The So-Called So-Called Brother – 1 Corinthians 5:11
But actually, I wrote to you not to associate with any so-called brother if he should be an immoral person, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or a swindler–not even to eat with such a one. (NASV) But now I am writing to you that you must not associate with […]
Confession and Unknown Sin
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.1 John 1:9 This verse ought to be familiar to every believer in Christ. Each of us needs to rely on it every day of our lives. It is by confessing our sins that […]
A Great Buy! – Matthew 13:44
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.(Matt 13:44) Have you ever made a great buy–something you were delighted to obtain? It feels great to buy something you […]
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sirs, My husband and I really enjoy your newsletter. We love your stand on eternal security and your clear, simple Gospel message. Thank you, MP Aurora, MN Dear GES, Your organization is not authorized by Scripture. Please remove my name from your files. Please. BS Seminole, FL Dear Bob, Just a note of thanks […]
Receiving is Believing
A common evangelistic appeal today is: “Receive Christ and you will be saved.” While that appeal is commonly used, it is very uncommon in Scripture! Only one passage refers to “receiving Christ” as a condition of eternal life. yet there are over a hundred which refer to believing in Him as the one and only […]
The Good Old Gospel Train
We used to sing a chorus in Sunday school that went like this: Oh, I’m traveling on the “hallelujah Line” On the good old Gospel Train, I am on the right track, And never will go back To the station of sin again! The refrain went on to spell out what the Gospel is […]
Don’t Ask!
I began to share my faith regularly shortly after I became a Christian during my third year in college. For about a year, whenever I got to the invitation, I would challenge people to ask Jesus into their hearts to be saved. Odd things began to happen. These things forced me back to the Scriptures […]
Raised To Run – Philippians 3:11
“That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, if by any means, I may attain to the resurrection of the dead. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on . . . I press on […]
The Case of the Inflated Blow Fish – 1 Corinthians 8:1
“Now concerning things offered to idols: we know that we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.” Have you ever seen a blow fish? It’s a little fish until it is threatened. Then it puffs itself up into to a big ball. It is a picture of arrogance and aloofness. There are some […]
The Siege Continues
In 1980, my long-time friend and fellow GES board member, Mr. Luis Rodriguez, became along with myself a co-founder of the small publishing company known as Redenci�n Viva (Spanish for “Living Redemption”). Our pilot book, The Gospel Under Siege: A Study on Faith and Works, was first published in 1981. At the time, Luis and […]