Is There an Assault Today on Objective Truth?
I was a mediocre track athlete for one semester in high school (January-June 1970) and one year in college (1972-73). I ran 400 meters in 50.8 seconds. That was not a good time in a Division 1 college. But in 1972 I would have won the gold medal in the women’s 400 meters by one […]
New GES Book
GES has some great books. I am sure that many reading this blog have benefited from the writings of people like Zane Hodges, Bob Wilkin, and others. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know that a new book will be coming out shortly, Lord willing. This book is a little different […]
Will There Be Haves and Have-Nots in Jesus’ Kingdom?
A pastor friend asked this question: “I have a question I have been struggling with for a while—will there be poor people in heaven? Maybe not so much poverty, but haves and have nots? Will we see those with more and wish we had lived better, see those who have less and be thankful for […]
Delivered by the Death of Christ (Galatians 1:4)
As Christians, we recognize the importance of the death of Christ on the cross. In fact, it is impossible to overstate the importance of what He did. In that death He paid for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Because of that payment, all who believe in Him for eternal life are […]
Are Rocky-Soil Believers Saved? Luke 8:13
But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away. The Lord often taught by parables. He did so to conceal truth from those who rejected Him and to reveal it […]
From Rags to Riches
The life of Joseph, recorded in Genesis 37–41, is an exciting narrative, full of danger, deception, dreams, and more. It’s an epic story, perfectly orchestrated to show the sovereign hand of God in His preservation of the nation of Israel and of one of His faithful servants. Several themes recur throughout the narrative of Joseph’s […]
Remember Who You Are (Ephesians 4:1-2)
I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love… Wealthy people in the first century hired tutors to play a large role in raising their sons. These tutors would teach them […]
Why Doesn’t 1 Corinthians 15:22 Teach Universalism?
For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive. Universalism is the idea that everyone will be in Jesus’ kingdom, and that no one will be tormented forever in the lake of fire. In my soteriology class last Saturday, I was asked why 1 Cor 15:22 doesn’t teach universalism. […]
Taking the Grace Message to Nicaragua (Mark 4:26-29)
Recently, Bernie Hunsucker, a GES board member, and I conducted a pastors’ conference in Costa Rica. The goal was to introduce Free Grace Theology to these pastors. In their country, they are only exposed to Calvinism and Arminianism as theological systems. Most of them do not understand that another option is available. Such ventures are […]
Is There Evidence of a Worldwide Flood Outside the Bible?
Because of the powerful impact of Darwinian thought in our public schools for over a century, most people, including most Evangelicals, do not believe that Noah’s flood was worldwide. Most Evangelicals think that it was a local flood. Non-Evangelicals mostly think that there was no Noah, no ark, and no flood. But there is evidence […]