What Do You Think about God’s Word Translation?
D. M. writes, I am planning to gift my teenage grandchildren with new Bibles and am favorable toward the God’s Word translation for their daily reading with the NKJ also. I want to make sure that the God’s Word version is accurate before buying it. I listen to your podcast daily and read your blog. […]
Billy Graham on Faith as Commitment
Question Dear Mr. Lazar. Since you wrote this article some time ago, you may have done your research and corrected your misinterpretation of Billy Graham’s final testimony. When Billy Graham stated that Christians should be “committing your life to Christ,” he meant to have true faith and trust in Christ to cross the “bridge.” He certainly did not mean by […]
Does God Approve of Our Fleshly Behavior?
K. H. questioned my November 9, 2020, blog, which you can see here. It is entitled “The Difference Between God’s Acceptance and Approval.” She sent in her question on November 11, 2020. Well, I’ve been somewhat behind on my email! But I have finally caught up a bit. Usually, I look forward to your scholarship, […]
What Do Your Friends Call You?
I once had the opportunity to work with a hero of the Vietnam War. His name was Gordon. That is what I called him. However, I learned that the friends he went to war with did not call him that. They called him “Bird Dog.” My knowledge about dogs is very limited. I wondered if […]
What Is the Place of the Cross in Evangelism?
A podcast listener, EJB, asks a question about the finished work of Christ: While I agree with Free Grace, I’m wondering why you don’t include the death, burial, and resurrection in the believing? You say to believe in Jesus, but I don’t hear anything about believing in the perfect work done on the cross for […]
What’s the Difference Between Repentance as a Change of Mind And Repentance as Turning from Sins?
Repentance comes up a lot in my email box. J. L. asks a great question about different understandings of repentance: Can you explain to me in layman’s terms the difference between the change of mind view of repentance and the turning from sins view? I’m not a theologian so I want an easy explanation. Thank […]
How Should We Preach or Teach the Epistles?
Otto, whose name is a palindrome like Bob, asks a great question: I read your commentaries and explanations of the Scriptures with much interest. Thanks for the wonderful ministry of GES. I have a question: Was the intention of the Bible writers that each book or epistle be explained verse by verse or chapter by […]
Is Perseverance Guaranteed at Least a Little? Part 4
We’ve been considering a question J. H. asked about believers and perseverance (see here). In part 1, we considered his general question. Then in parts 2 and 3, we looked at five of seven verses he asked about. In part 4, we will look at two final verses he mentioned, Mark 3:29 and Rev 22:19. […]
Why Isn’t the Message of John 3:16 Found in Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
J. B. (not J. B. Bond) asks: Thank you for your writings. I do have a question as I try to understand repentance. So, in Mark 1 when Jesus was calling the people of Israel to repent and believe the gospel (of the kingdom), why wouldn’t He also tell them they needed to believe in […]
What Denominations Hold to Free Grace?
A person named I. R. asks, “What are the best denominations for Free Grace Christians if they cannot find a church in the GES tracker?” A friend of mine attended a conference in which a speaker listed a group of denominations which he said held to Free Grace Theology. He listed the following denominations (taken […]