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Paul Preached Repentance and Faith (Acts 20:21)

December 16, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 20:21, Repentance and Salvation, sola fide

We are nearly done with the final proofing of the second edition of our one-volume NT commentary. (The first edition came out in 2010, and we sold the last copies in January of this year.) We hope to have it in print by December 19. I’ve been going through changes that Al Valdes made in

Saved Yet Through Fire, Part 2 (1 Corinthians 3:5-17)

December 11, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 3:15, saved through fire, works burned up, works with eternal value vs works lacking eternal value

Here is a powerful passage about the church, eternal rewards, and temporal judgment. There is much in this passage for every believer. Rewards are in view. After all, Paul says “he will receive a reward [misthos, wages].” However, there are some well-intentioned misunderstandings which can be quickly eliminated. Misconception #1: This Means There Will Be

Saved, Yet Through Fire, Part 1 (1 Cor 3:15)

December 10, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 3:15, salvation at the Judgment Seat of Christ, Soteriology

A friend sent me this excellent question: I am teaching on 1 Cor 3:10-17 Sunday. What is weird is I have not seen anyone handle the part of 3:15 that says, “but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.” Everyone comments on “suffer loss.” My problem is that everyone, no matter how

The Way the Children of God and of the Devil Are Manifested (1 John 3:9-10)

December 4, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 3:10, child of the devil, positional vs. experiential truth

“Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God. In this the children of God and the children of the devil are manifest: Whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is he who does not

Support the Truth (2-3 John)

November 29, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, giving, Second John, Third John

The following is a slightly condensed version of a message I gave at the New Jersey/Pennsylvania GES Regional Conference on Nov 23. Author and Date: The Elder (John). Many commentators think these letters were written in the mid to late 80s or even in the 90s. However, I believe that the entire NT was surely

Knowing Him in Our Experience (1 John 2:3-11) Nine Principles of the Christian Life

November 26, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:3-11, Fellowship with God, Knowing God, Sanctification

The following is a condensed version of a message I gave on Nov 22 at the New Jersey/Pennsylvania GES Regional Conference. The longer you live in fellowship with someone, the better you get to know that person. A couple might have been married for 50 years and yet not know each other very well

The Total Accuracy of the Gospel Accounts

November 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Historical accuracy of the Gospels, inerrancy, John 14:26

In the Fall 2019 issue of DTS Magazine, I was quite interested to see an article by Drs. Darrell Bock and Benjamin Simpson, entitled, “Minding the Gap: Orality, Memory, & the Gospels” (pp. 8-11). The gap alluded to in the title is the time between Jesus’ ministry and the writing of the Gospels, thirty years

Matthew 7:21-23 Revisited

November 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - “the will of the Father, ” “I never knew you, ” “You will know them by their fruits”, Matthew 7:21-23

In a blog On November 19 (see here), I answered a question from a reader about salvation by self-denial. One of the responses I received to that blog suggested that I had not carefully explained Matt 7:21-23. The questioner had said that the people in Matt 7:21-23 will not go to heaven even though they

The Outer Darkness Is Not the Lake of Fire

November 21, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Matthew 22:13, Matthew 25:30, Matthew 8:12, The Judgment Seat of Christ, the outer darkness

A friend asked me if I saw an article by Hampton Keathley IV at the Bible.org website entitled, “The Outer Darkness: Heaven’s Suburb or Hell?” You can see it here. I’ve known Keathley for a long time. He is a friend and a Free Grace guy. The expression the outer darkness (or the darkness outside)

Arguments for Salvation by Dying to Self and Walking in His Ways

November 19, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Matthew 7:13-14, Matthew 7:21-23, Repentance and Salvation, Salvation and self-denial

A reader of our website has a problem with our stand that salvation from eternal condemnation is by faith alone, apart from works. She wrote: I enjoyed reading your article on Acts 13:48 since I’m aware of Calvinism and did consider this verse very strong for their support.  As is life in Jesus, we read