Free Grace Alliance
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| Abbreviation | FGA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2004 |
| Type | Advocacy organization |
Region served | Worldwide |
Executive Director | Jeremy Mikkelsen |
| Website | https://www.freegracealliance.com/ |
Free Grace Alliance (FGA) is a Free Grace advocacy organization[1][2][3] formed by former members of the Grace Evangelical Society. It is distinguished from the Grace Evangelical Society over their understanding of the content of saving faith, as the Free Grace Alliance holds that to be saved one must believe in the person, work and promise of Christ. This is in contrast to the Grace Evangelical Society, which holds to the view that one is saved by just believing that Jesus gives eternal life to everyone who believes.[4][5][6][7]
The president of the FGA is Jeremy Vance and its executive director is Jeremy Mikkelsen.[8]
History
[edit]The Free Grace Alliance formed in November 2004 with an emphasis on international missions.[9] Although the Free Grace Alliance was initially planned to be created for other reasons than the dispute over the content of faith, [4] the Free Grace Alliance split from the Grace Evangelical Society in 2005 when most of the prominent leaders (including the chairman of the board) within the Society rejected the change in the content of saving faith being taught by Zane C. Hodges and the Grace Evangelical Society changed its doctrinal statement regarding the content of saving faith.[10][11][12] Later in 2009, the Free Grace Alliance released two public statements distancing themselves from the Grace Evangelical Society due to their understanding of the content of faith.[13]
Since 2013, some in the Free Grace Alliance have considered changing its name to "Grace Alliance" due to concerns of the label "Free Grace Theology" having possible negative connotations.[14]
The widely influential Dispensational theologian Charles Ryrie (1925 – 2016) attended Free Grace Alliance gatherings.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ Grudem, Wayne A. (2020-12-08). Systematic Theology, Second Edition: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Zondervan Academic. ISBN 978-0-310-51799-3.
- ^ Dillehay, Justin (2017-06-15). "How 'Free Grace' Theology Diminishes the Gospel". The Gospel Coalition. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Grudem, Wayne (2019-08-28). Teologia da "livre graça": 5 maneiras em que ela diminui o evangelho (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vida Nova. ISBN 978-85-275-0947-3.
- ^ a b Ministries, GraceLife. "The Free Grace Alliance Within the Free Grace Movement: It is What it is!". www.gracelife.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Stegall, Thomas Lewis (July 2009). The Gospel of the Christ: A Biblical Response to the Crossless Gospel Regarding the Contents of Saving Faith. Grace Gospel Press. ISBN 978-0-9799637-4-2.
- ^ Grudem, Wayne A. (2022-04-05). Bible Doctrine, Second Edition: Essential Teachings of the Christian Faith. Zondervan Academic. ISBN 978-0-310-12431-3.
The Free Grace Alliance says that faith must rest in the person of Christ, not merely in the truth of propositions about him.
- ^ "Grace Intervention: Understanding God's Beautiful Gift of Grace – Grace Evangelical Society". 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "About Us – Free Grace Alliance". Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "History". Free Grace Alliance. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ Reiher, Don (2010). "Zane Hodges and GES Did Not Change the Gospel". Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society. 23 (45): 31–58.
- ^ Ministries, GraceLife. "FGA And GES Differences". www.gracelife.org. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "A Defense of Free Grace Theology". Grace Theology Press. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
The vast majority of Free Grace theologians and The Free Grace Alliance disassociated with Bob Wilkin due to his Grace Evangelical Society teaching new doctrines
- ^ Wilson, Ken (2020-12-31). Heresy of the Grace Evangelical Society: Become a Christian Without Faith in Jesus As God and Savior. Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US. ISBN 979-8-5859-6339-1.
Fred Lybrand was president of the Free Grace Alliance in 2009 when he felt obligated to publically distance the Free Grace Alliance from the teachings of Bob Wilkin and his Grace Evangelical Society. The first public statement was the FGA GES Gospel Statement of April 7, 2009 The second public distancing of the Free Grace Alliance from Wilkin and GES occurred the next week in a more extended explanation by Fred Lybrand as the president of the FGA
- ^ Wilkin, Bob (2017-05-05). "Is the Label "Free Grace" Negative? – Grace Evangelical Society". Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Charles Ryrie Obituary (1925 - 2016) - St. Louis, TX - Dallas Morning News". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.