Why Holiness Churches Lack Assurance

If you’re in a Pentecostal or Holiness church, or if you’ve recently come out of one, you probably struggle with assurance of salvation. Why? Lyle Lange, a Lutheran theologian, explains: […]

February 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance
Sin-Based

“I used to have a struggle with sin, but not anymore,” the man said. We were talking about assurance. He was explaining that his past struggles with addictive substances had […]

January 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, Watchman Nee
Look Only at the Lord

I have a devotional by Watchman Nee called The Lord Is My Portion. In the reading for January 22nd, Nee meditates on Matt 14:30, which reads: But when he saw […]

Why do many Evangelical leaders say that it is impossible to be certain of your salvation prior to death_

Dr. John Niemelä called today and asked me if I had a list of quotes from Evangelicals who deny absolute assurance. Well, I didn’t have the list, but I did […]

Was Zane Hodges saying that theological legalists are unsaved_

There has been confusion for twenty years now concerning what Zane Hodges wrote about the cross and resurrection. In 1999 at our national conference, he delivered two messages on how […]

August 28, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, questions
“How do I know that I am trusting in Jesus to save me_”

Question How do I know that I am trusting in Jesus to save me? I am worried if I was to die, I’d find out that I was believing something […]

Did Bob contradict Zane Hodges on assurance and faith_

Beware of what you say. You may contradict yourself. Or, you might contradict your mentor. Here is a great question from a reader/listener: At the beginning of the July 4th […]

Do you think that assurance of your salvation is a justification issue or a sanctification issue_

We’ve written on this before. See here for a 1997 article by Zane Hodges. And here is a 2017 article by Shawn Lazar. Here is a 2008 article by me. […]

Could a faulty understanding of James 2_14-26 destroy assurance of salvation_

I thought this was a good question about James 2: Have you seen any articles/books expand on the fact that the traditional interpretation of James 2:14-26 (saving faith has works, […]

Does Romans 5-8 support perseverance of the saints_

A reader recently wrote GES asking for comments on an article found online. The article deals with Romans 5-8. Click here for the article. In Romans 5-8, Paul deals with […]

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