Questions and Answers August 27, 2005
Grace Evangelical Society Southern California Regional Conference
Zane Hodges, Bob Wilkin and Arch Rutherford

Questions asked:

0:27 Do we need to believe that Jesus is God?

4:02 – What part does assurance have in believing? Is a person saved if they have never been 100% sure of their eternal security?

5:55 – Does the sanctification process only begin when Jesus is Lord of all areas of one’s life?

7:03 – Explain the difference between the baptism of the Holy Spirit and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

9:30 – Does Free Grace theology the need for progressive sanctification?

11:30 – Please give suggestions on how to help churches who don’t present a clear gospel on how to direct them to present a clearer gospel. How can reach churches who present a false Gospel?

15:38 - If God chose some to election, then He did not choose others, how do you reconcile this with God’s love and justice?

18:45 – What do you think of 1 Timothy 2:4, “who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.”?

21:32 – What is the difference between the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15, the Gospel of the kingdom, and the Gospel that gives us eternal life?

27:22 What did Old Testament Saints believe in order to be saved?

31:25 If a person believes in Jesus for eternal life and later no longer believes in Jesus for eternal life. Is that person still saved?

32:30 – What is the Dispensationalism?

34:29 - Can you explain what is living water in John 4:14 and John 7:38?

37:36 - Acts 10:43, please interpret that again?

41:17 – Is it possible that Martha understood the Son of God in John 11, to be a reference to the promised Messiah in the Old Testament instead of implying deity?

49:23 –Given that Satan is at work blinding men to the gospel (2 Corinthians 4), would you expect some sort of covering over each of the 4 soils in the parable of the soils, where the seed could not go in unless God made it possible?

At the 2008 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges continues his discussion of Jesus' Last Discourse (Upper Room Discourse, John 13-17) and demonstrates how it fits the evangelistic purpose of the Gospel of John (John 20:30-31), leading people to believe in Jesus for eternal life. In part 2 of this 2 part series of messages, Zane covers (1) the Son of Zebedee, (2) the Genre of John's Gospel, (3) Death Scenes in Ancient Biography, (4) the Death of Jesus the Christ, and (5) Miraculous Signs and Literary Structure.

"Introducing John's Gospel: Miraculous Signs and Literary Structure" (Part 2 of 2) by Zane C. Hodges https://faithalone.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Autumn2008.pdf

Some have mistakenly thought that Jesus' Last Discourse (Upper Room Discourse, John 13-17) does not fit the evangelistic purpose of the Gospel of John (John 20:30-31). Instead of viewing John 13-17 as evangelistic, they conclude that Jesus' Last Discourse was written to believers to instruct them on how to live the Chistian life.

At the 2008 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges demonstrates that Jesus' Last Discourse (Upper Room Discourse) was written for the express purpose of leading people to believe in Jesus for everlasting life. In part 1 of this 2 part series of messages, Zane covers (1) a Fundamental Premise, (2) the Historical Purpose of the Last Discourse, (3) the Audience of John's Gospel, and (4) the Literary Character and Purpose of the Last Discourse.

"Introducing John's Gospel: In the Upper Room with Jesus the Christ" (Part 1 of 2) by Zane C. Hodges https://faithalone.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Hodges.pdf