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Will the Bad Deeds of Believers be Considered at the Judgement Seat of Christ?

March 1, 2015 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

Robert N. Wilkin Executive Director Grace Evangelical Society I. INTRODUCTION God makes an amazing promise to anyone who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ: “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb 10:17; cf. Jer 31:34). And again, You, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He

A Critical Examination of Seven Bible Translations (Part 2)

March 1, 2015 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

In Part 1 we saw that English translations of the Bible vary a lot. While all are reasonably reliable, they are not equally reliable. The King James Version (KJV) and New King James Version (NKJV) came out ahead if, as I argued, the majority of manuscripts do carry the correct readings. We also looked at

The Legacy of John MacArthur’s The Gospel According to Jesus (Chapter One)

March 1, 2015 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Kunte Kinte was abducted from his village in Africa and sold into slavery in the United States. He was treated horribly by his master. After running away several times, his master disabled him. Alex Hailey’s famed TV series Roots was a jarring introduction to the evils that often accompany slavery. When you think of slavery,

A Critical Examination of Seven Bible Translations (Part 1)

January 1, 2015 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

There have been many articles which have evaluated modern Bible translations in light of theological concerns, in light of their handling of the Old and New Testaments, and in terms of their use of English style.1 In this article, which is a modified version of a journal article I wrote on this subject a decade

Examine Yourselves (2 Corinthians 13:5)

November 1, 2014 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Major League baseball players are wise to fear being cut. Few make it to the majors and many don’t stay long. Players need to do everything they can to perform their best day in and day out. We don’t need to worry about ever being cut from God’s team. Our divine Manager has promised that

Getting “Saved”: The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament

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Getting “Saved”: The Whole Story of Salvation in the New Testament. Edited by Charles H. Talbert and Jason A. Whitlark. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2011. 324 pages. Paper, $30.00. This book has twelve essays by six authors. “This volume of essays is concerned with soteriology. How does one gain a covenant relationship with God and

50 Things You Need to Know about Heaven

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50 Things You Need to Know about Heaven. By John Hart. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House Publishers, 2014. 137 pages. Paper, $9.99. John Hart is a Professor of Bible at Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. I love the idea of fifty very short chapters dealing with fifty important questions about eternity future. Each chapter can be

The Explicit Gospel

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The Explicit Gospel. By Matt Chandler with Jared Wilson. Wheaton: Crossway, 2012. 237 pages. Paper, $17.99. Matt Chandler is the Pastor of a megachurch in a Dallas suburb called The Village Church. In addition to a main church campus in Flower Mound, TX, there are three satellite churches which feature “Flat Matt.” Those churches have

Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and the Tanakh

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Adam as Israel: Genesis 1-3 as the Introduction to the Torah and the Tanakh. Seth D. Postell. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011. 204 pages. Paper, $24.00. Rarely does a book come around that is truly revolutionary. This book is one of the rare ones. Postell, a Professor at Israel College of the Bible in Netanya,

Imitating God in Christ: Recapturing a Biblical Pattern

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Imitating God in Christ: Recapturing a Biblical Pattern. By Jason B. Hood. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2013. 232 pages. Paper, $22.00. Hood is writing for all three sides of Christianity: “the latitudinal left,” “the massive middle,” and the “reluctant or resistant right” (pp. 14-15, 183-89). He suggests that all three miss the significance of