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Questions About Hell, Final Judgment, Annihilationism, and Universalism | Effectual Grace
Lately, a number of sincere questions have been raised, both within our church and by friends and family outside the church, about hell, the final judgment, and views like annihilationism and universalism.
What Did Jesus Actually Teach About Hell? | Effectual Grace
https://www.sermonaudio.com/sermons/12112554295917 The Pain Texts – A Teaching Summary “Will we bow to His word, even when our emotions protest?” Foundational Definitions Eternal Conscious Punishment: Ongoing, unending, consciously felt judgment after resurrection for those who reject Christ.
Shared Words, Different Gods: Why Conscience Draws A Line | Effectual Grace
I cannot, in good conscience, attend certain religious services as an act of worship. This is not because I dislike the people involved or wish to be unkind.
How can we know God exists? | Effectual Grace
Introducing the “Got Questions?” series: I am excited to launch a new series that tackles some of the most common and pressing questions people have about the Christian faith today. We will look at them honestly and carefully, and we will not dodge the difficult ones.
N. T. Wright’s Quiet Undoing of the Gospel | Effectual Grace
The Scholar Who Softened Sin: N. T. Wright and the New Perspective’s Quiet Undoing of the Gospel Sheepfold Under Siege — Article 6 The Pilgrim’s Post (facebook) Introduction — When Brilliance Becomes a Mist Some wolves roar. Some wolves charm.
The Parable of the Elephant and the Blind Men | Effectual Grace
Here in America, God has given us a remarkable gift: religious freedom. Our Constitution does not punish people for being theologically wrong.
Context Makes Sense Of Hard Passages | Effectual Grace
Our task as students of the Scriptures is not to interpret the Bible by staring at our own culture, but by entering the Bible’s world, its language, history, and culture, and asking what the text meant to the original hearers.
The Future Resurrection of the Body | Effectual Grace
Jason L. Bradfield writes (on facebook): Gary DeMar and Kim Burgess dropped the first of their podcasts on 1 Corinthians 15 today. If either of them turned this in at Whitefield Theological Seminary, it’d get an F. It’s that bad.
Why Believe the Bible? Wes Huff lectures in Brisbane, Australia at a QC Live Event | Effectual Grace
Transcript of Wes’ talk: Well, I’m excited to be speaking with you this evening. You might have picked up from my funny accent that I’m not from around here.
Wes Huff Q&A Brisbane Australia | Effectual Grace
Transcript of the Q&A: MODERATOR: …now you get to scrutinize those claims.
The Puritan Hunger For The Word | Effectual Grace
The following is a slightly refined/edited transcript of a section of Dr. Michael Reeves’ message “The Distinctive Marks of Puritanism” at the Puritan Conference at Grace Community Church earlier in October: The Puritans were deeply and thoroughly scriptural, which is why they were often misundersto
The Gospel Is | Effectual Grace
Mike Riccardi writes: The gospel is… There is a God in heaven who has created you and me, and He is the authority over both of us. He is perfectly holy.
Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue | Effectual Grace
I want to write briefly about a verse we all know. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits” (Proverbs 18:21).
There Are Many Ways To Get Justification Wrong | Effectual Grace
The following article by Wes Bredenhof (original source here – https://bredenhof.ca/2025/09/29/eight-ways-of-getting-justification-wrong/ ) outlines eight erroneous views of justification. Justification is the Bible’s teaching on how a sinner may be right before God.
Modern Day Prophecy (3 articles) | Effectual Grace
Though I have posted some of this material before, I thought it might be helpful to gather three articles on the theme of fallible prophecy so that they might be in one place.
The Scope of Sanctification: Positional, Progressive, Perfected | Effectual Grace
Jesus prayed, “Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth” (John 17:17).
A Thousand Years | Effectual Grace
We should and must take the Bible literally. But taking the Bible literally does not mean we interpret everything in a wooden or flat way.
Membership and the Lord’s Supper | Effectual Grace
As we read Acts 2, we see a clear sequence in the life of the early church. Luke writes: “So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.
Why Sunday Is Such A Big Deal | Effectual Grace
In response to a recent teaching, someone gave me the following feedback in an email: “… the concept of Sunday being the beginning of the week rather than the end has really put things in a new perspective for me.
My Journey Out of the Word of Faith | Effectual Grace
“Wonderful are Your works, and this my soul knows very well!” – Psalm 139:14 As many of you know, I was not always a Reformed Baptist pastor and expositor of the word of God.