Simon, Peter, or Cephas?

By Laurence M. Vance “But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed” (Gal 2:11). Although this verse seems rather inconspicuous, it is actually one of the most significant verses in the New Testament. This is not to say that Paul meant it to be […]

Parting with the Theologians

By Andrew Engelman You Can’t Be Sure? They threw it all at me—all of it. They said that before the fall of man, God ordained who would be saved. They told me I was dead, a corpse, unable to receive the gift of grace unless it had already been chosen for me. I had to […]

Free Grace Gives Better Reasons to Obey God

By Shawn Willson A Common Accusation Someone recently shared with me an article by R.C. Sproul entitled, “What Is Saving Faith?” (www.ligonier.org/blog/what-savingfaith/). In Sproul’s definition, he made the following statement defining the Free Grace view of saving faith from his perspective: “for antinomians, faith minus works equals justification.” The Free Grace community would proudly proclaim […]

Ribbons and Mints: What the State Fair Can Teach Us about God’s Word

By Kathryn Wright For Your Consideration A few years ago, I got the chance to work for the state fair in South Carolina. A friend is a supervisor for one of the main buildings at the fairgrounds; she is in charge of the submissions for homemade items. The quilts, crafts, and baked goods come to […]

Could You Repeat That? Four Lessons on Discipleship (Mark 9:33–10:45)

By Ken Yates Introduction Oftentimes, when we attempt to learn something new, we have to do it over and over again. We all remember when we were taught something new in math, such as our multiplication tables. We had to repeat the tables numerous times, write them out on sheets of paper, and our teachers […]