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Is it Wrong to Ask God for Forgiveness?
“Beware the grace Pharisees who jump on you if you dare to ask God for forgiveness. They will say you’re operating in unbelief and legalism.” This claim is sometimes made against those who preach...
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Keep Plowing or Die! (Luke 9:62)
Jesus said, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62) Is Jesus calling you to a life of unswerving service? Is he saying, “You’re here...
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Questions Ain’t Questions
Growing up in Australia, I was used to seeing trucks from a company called “Soils Ain’t Soils.” Strange name for a company but I get it. They’re saying there are different types of soils, and some...
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Grace Disco – Out Today!
In a couple of months Escape to Reality will be five years old. Five years isn’t a long time, but my goodness, a lot of water has gone under that bridge. Truly grace is a fast-flowing river that will...
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How Do We Read the Commands of the New Testament?
How should we read the commands of the New Testament? A legalist will insist we read them as commands that must be obeyed. After all, didn’t Jesus say, “If you love me, you will obey my commands?” He...
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How to Become an Unbeliever in 3 Easy Steps
How do you turn a believer into an unbeliever? How do you extinguish the flame of faith? These questions have been on my mind lately because I have seen people reject that which is good and shipwreck...
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Myth 12: The Hyper-Grace Gospel Makes People Lazy
“Grace is a soft gospel for soft Christians,” say the critics. “Grace promotes passivity and laziness.” It does? I guess somebody forgot to tell Paul: By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace...
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50 Scriptures Inclusionism Can’t Explain
“We must pay more careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.” (Heb 2:1) Being careless with God’s word can cause people to drift away. This is why I am opposed...
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Labor to Enter His Rest (Hebrews 4:11)
The other day a strange man approached a young girl and offered her candy if she would get in his car. Thankfully, the girl knew all about stranger danger and quickly walked to a shop where she was...
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E2R’s New Scripture Index
Here’s a Christmas riddle for you: What question have I been asked more than any other in 2014? It is this one: “Paul, have you written anything on (insert scripture reference)?” A close second is,...
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Husbands Hindered Prayers (1 Peter 3:7)
A man recently asked me about a troubling verse. “My wife says my prayers are hindered because I don’t respect her enough.” He was referring to this verse: Husbands, in the same way be considerate as...
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Can Divorced People Remarry?
Hmm, that’s a tough one. Let me see. Can sinners be forgiven? Can runaways come home? Can crooks get a second chance? Can the broken be made whole? No, it’s not a tough question. It’s an easy question....
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Jesus and Divorce
In the past year I’ve had a couple of friends go through divorce and each time it has torn our hearts. I won’t go into details, but what has struck me is how some in the church have responded to these...
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Some Honest Answers for Michael Brown
CharismaNews has just published an article entitled “Some honest questions for Joseph Prince.” In it Michael Brown puts 11 questions to “Pastor Prince and those who embrace the modern grace message.”...
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Happy Fifth Birthday (And get a free book!)
Escape to Reality is five years old today. If E2R were a child, it would be starting school. How time flies when you’re growing in grace! Five years ago E2R had no articles, no subscribers, no...
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Grace Classics – Out Today
There are hundreds of grace-based articles here on E2R. So many to choose from. If you’re new to grace, where do you start? Right here… My new book, Grace Classics, is officially released today. It is...
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Believing in Vain (1 Corinthians 15:2)
“How do I know if my belief in Christ is in vain?” When a reader asked me this question recently, she was referring to Paul’s warning here: Now, brothers, I want to remind you of the gospel I preached...
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Judged by the Lord (1 Corinthians 11:31-32)
Are you good enough to take communion? To me, this is an absurd question. It is exactly like asking whether you are good enough to hear the gospel. But to many it is not an absurd question. It is a...
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“A.D. 30” by Ted Dekker
A few years ago someone recommended I read a novel by Ted Dekker. I forget which one it was but I couldn’t finish it. Then a month ago someone suggested I read his latest book, AD 30, and I couldn’t...
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Conditional Acceptance? (2 Corinthians 6:17-18)
“God loves you just as you are and not as you should be.” That’s the gospel of grace in one sentence! Manmade religion says you have to clean yourself up before you approach the Lord, but grace shouts,...
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