Grace Wins | The Story of Martin Luther
During the Middle Ages, the view of the Roman Catholic Church was that grace was a treasure that was managed and dispensed by the Church and its organization. Believers did not inherently receive grace as believers, but priests taught that if one gave money to the Church, or prayed enough, or did enough good works, […]
Grace Wins | What is the Price for Spiritual Success?
The great missionary evangelist T. L. Osborn came to my house. Twenty-seven young evangelists had flown in from different parts of the world to meet with him and learn from his lifetime experience of crusade evangelism. For three hours, he shared stories and insights from years of ministry. At one point, a young preacher asked […]
Grace Wins | Why are Religious Rituals Dangerous?
Once when I was in Pakistan, I saw a man with a flock of birds in a cage. Another man came and bought a bird. I thought he was buying the bird as a pet, but to my surprise, he immediately set the bird free. My translator explained that some people in Pakistan believe that […]
Grace Wins | Why Study Grace?
Grace is a hot topic. Several years ago, I started hearing many preachers speak about grace. The interesting thing is that most of them disagreed with one another. Some preached on “radical grace” and others accused the “radical grace” preachers of allowing people to sin. Both sets of preachers pretended to be nice to each […]