Category: Uncategorized
-
The Power is in the Promise
Spoons tinkled in cups as my team members nestled cozily on caramel-colored teak furniture, stirring their spicy chai tea, laughing, and bantering back and forth in our living room in New Delhi, India. In the bathroom, I crouched on the floor with my arms wrapped around my knees, mind frenzied with irrational fears, emotions surging…
-
What Does It Mean to Forgive?
In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, a pompous clergyman gives the following advice: “You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your presence.” Both the character receiving the advice and most of us would agree that that is…
-
References & Responses: Part 6: Biblical Motivations for Godly Living
Over the summer of 2025, Free Grace Women invited our readers to contribute responses to common questions and concerns about the Bible. In this series—References and Responses—we’ve been gathering those reflections and placing them alongside Scripture, allowing the Word of God to frame our understanding. So far, we’ve addressed several theological questions and objections related…
-
Job’s Wife
“Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:9 NKJV Near the beginning of the book of Job, Job’s wife gives the title character the above bad advice. Due to this short speech, her only words recorded in the Bible, I have heard her either ignored in discussions of Job…
-
References & Responses: Part 5: Looking Forward to the Coming Kingdom
Over the summer, Free Grace Women invited our readers to contribute responses to common questions and concerns about the Bible. In this series—References and Responses—we’ve been gathering those reflections and placing them alongside Scripture, allowing the Word of God to frame our understanding. So far, we’ve addressed several theological questions and objections related to Free…
-
Freedom from the Law
As soon as it crossed my lips, the question sounded dumb. “But we still have to keep the Ten Commandments, don’t we?” I asked my pastor. He looked at me with a mixture of love, pity, and conviction. “No, we don’t.” What did he just say? I winced inwardly, feeling silly and exposed. Pastor Paul…
-
References & Responses: Part 4: Bible Passages for Suffering
Introduction: Over the summer, Free Grace Women asked our readers to contribute their answers to common questions and concerns about the Bible. So far, we have addressed a few questions and objections to Free Grace theology. This week we turn our attention to a common issue for all believers; suffering. Prompt Four: We gave our…
-
Two Pillars
The account of Anna and Simeon in Luke 2:25-38 is one of the lesser-known stories within the Christmas narratives, yet there is much we can learn from it. In this account, the Lord’s parents bring the newborn Savior to the temple. There, they encounter Anna and Simeon, two Old Testament believers. It is worth noting…
-
References & Responses: Part 3: How Are the Words “Salvation,” “Save,” and “Saved” Used in the Bible?
Introduction: Over the summer, Free Grace Women invited our community to participate in a collective project aimed at working through key passages and questions that often come up in discussions about Free Grace theology. So far, we’ve explored whether Free Grace theology promotes sin, and then we walked through the topic of eternal rewards. Today,…
-
Give Thanks for Judgments?
It’s the season for giving thanks! It surrounds us, as our calendars, advertisements, and conversations are featuring the word “Thanksgiving.” Among the many blessings which merit giving thanks to God, I want to add a new topic of gratitude to my list this year: judgments. Specifically, thanksgiving for what the Bible tells us about two…
Free Grace Women 