Why This Debate Matters for the Gospel The present discussion surrounding repentance is not merely a matter of terminology or preference—it strikes at the very clarity of the gospel itself. When the meaning of repentance is altered, minimized, or redefined, the message of salvation is inevitably affected. What is at stake is not simply how one explains conversion, but what one is actually calling sinners to do in response to Christ. In recent decades, many have asserted that repentance, in...

Confidence in God’s Word — resting in His promise to preserve the Scriptures for every generation. Not long ago, I was in a conversation with someone, and this person said to me that he knew someone that could "tear the King James Version apart.” The implication was not subtle: His statement implied that generations of Christians had placed their trust in a deeply flawed text, and the matter was supposedly obvious to anyone who had carefully studied the evidence. The statement was not...

The apostles repeatedly affirm that there is one Lord, one faith, and one gospel grounded in the saving work of Christ. The purpose of this article, therefore, is not merely to define two phrases (Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Heaven), but to examine how the New Testament actually uses kingdom language and to demonstrate that these expressions do not introduce a new redeemer or a new plan of salvation.