Disbelief and Divine Discipline

Did you know that even the oldest, godliest believers can doubt God…and be disciplined for it? If you were a member of the clergy, a priest of God, and a […]

October 13, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - John the Baptist, Luke
John the Baptist’s Seven Spirit-Empowered Services

So it was, that Zacharias was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, when his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the Temple of […]

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