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Do Not Let the Anti-Assurance Bird Make a Nest in Your Hair

August 18, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of Salvation, false professions, genuine faith, saving faith

A regular reader of our blogs named John asks this insightful question: I just read your latest blog concerning Dead Spoken Faith Alone. In your point #10, you mention that assurance is essential to a faith that saves. I must admit that the thought of eternal conscious torment still frightens me. I believe in Christ,

The Extent of Christ’s Death

August 14, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, John 1:29, John 4:42, unlimited atonement

This short question hits on a mighty important issue: Thank you for your ministry. I have a question: when the Bible says that Jesus died for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2), does that mean that Jesus died for everyone’s sin? Or does it mean that you need to believe that Jesus died

A Memory Help for A.S.K. in the Sermon on the Mount

August 11, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - ask; seek; and knock, Matt 7:7-11, Matthew 7:7-11, praying according to His will

Yesterday I heard Joe Gelacio give an excellent message on Matt 7:7-11. While listening, I thought of several things to help me remember the point of the passage. First, you can remember where the passage is by realizing that this is the first chapter 7 Seven Eleven verses in the NT (ask 7–711 versus call

The Whole World Needs Everlasting Life

August 7, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - a vision for world evangelization, John 3:16

The most important issue in this life is one’s eternal destiny. Whether we gain everlasting life and spend eternity with the Lord is of eternal significance. As a ministry, Grace Evangelical Society exists to proclaim the free gift of everlasting life to whoever simply believes in the Lord Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 5:24) and the

Beware of Confessing the Same Sin (1 John 1:9)

July 28, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession of sins, fellowship forgiveness

Shawn and I received this question from a friend named John: Need some help to answer a question.  Talking to someone who is not battling with an on-going sin but rather a past sin that has been confessed and forgiven (1 John 1:9).  This person keeps coming to Christ and re–confessing the same sin.  I

Creyendo que Jesús es el Cristo, el Hijo de Dios (Juan 20:31)

July 22, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita

Un fan del blog de GES y del programa diario en la radio escribe: Muchas gracias por el trabajo que ustedes hacen, por el sitio web, el blog, y el programa de radio. Ha significado mucho para mí. Espero que puedan ayudar a tranquilizar mi mente, ya que realmente he estado luchando con mi salvación

Believers and Good Works

July 21, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:3-5, Ephesians 2:10, John 15:1-4, Romans 11:17-24

Someone who had seen a video that Shawn and I made emailed a question about four passages. In the video, we said that the sole condition of everlasting life is faith in Christ, but that if a believer does not live for God, he will reap the consequences both in this life and at the

Eternal Rewards and Denying Christ

July 16, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Matthew 10:32-33; 2 Timothy 2:12

A pastor asked me about a blog we published back in October: I read your blog today and agree with most of it but would like a Scripture reference to prove that if you die denying Christ, you lose the opportunity to eat from the tree of life and wear overcomer clothes. Also, what is

La importancia de una Biblia inerrante

July 15, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Su Gracia Gratuita

Hoy he recibido una pregunta muy breve: ¡Gracias por sus increíbles reflexiones! ¿Podría hablar de cómo sabemos que la Biblia es inerrante, y por qué es tan importante que sea inerrante? Responderé en orden inverso. Primero, ¿por qué es tan importante que la Biblia sea inerrante? Si la Biblia contiene errores, entonces no es la

Believing That Jesus Is the Christ, the Son of God (John 20:31)

July 13, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance and OCD, Assurance of Salvation, John 11:25-27, John 20:31

A fan of the GES blogs and daily radio program writes: Thank you so much for the work you do, for the GES website, the blog, and the radio program. It has meant a great deal to me. I’m hoping you can help put my mind at ease as I have really been struggling with