The Purpose of John’s Gospel
by Diane Boring I have had the privilege to sit under very good Bible teaching. I have learned the importance of being a Berean (Acts 17:11). I heard one speaker at a GES Conference tell of his intense discussions and debates with Zane Hodges over the meaning of certain passages. He said that in those […]
Journaling with Marlene
by Marlene Mills I remember, as a child, that my mother always kept a diary. Every now and then someone would say, “It’s never been this hot in October!” and my mom would pull out her diary, flip a few pages, and say, “Yes, it has. It was 83 degrees on the 17th of October, […]
Don’t Waste the Payment!
by Ivy Brooks I talk often with people about eternal life. I almost always ask questions in order to determine whether or not they understand that eternal life is forever, that they can never lose it or give it back. I regularly encounter various answers that disclose that they are not “getting it.” I discovered […]
Church Spotlight: Grace Bible Chapel
Church Spotlight Grace Bible Chapel, Corinth, TX Disciples Making Disciples We first started discussing the need for a new church during the summer of 2009. Our group of friends were troubled by the under representation of Free Grace theology, the lack of expository teaching, and the increasing influence of the Neo-Reform movement. It seemed […]
God Hates Death & Loves Life Genesis 5:1-32
Genesis 5 tells us in a grabbing way the result of the fall. God had warned that if Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, death would result. While Adam and Eve began the death process the very day they ate the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they did […]
A Voice from the Past: The Salvation of King Saul
This article was first published in the GES News seventeen years ago in July of 1994. Paul stated a timeless truth when he wrote: Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. —Rom 3:20 Even under the law in […]
Correction: Tozer ‘s Statement about Either Fleeing from the Cross or Dying upon It
A reader emailed to say that I had taken Tozer out of context in my quotation from his book The Root of the Righteous. I had asked, “We must die on the cross in order to be born again?” Then I said, “That sure seems to be what Tozer was saying.” Yet what Tozer was […]
Take Up Our Crosses, Yes, But Not to Be Born Again
In the multi-author book edited by Marshall Shelley, Growing Your Church Through Training and Motivation, Wayne Jacobsen makes a fascinating comment that directly challenges the Free Grace position: The phone shatters the Monday morning quiet. “Pastor, I’m sorry to bother you on your day off, but I won’t be teaching my children’s class anymore. I […]
The Judgment of Matthew 25:31-46
By John Claeys The description of the judgment begins with this statement in Matt 25:31: “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.” Thus, this judgment occurs immediately after Jesus’ glorious return to the earth at the […]
Give Your Faith the What For
Recently while reading a book by pastor, author, and famed conference speaker John Piper, I came across a super quote by him. Regular readers of this newsletter know that Piper is not a Free Grace proponent. He is a committed Calvinist. He jokingly calls himself “a seven-point Calvinist.” He holds to Lordship Salvation, though you […]