TABLE of CONTENTS of Free Grace Theology Articles

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Free Grace Theology

• Free Grace Soteriology Affirmations
  
• Brief Free Grace Doctrine Summary
  
• Is Public Identification with Christ a Requirement for Entrance into Heaven or for Co-Rulership with Christ? Matthew 10:32-33 and 2 Timothy 2:11-13
  
• Eternal Security is NOT Optional to Saving Faith
  
• Eternal Security Is A Necessary Component to the Gospel Message
  
• The Biblical Doctrine of the Atonement: The Purpose of Christ's Death
  
• Sacrficing Doctrine on the Altar of Unity: Truth Matters!
  
• Exposition on the Parable of the Sower
  
• Additional Thoughts on the Second and Third Soils in the Parable of the Sower
  
• Exposition on Matthew 7:13-23 / ‘Lord, Lord’ and ‘You shall know them by their fruits’ – What Do These Mean?
  
• Are We Saved by Faith Alone? Or By a Faith That Is Not Alone (Apart From Works)?
  
• Are the Believers of John 8:30 Spurious Saints or Regenerate Saints Needing to Submit to Discipleship?
  
• Charlie Bing on John 8:30, 31
  
• Logical Necessity vs. Theological Necessity in the Doctrine of Soteriology
  
• Carnality Unto Death: The Sobering Doctrine of the Carnal Christian
  
• Does Perseverance in Obedience Necessarily Result from Regeneration?
  
• Is a ‘Disciple’ Necessarily the Same Thing as Being a Christian?
  
• Everyone Who Believes into Jesus Christ has Eternal life. No Exceptions! The Bible Does Not Know of a Spurious Faith into Jesus. A Consideration of the Saving Faith Language in the Gospel of John
  
• Jesus Christ is the Only Being in the Universe who Legitimately Guarantees Eternal Life to the Believer in Him for It
  
• Believe Christ’s Promise and You Have Eternal Life, No Matter What Misconceptions You May Hold
  
• How Much Information is Really Needed for Saving Faith?
  
• How Much Information is Needed? Part 2: Illustrated
  
• How Much Information is Needed? Part 3: Illustrated
  
• How much Information is Needed? Part 4: Mormons Considered
  
• My Approach to Dispensationalism
  
• 1 John 2:19 Commentary
  
• Acts 11:18 Commentary
  
• A Super Brief Testimony on How I Came to Free Grace Theology

Articles Pertaining to ‘Faith’

• The Biblical Definition of 'FAITH' with Discussion
  
• Faith/Trust and All That Jazz: 'Trust' is NOT a Superior Word to 'Believe/Faith' but a Synonym Rightly Understood!
  
• Free Grace Theology Answers Lordship Salvation’s Fatal Errors on ‘Faith’
  
• Free Grace Theology Answers Lordship Salvation's Fatal Errors on Faith, Part 2: Solifidian and Daniel of Doulogos
  
• Does ‘Exercise Faith’ and ‘Believe’ Mean Different Things?
  
• James 2 and Saving Faith: Does the Bible Teach that ‘Faith’ is More Than ‘Belief’?

The Doctrine of Repentance

• The Universal Command to Repent in Light of the Day of the Lord Part 1 : Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8
  
• The Universal Command to Repent (Repentance Averts Temporal Calamity) Part 2: Commentary on 2 Peter 3:9
  
• 1) Logical vs. Theological Necessity, 2) A Consideration of the Gospel of John, Romans 3-5, and Galatians, 3) No Passage in All of Scripture Conditions Eternal Life, Justification, or Eternal Salvation on Repentance
  
• 1) Faith and Repentance are NOT Two Sides of the Same Coin, 2) Lordship Salvation’s ‘Super Faith’ and Redefinition of Faith, 3) Repentance as a Condition for Eternal Life Places Confidence in the Flesh
  
• 1) Repentance is Universally Demanded in Light of Temporal Judgment for Sin, Including the Day of the Lord, 2) God Rewards Those Who Seek Him, 3) A Consideration of the Salvation of Cornelius
  
• 1) Evangelism is Not the Main Concern of the Apostles, Discipleship Is, 2) Acts 17:30-31 Demands Repentance in Light of the Day of the Lord, 3) Luke in Acts Does Not Demand Repentance for Eternal Life; He is Very Clear That Bare Faith Alone in Christ is the Only Condition
  
• 1) The Uniqueness of Each Individual Needing Salvation, 2) The Requirement of Repentance for Eternal Life Insults the Offer of a Free Gift from a Benevolent God, 3) Illustrations of Logical vs. Theological Necessity, 4) Men May Have to Strive to Enter the Narrow Gate
  
• 1) The Command to Repent is Universal, 2) The Preaching of the Gospel and the Preaching of Repentance Have Different Functions, 3) A Continuing Consideration of Acts 17:30-31, 4) A Consideration of Luke 24:47
  
• Laying Down the Gauntlet: Lordship Salvation and Repentance, A Challenge
  
• Free Grace Theology Doctrine of Repentance: Lordship Salvation’s Frontloading of Repentance Creates a Works-Salvation Gospel
  
• Repentance in Relation to the Great Commission
  
• The Soteriology of Paul and John: REPENTANCE is Not Necessary for Eternal Life/Justification

Assurance of Salvation

• Why Sacrifice for God if You Can't Be Certain that Christ Sacrificed for You?
  
