Writing & Research

From the study

Articles, research, and reflections on Free Grace Theology, the gospel, and the Scriptures.

Articles

Does the Gospel of John Teach Perseverance of the Saints?

MacArthur uses John 9 to support the perseverance of the saints. But the chapter ends at the man’s worship—it never shows what happens after.

October 17, 2026

3–5 minutes

Assurance Hermeneutics John Lordship Salvation
Articles

Repentance, New Birth, and MacArthur’s Interpretation

Does new birth require turning from sin first? Tracing repentance through Scripture shows it restores life and fellowship, while new birth comes by faith.

October 17, 2026

4–6 minutes

Jonah Justification Lordship Salvation Repentance Romans
Articles

Interpreting the Woman at the Well (John 4)

Is the living water in John 4 offered on condition of total surrender? A closer reading of the woman at the well shows it is received by simple faith.

October 17, 2026

3–5 minutes

Faith Alone Hermeneutics John Lordship Salvation
Research

Modal Status, Objectivity, and Certainty: A Biblical Epistemology of Truth

Evangelicals often call truth “absolute, objective, and universal” as if the terms were interchangeable. This paper proposes a two-tier biblical model, sorting truth claims along modal, ontological, and epistemic axes, all grounded…

October 16, 2026

38–57 minutes

John Truth & Knowledge
Articles

Belief, Not Repentance: The Bronze Serpent in John

In Numbers 21 and John 3, the condition for life is simple: look and live. Why Jesus made belief, not repentance, the condition for eternal life.

October 16, 2026

3–4 minutes

Faith Alone John Numbers Repentance
Articles

The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification

Justification is God’s one-time declaration; sanctification is a lifelong process. Why confusing the two undermines assurance, and where true assurance rests.

October 16, 2026

4–6 minutes

Assurance Justification
Articles

The Lordship Salvation Discussion

Does saving faith require lifelong submission to Christ as Lord? A Free Grace response to Lordship Salvation on doulos and kurios, faith as the sole condition, and discipleship versus justification.

October 16, 2026

4–6 minutes

Discipleship Faith Alone Lordship Salvation

From the study

Does the Gospel of John Teach Perseverance of the Saints?

Repentance, New Birth, and MacArthur’s Interpretation

Interpreting the Woman at the Well (John 4)

Modal Status, Objectivity, and Certainty: A Biblical Epistemology of Truth

Belief, Not Repentance: The Bronze Serpent in John

The Distinction Between Justification and Sanctification

The Lordship Salvation Discussion