How Do We Deal with Conflicting Truth Claims?
By Chuck Deveau In our postmodern world, the concept of truth is subjective. I can have my own truth, and others can have their own truth. So, what happens when my truth conflicts or collides with your truth? Theoretically, we are to accept both as true. But in practice, we are to accept that which […]
In What Sense Do Unbelievers Die in Their Sins? (John 8:24)
By Bob Wilkin David from Mississippi writes: I see in The Grace New Testament Commentary where John 8:24 has been addressed. As it is stated in the Bible, Jesus took away the sin of the world–believers and unbelievers. He thereby gave every person the chance to receive God’s free gift of eternal life. But we […]
Report on GES Overseas
By Kathryn Wright Over the last year and a half, our overseas work has been limited by our inability to go in person. Thankfully, this past May, we were able to make our first international trip since Covid-19. For two weeks, I had the privilege to teach at Ambassador International University (AIU), about two hours […]
How Rare Are Virtuous Women?
By Marcia Hornok What to Look For Here’s what to look for in a wife, but you probably won’t find her. Most of us think that is what Prov 31:10 means when it says, “Who can find a virtuous woman, for her price is far above ubies?” (KJV). Then follows a list of nearly impossible […]
Top 5 Observations from Psalm 37
By Summer Stevens I’ve been lingering in Psalm 37 lately. As I’ve done with other passages of Scripture, I initially found myself skipping over words or phrases if I felt they didn’t apply to me or if they addressed things I don’t struggle with. But God kept bringing me back, rereading and rereading, until (of […]
Thou Shalt Eat!
By Shawn Lazar Introduction After you believe in Jesus for everlasting life, on what spiritual activities should you focus? What does the Bible say? It’s easy to pick on Catholics and Orthodox for their unbiblical focus on man-made rituals and traditions such as monks, masses, feasts, fasts, and devotion to the immaculate heart of Mary. […]
Top 5 Overlooked Women in the Bible
By Summer Stevens The Bible is filled with fascinating accounts of women such as Deborah, Esther, and Rahab. We study these women for their faith in God despite dangerous or uncertain circumstances. Many of the Bible’s popular female characters make it into Hebrews’ “Hall of Fame,” as they should. But there are many other women […]
Why Many Puritans Died Without Assurance
By Shawn Lazar The Puritans remain immensely popular. But reading the Puritans can be dangerous for your assurance. R. T. Kendall explains why. Kendall went to Oxford to study the Puritans and was surprised by how they lacked assurance of their salvation. He explains it in the introduction to his book Grace: I went to […]
Tips for Future Seminary Students
By Bob Wilkin Fourteen years ago, I taught a discipleship group for seminarians. I sought to help them avoid some of the pitfalls of seminary education. In this article, I will share some of the tips I have for those I was mentoring. These tips apply to both seminary students and Bible college students. Historically […]
“Glory” in Romans 8
By Ken Yates The noun glory occurs sixteen times in the Book of Romans. The verb glorify is used an additional five times in Romans. Many of these twenty-one uses refer to the glory of God (1:23; 3:7, 23; 4:20; 6:4, etc.) and to glorifying God (1:21; 15:6, 9). I would like to narrow down […]