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Nine Reliable Evidences of Justification by Faith apart from Works (Romans 3:28)

March 1, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

By Bob Wilkin “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law.” While working on a book on one hundred verses which prove that salvation is by faith alone, apart from works, I came across an interesting explanation of what Paul meant in Rom 3:28 when he

The Place of Failure in the Christian Life

March 1, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

By Bob Wilkin Over the years I’ve had lots of failures in life. I know we all have. But I’m more acutely aware of my own failures than I am of those of others. Have you ever felt like giving up on your job, your ministry in your church, or on some major responsibility you

No One Seeks God (Romans 3:11)

February 25, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - No one seeks God, Romans 3:11, spiritual deadness

There is none who understands; there is none who seeks after God. Here is a recent question I received: How to reconcile “no-one seeketh after God no not one” with free will to accept or reject God’s free gift? I think one is about the concept that man’s righteousness cannot make him justified, and the

The Holy Spirit Guiding and Empowering Believers

February 20, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - decision making and the will of God, Divine guidance, Proverbs 3:5-6

In the January-February Grace in Focus Magazine, Marcia Hornok wrote an article entitled, “Spiritual GPS.” I received a nice letter wondering if Marcia was “negating the idea of guidance by the Holy Spirit.” The reader points out that she is not charismatic, but that she and her husband “have repeatedly experienced God’s leading and supernatural

SBC President Says Once Saved, Always Saved—IF

February 13, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Always Saved, Eternal Security, Lordship Salvation, Once Saved, Perseverance of the Saints, Romans 11:17-21

J.D. Greear is the Pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, NC, and is the 62nd President of the Southern Baptist Convention. A few days ago, on Jan 29, 2020, he wrote a blog entitled “Beware of Complacency of ‘Once Saved, Always Saved.’” You can read his blog by clicking here. (See here for a

Aaron Rodgers Rejects Eternal Conscious Torment

February 11, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Aaron Rodgers and Theism, eternal conscious torment, Rob Bell and Aaron Rodgers

Famed Super Bowl winning and future Hall of Fame quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers, lit up the internet when he spoke about how he rejected the faith of his family, the faith he was raised in. In an article entitled, “NFL Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Questions How Anyone Could Believe in God” (which

The Assurance Debate Goes Back a Long Time

February 3, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:9-13, 2 Corinthians 13:5, assurance and works, John 11:25-27

The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) is an association of thousands of Evangelical educators, theologians, and pastors from around the world. To join, you need a Master of Theology degree or better. I joined ETS in 1982 when I received my Th.M. from DTS. My first ETS annual meeting was in San Diego, California, in November

Free Will and Eternal Security

January 28, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, Free-will, Titus 1:2

A friend sent me this second-hand question: “Question from a friend online: ‘If God desires for us to always have free will, why would He not allow us to give back the free gift of eternal life if we so choose?’” How would you answer that? My answer involves two counter questions. Does God really

Confusing Comments Concerning Certain Salvation

January 24, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, OT salvation, what is saving faith, what is the object of saving faith

A friend sent me a Jan 8, 2011, blog by Dr. Michael Heiser. You can see it here. It is entitled, “Election, Salvation, Unbelief, and Eternal Security.” I’ve read several articles by Heiser and found most of them to be outstanding. I am part way into his book Angels and have found it helpful. I’ve

Circumcision Is a Seal of Righteousness by Faith (Romans 4:11)

January 20, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - circumcision as a sign and seal, Imputed righteousness, Justification by faith alone, Romans 4:11

“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while still uncircumcised, that he might be the father of all those who believe, though they are uncircumcised, that righteousness might be imputed to them also…” Today was a rainy and cold day in Dallas. And I