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Two Types of Filling of the Spirit in the New Testament

November 1, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

By Bob Wilkin When I was on college ministry staff with Campus Crusade for Christ (now Cru), I was confused about what the filling of the Holy Spirit was. According to some of the CCC literature of the time, the filling of the Spirit was when the Holy Spirit took control of a person’s life.

The Overcomer Won’t Be Hurt by the Second Death (Revelation 2:11)

October 31, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - hurt by the second death, Litotes, Overcomers, Revelation 2:11, understatement

I recently wrote a blog on the NT concept of overcomers (see here). That blog led to this question: The problem with this logic is that Revelation 2:11 does not make sense if only victorious Christians are overcomers. I need you to address this verse specifically: “‘He who has an ear, let him hear what

Beware of How You Harmonize 1 Cor 11:5 and 1 Cor 14:34

October 29, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 11:5, 1 Corinthians 14:34, women speaking in church

I just came across an article entitled “What Paul Really Says about Women in Ministry” It is at the Assemblies of God website. You can see their article here. The author, George Wood, argues for the egalitarian position, which is the view that men and women, while having differences, are to have equal teaching and

Evangelical Leaders Who Deny Certainty of Salvation

October 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - absolute certainty, Assurance, Eternal Security, Evangelical leaders who deny the possibility of certainty, Perseverance

Dr. John Niemelä called today and asked me if I had a list of quotes from Evangelicals who deny absolute assurance. Well, I didn’t have the list, but I did have many such quotes. So, I’ve pulled them together for this blog. Robert Peterson: Protestants do not claim the ‘absolute’ certainty that Rome rejects. The

The Overcomers

October 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:4-5, and Rev 21:7, Overcomers, Rev 2 11, Rev 2: 26; Rev 3:5, Rev 2:7, Rev 3:12, Rev 3:21

Here is a hot question from my inbox: I enjoy reading your blogs. I need a little clarification on a statement you made in the penultimate paragraph of this post. You used the phrase “only overcoming believers.” Are you suggesting that there are some believers who will not “overcome”? Many Evangelicals say that all believers

Six Questions Regarding Assurance of Salvation, Part 4

October 16, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance is of the essence of saving faith, Ephesians 2:8-9, Galatians 1:6-9, Galatians 5:4, John 5:39-40

The fifth objection is that if “assurance is of the essence of saving faith” were true, then from AD 100 until 1517, almost no one was born again. This is not a Biblical argument. If we based our theology on this type of reasoning, then we certainly would not believe that only people who profess

Six Questions on Assurance, Part 3

October 15, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of the essence of saving faith, Galatians 3:6, Genesis 15:6, Hebrews 11:10, John 8:56, Romans 4:3

We are considering six objections to the teaching that assurance of everlasting life is of the essence of saving faith. In this blog we consider objections three and four. The third objection is that John 20:31 is saying someone can correctly perceive who Jesus is and yet not believe that by faith in Him, he

Six Questions Regarding Assurance of Salvation, Part 2

October 14, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance of Salvation, Assurance of the essence of saving faith

In this blog I will discuss the first two objections to assurance being of the essence of saving faith as stated in Part 1. Those two objections are that when a person believes in Christ, he has objective assurance, even if he is not sure he is eternally secure, and that 1 John 5:13 proves

Questions Regarding Assurance of Salvation, Part 1

October 11, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance of Salvation, John 20:31, saving faith

I received the following email from a Free Grace friend I haven’t seen in maybe twenty years. My friend asks some tough questions, so hang with me. I hope I can answer his questions clearly. It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, but I’d like to interact with you on the concept of

The Importance of Understanding the OT to Understand the NT

October 9, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Cor 3:2, Acts 20:27, Heb 5:12-14, the use of the OT in the NT

I wrote a review of a book and published a form of the review as a blog post. That led to this excellent question: Hi, Bob, I enjoyed reading today’s blog post, Irresistible, by Pastor Andy Stanley. You made several astute points. However, in response to one of the main points you identified in Stanley’s