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Free Grace · 06.02.2026
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What does it mean to be grafted into the olive tree or broken off from it? Romans 11 combines God's faithfulness to Israel with a serious warning to Gentile Christians.

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Free Grace · 05.12.2025
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Assurance of eternal life and fellowship with God belong together. First John shows how truth, love and obedience are to shape believers' lives.

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Free Grace · 06.06.2025
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Hebrews 6,11 connects diligence with the full assurance of hope. Do we earn salvation through perseverance — or learn to live from God's promise?

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Free Grace · 14.05.2025
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“Faith without works is dead.” But does James mean this faith never existed? Michael A. Eaton offers another approach: James calls Christians to make their faith effective for other people.

Illustrative image: a snare hidden among leaves as a warning against deception.
Free Grace · 14.02.2024
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False teachers promise freedom and lead into new bondage. Second Peter 2,20–22 describes this relapse in striking images. How can we take the warning seriously without turning God's gift of grace into a reward for consistent performance?

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Free Grace · 19.11.2023
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Jesus gives eternal life. At the same time, the New Testament calls Christians to faithfulness, perseverance and vigilance. How do these statements fit together without turning the gift into payment for performance?

Illustrative image: a gift and hiking boots — salvation as a gift and sanctification as a lifelong journey.
Free Grace · 25.08.2022
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How do eternal life, sanctification and discipleship fit together? A biblical grounding of the Free Grace perspective with fair responses to the strongest objections.

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