by Tom Eckman 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, “My master is delaying his coming,” 49 and begins to beat his [...]
by Tom Stegall In the last 20 years, some proponents of Free Grace theology (especially those associated with the Grace Evangelical Society) have openly denied that the lost must believe in Jesus Christ’s substitutionary death for sin to receive eternal life. They claim their version of a crossless “saving message” is supported by John’s Gospel. This article explains why the Gospel of John clearly teaches the necessity of faith in Christ-crucified for sin as the object/content of faith for eternal [...]
A Clarification on Hyper (Mid-Acts) Dispensationalism by Dennis Rokser I am a Classic Dispensationalist theologically. This conviction is not the byproduct of embracing a doctrinal tradition but the result of interpreting the Bible with a normal, grammatical, historical, contextual hermeneutic, consistently applied, to all the Scriptures. In applying this method of interpretation, the student of the Scriptures sees not only the unity of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, but also its necessary distinctions. Some of the biblical distinctions that [...]
by Lewis Sperry Chafer It has been shown[1] that the three essential principles which antagonize and if permitted would frustrate the principle of pure grace are set aside in this age for the sole purpose that grace may prevail uncomplicated and uncompromised. The divine annulling of every opposing principle to pure grace is not only natural, but necessary, if the supreme divine purpose of this age is the manifestation of grace and that purpose is to be realized. The three [...]
by Dr. Tom Stegall Centuries ago, the slave trader turned preacher, John Newton, penned the now famous words to the classic hymn “Amazing Grace”: “How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.” The hour Newton first believed was a moment that changed his eternal destiny. This is true of all who believe in Jesus Christ for salvation from the penalty of sin and are born again into the family of God from that moment forever. While many [...]
by Tom Stegall Every spring the same graphic images appear in the news—the bloodied bodies of Filipino men willingly nailed to crucifixes. What is behind this annual ritual? What would drive these devout Roman Catholics to be tortured like this? In part, it is because Catholicism teaches that the sufferings of its members are added to Christ’s work in order to secure complete forgiveness of sins. The Second Vatican Council of the 1960s taught: Following in Christ’s steps, those who [...]