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Zane Hodges Library

Zane Hodges Library features messages on the Bible by Zane C. Hodges. Zane ministered at Dallas Theological Seminary for 27 years as Professor of New Testament. Zane also ministered at Victor Street Bible Chapel in Dallas, Texas for over 50 years and published a number of books focusing on the free gift of eternal life by faith alone in Jesus Christ alone and on the opportunities for eternal rewards for believers. Zane was involved with the founding of the Grace Evangelical Society, served on…

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Does the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats Teach Salvation by Works? -Matthew 25:31-46

Matthew 25:31-46 Judgment of the Sheep and the Goats (1975) Zane C. Hodges Are the sheep in this parable saved because of the works? Are the goats destined for hell, because of their lack of good works? Is "inheriting a kingdom" the same as "entering a kingdom"? What time period does this parable refer to, the rapture or the end of the tribulation? In this motivating message Zane Hodges answers…

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What Happens to Christians in the Outer Darkness? - Matt 25:14-30 - Parable of the Talents - Zane Hodges

Matthew 25:14-30 Parable of the Talents (1975) Zane C. Hodges Our Lord has committed to each Christian, responsibility in line with the capacity that He knows that each Christian's possesses and in accordance with His knowledge of what each Christian is able to do for Him by His grace. There is a day of reckoning for every Christian, not to determine our eternal destiny, but to evaluate the kind…

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Matthew 25:1-13 - Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins

Matthew 25:1-13 Parable of the Ten (Wise and the Foolish Virgins) (September 10, 1975) Zane C. Hodges In this parable of the five wise virgins and the five foolish virgins, Zane Hodges explains what period of time does this parable apply to, the Tribulation period or the present day. Although the parable applies to the saints of the Tribulation period, Zane demonstrates how those lessons are…

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Matthew 24:45-51 - What Happens If I Am an Unfaithful Servant of Jesus?

Matthew 24:45-51 Parable of the Unfaithful Servant (1975) Zane C. Hodges Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord has made ruler over his house? There is no greater incentive to faithful living then the realization that our Lord Jesus Christ may come back at any time. When that realization is lost, very much else may be lost also. What is the outer darkness in this parable? Can…

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Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6,10-14 - Preparation for Comfort

Preparation for Comfort Zane C. Hodges (1980) Isaiah 40:1-5 and Luke 3:1-6, 10-14 "Comfort ye, comfort ye My people, saith your God." What do you really know about the comfort of God? Do you understand God's comfort in your own life and are you able to share it with other people? Our hearts and lives are not ready for the blessings with which God desires to comfort us until we know something about…

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Luke 16:19-31 - Pleasure Has an Exit Door Marked Death -

Luke 16:19-31 Pleasure Has an Exit Door Marked Death Zane C. Hodges (1993) What is the most potent, the most addictive, the most intoxicating, and the most dangerous drug known to man? Pleasure. The purpose of the story of the rich man and Lazarus is not to explain why Lazarus and the rich man are where they are, but to show that these two men have traded places. Those who never believe in Jesus…

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Once Again James 2

At the 2005 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, 23 years after the publication of Zane's booklet, "James 2: What is a Dead Faith?", and 11 years after the publication of Zane's commentary, "The Epistle of James: Proven Character Through Testing", Zane revisits again James 2. This time focusing on the meaning of justification by works. Dead Faith, Saving Faith, God's Will and More by…

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The Moralistic Wrath-Dodger: Romans 2:1-5 - Zane C. Hodges

At the 2005 Grace Evangelical Society National Conference, Zane Hodges examines the claims of the moralist in Romans 2:1-5. Is the moralist subject to condemnation like the unrighteous in Romans 1. Zane discusses the wrath of God and the use of repentance in Romans. The Moralistic Wrath-Dodger: Romans 2:1-5 by Zane C. Hodges https://faithalone.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/hodges-1.pdf

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What Do We Mean by Propitiation? Does It Only Count if We Accept It? - Zane Hodges

Zane Hodges answers the following questions: Do unbelievers go to hell to pay for their sins? Why do people go to hell if Jesus paid for the sins of the world? Did Jesus die on the cross for all? What does it mean that Jesus is the propitiation for the whole world? What did Jesus' death on the cross accomplish for everyone, both believers and unbelievers? Does anyone get sent to hell as punishment…

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Water Producing Water - John 4:1-42

At the 2007 Grace Evangelical Society conference, Zane Hodges examines Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman and demonstrates how the living water that gushes forth into everlasting life, is the saving truth that Jesus is the Christ, and how Jesus' prophetic word in John 4:10 was literally fulfilled, that "you [Samaritan woman] would have asked Him [Jesus], and He would have given you living…

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Who Am I? Who Is He? - Luke 8:19-25 - Zane C. Hodges (1989, Coast Bible Church)

Luke 8:19-25 Who Am I? Who Is He? Zane C. Hodges (October 22, 1989 - Coast Bible Church) A very real spiritual identity crisis often lies at the root of the frustrations and failures that we experience in Christian living. Sometimes under the pressures of life, we forget who Jesus is and what He is like. We forget the greatness of His power, the sufficiency of His strength, the abundance of His…

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