TH265 Free Grace Theology
Overview
Free Grace Theology (TH265) challenges Calvinist and Arminian views of salvation by presenting the views of Free Grace theology. It tackles difficult problem passages through the lens of Free Grace, redefines essential theological words in the Bible, and explains how Free Grace theology understands the teaching of Jesus and the apostles regarding salvation by faith alone without works. The course traces views on salvation through church history to show the foundations of Free Grace theology and brings the discussion forward to today’s need for a proper understanding of the nature and essence of saving faith in Jesus Christ.
Top Highlights
“Believing in Jesus for everlasting life occurs at a moment in time. A third distinction of Free Grace theology is that one is born again at a moment in time, not over the course of one’s lifetime. Thus perseverance in faith or perseverance in good works are not a condition of everlasting life. The very moment a person believes in Jesus, he is secure forever. Baptists call this ‘once saved, always saved.’ Theologians call this ‘eternal security.’ Thus if a person has ever believed in Jesus for everlasting life, he has that life.” (source)
“When we believe in Him for everlasting life, we have everlasting life. In other words, we must be persuaded that Jesus guarantees everlasting life that can never be lost to all who simply believe in Him. That is the promise of life.” (source)
“The Messiah guarantees that all who believe in Him will be in His coming kingdom, and in order for that to be true, He must guarantee everlasting life cannot be lost and that those who die physically will be raised and given glorified bodies in order to live with Him in His everlasting kingdom. So saving faith is just being persuaded of the promise of everlasting life.” (source)
“In the same way, to be assured that you personally have everlasting life that can never be lost is to believe that is true. If in order to be born again one must believe the promise of life, that is the same thing as saying that assurance or believing the promise of life is of the essence of saving faith. This is a major distinction of Free Grace theology.” (source)
“Transformation by mind renewal via the Word of God (Rom 12:1–2; 2 Cor 3:18)—Free Grace theology tends to view progressive sanctification as a process that involves the Spirit of God taking the Word of God and changing the worldview of the believer. This change of worldview leads to transformation.” (source)
- Title: TH265 Free Grace Theology
- Author: Robert Wilkin
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Christian life; Education › Christian life; Education › Faith; Education › Salvation; Faith; Salvation
- Resource ID: LLS:TH265WILKIN
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2019-06-20T22:37:43Z
Dr. Bob Wilkin received his ThM and PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has served as a campus evangelist with Campus Crusade for Christ, a hospital chaplain, a pastor, and a Bible college professor, and he is the founder and executive director of the parachurch organization Grace Evangelical Society (www.faithalone.org).
Dr. Wilkin has written seven books covering assurance of salvation, eternal rewards, key words in the Bible, final judgment, difficult New Testament texts, clarity in evangelism, and Calvinism. He is the editor of and a contributor to The Grace New Testament Commentary and he has written hundreds of magazine and journal articles. Bob regularly speaks across the country and occasionally speaks overseas.