Author: PastorJim (Jim McClarty)

Because Grace Christian Assembly identifies itself as “A Sovereign Grace Fellowship,” we are often asked whether we are part of a recent movement called “Sovereign Grace Ministries.” The short answer is: No, we are not. While we are certainly proponents of any group of churches advancing Reformed Theology and while we do have a good...

Q – Could you sometime in the future, when you get time write up some commentary for your FAQ page on 1Timothy 4:10? I have a friend struggling with God’s Sovereign grace (Calvinism) and she asked me about this verse and I don’t know how to put what I think into words. Your other FAQs...

Q – Greetings! Jim – And, greetings right back atcha. Q – Pastor Jim, it was such a gift to be able to visit your beautiful church last Sunday. My spirit is very much fulfilled by your teaching. Thank you. Jim – You are too kind. The building is attractive because of all the work...

I recently received the following email: Q – Pastor Jim, This is in response to your Question and Answers on Baptism. The bible is clear that the new law did not take effect until the death on the cross. So you have to say that the thief died either under the new law or old...

Q – On Thursday evenings, I teach a Bible study through the book of James. We are in our 17th meeting and have flown through the text. We are already on James 1:18! Well, guess what topic came up? One of your favorites – election. I walked the group through Ephesians, Romans, and parts of...

Q – I just read one of your posts and in it you said this – “There has been a long standing theological debate – begun the morning Christ resurrected, I suppose – over who exactly benefited from His atoning work. After all, Christ was personally innocent of any sin. So, He should not have...

Q – Hi pastor Jim. I am (name) from India. I thank God for your site which is helpful to me. I want to know about the salvation in the household. As it is said in the bible that if you are saved your whole household will be saved. I got saved 2 years back but...

Q – I’m taking an English 102 class right now in college and we are going over “Paradise Lost” right now. I don’t know how familiar you are with the book, but the basic gist of it is the story of Satan’s rebellion against God and the loss of Paradise for Adam and Eve. The...

Q – While I am completely comfortable with your teaching and the lessons we have been learning from your messages, I am curious how to detect a cult vs. a reformed belief system. Jim – It seems that whenever someone does not understand what we teach, or they understand it enough to disagree with it,...

Q – I am a Christian from an evangelical church in Indonesia. I am blessed in reading your QA (Question – Answer) which I got from your website. Here are my questions to you: Where does a believer go after he/she dies? To be honest I was confused when somebody told me with so various...