• Another Calvinism Contradiction: Can the Calvinist Have Assurance of Heaven? Logic says ‘No’: A Syllogism Based On Indisputable Beliefs of Calvinism
  
• Can a Believer be Certain that He Believes Lordship Salvation says ‘No’?
  
• John Calvin DENIES Reformed/Calvinistic Doctrine of Assurance
  
• Lordship Salvation ‘Scatters Doubt’ and ‘Stabs at Faith’
  
• The Confidence of Heaven for Free Grace Theology Contrasted with that of Lordship Salvation
  
• The Lordship Salvation Docrine of 'Temporary/Spurious Faith' Fatally Wounds Assurance

Rewards/Accountabilty/The Judgment Seat of Christ

• Exposition of 1 Corinthians 6:7-11 / Experientially Unrighteous Christians Will NOT Inherit the Kingdom of God (But They WILL Enter)
  
• Will All True Christians Be Presented ‘Blameless’ at the Judgment Seat of Christ?
  
• Doctrine of Rewards: The Judgment Seat of Christ (The Bema)
  
• The Sobering Accountability of the Christian: It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God...
  
• The Outer Darkness: a Negative Reward at the Bema Seat
  
• Are Rewards a Legitamate Motivation unto Godliness?
  
• Is the Pursuit of Rewards Selfish?

Contra Lordship Salvation

• Is Sanctification ‘Inevitable’ but Not ‘Automatic’ as the Lordship Doctrine Contradictorily States?
  
• Catholic Apologist Says MacArthur and Lordship Salvation is like Roman Catholic Theology
  
• The Lordship Salvation Gospel Does not Save and is a False Gospel Part 1
  
• The Lordship Salvation Gospel Does not Save and is a False Gospel Part 2
  
• The False Gospel of Lordship Salvation: You Can't Be Saved UNLESS: (Kitchen Sink Soteriology)
  
• Lordship Salvation’s Consideration of Judas Denies Sole Fide / Faith Alone into Jesus Christ is Not Enough to Save in LS Theology
  
• Lordship Salvation Qualifies Saving Faith with Works
  
• Critique of John MacArthur: John MacArthur is 'Hard to Believe'
  
• A Refutation of John MacArthur's 'Introduction to Lordship Salvation'
  
• John MacArthur's Radical Re-Definition of 'faith'
  
• Antonio Responds to Daniel of Doulogos' Attack on Free Grace Theology
  
• Assurance And Works: An Evangelical Trainwreck
  
• Antonio Responds to a Lordship Advocate about Faith and Works
  
• Antonio Responds to Jonathan Moorhead's Attack on Zane Hodges
  
• Lordship Salvation Absurdities

Contra Reformed Theology

• The Will of God is Necessity: Helpless, Hopeless, yet Unpitiable – A General Exposition Against Calvinism
  
• Calvinism and its Perseverance Theology is a House of Cards!
  
• Calvinism and the Sin that Christ Couldn't Have Died For
  
• Calvinism and Children of Elect Parents - Can You Imagine Your Children as Reprobates?
  
• Glory By Force / Forced Glorification (How God is Glorified in Calvinism)
  
• Counseling Nightmares Due to the P in TULIP
  
• A Study in Contrasts / Old School Non-Calvinism Contrasted with Calvinism
  
• Philippians 1:6 Does NOT Teach the Perseverance of the Saints!
  
• More Proof that Philippians 1:6 Does NOT Teach Perseverance of the Saints!
  
• Calvinism: A Science Fiction Story
  
• Reformed Theology: 'Do Works or go to Hell!'
  
• Reformed Theology: Works Necessary for Salvation
  
• Reformed Theology: Assurance Impossible
  
• Predestination as a Box of Chocolates
  
• Box of Chocolates Parable Explained

James 2:14ff (faith/works) Series

• (Post 1) Introduction to James and its Controversy
  
• (Post 2) Who was James Writing to?
  
• (Post 3) James 2:14 Discussion
  
• (Post 4) Cumulative Review of First 3 Posts
  
• (Post 5) What Kind of Salvation is James Discussing?
  
• (Post 6) Salvation in James Part 2 / James 1:14-15
  
• (Post 7) Death in James 1:15 / Eternal or Physical?
  
• (Post 8) Salvation in James Part 3 / James 1:21