John Gerstner on Antinomianism and Free Grace
John Gerstner (1914-1996) was a Reformed theologian who strongly believed that doing good works are necessary in order to be justified. Here is an article called “The Antinomian Way of Justification,” where Gerstner criticizes Charles Ryrie, as well as Zane Hodges, for being “antinomian” because both denied that saving faith must necessarily be accompanied by […]
Tampa Time
Saturday, July 15, I flew into Tampa, FL, arriving at 3 PM. After checking into my hotel, which is near Bayshore Boulevard and the Bay, I walked the quarter mile down to the Bay and then walked a few miles along the waterfront. It was a great walk. What a beautiful place this is. Arriving […]
Glorify God with Your Body — 1 Cor 6:20
My daughter and son-in-law are fans of the television show “Sherlock.” As is well known, Sherlock is a very intelligent sleuth, who is able to solve crimes and other mysteries through his intellect. His best friend is a man by the name of Dr. John Watson. Living in England, together they solve the most complicated […]
Coexist?
Have you ever seen the “COEXIST” bumper sticker? It takes the symbols of different religions—from Islam to Christianity—to spell the word, “coexist.” That bumper sticker sends two messages. The first message is social. No matter what your religion, we should all co-exist in society without doing violence to one another. Instead of Muslims fighting with […]
It Just Makes You Wonder — Revelation 21:1-2
Many years ago there was a late night talks show hosted by Arsenio Hall. Each week he would have guests to interview. He would also do little comedy skits. One of these skits was called, “Things that make you say ‘hmmmmm….’.” In this segment Hall would point out how people contradict themselves. This could be […]
Being Free — John 8:30-32
We just celebrated the Fourth of July. Of course, that is the day the United States celebrates the day when our Founding Fathers declared our independence from Great Britain. I recently saw one of the man in the street interviews where people were asked questions about the 4th of July. One question was, “In what […]
Caught but Not Condemned (John 8:1-11)
Jesus could give as good as He could get. The Jewish religious leaders would throw accusations at Jesus, and the Lord would throw barbs right back at ‘em. For example, they accused Jesus of breaking the Law because He healed on the Sabbath. But Jesus denied they kept the Law at all. “Didn’t Moses give […]
Ministries We Need
We need more Free Grace ministries. The field is wide open. People often contact me telling me GES should do this or that. I usually respond, “Why don’t you do it?” Here are some of the major needs that I see… Sunday School Curriculum: I would very much like GES to do one. We need […]
Watchman Nee on Assurance
Here are some excellent quotes from Watchman Nee on assurance of salvation. They are from the Collected Works of Watchman Nee, The (Set 1) Vol. 02: The Word of the Cross, Lesson 11: The Assurance of Salvation (you can search for them here): First of all, Nee affirms that everlasting life is a present possession. […]
Denver Conference
On Friday night and Saturday from 9:30 to 4:00 about 50 of the saints from the Denver area met for a great time of fellowship and teaching. We met at the Denver Rescue Mission and three of our speakers are chaplains there. The audio from the nine messages are now up at our website. You […]