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Chuck Swindoll Says That People Will Miss Eternity with Christ If They Make Salvation Too Difficult

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

By Bob Wilkin A reader told me about a January 7 Insight for Living broadcast in which Chuck Swindoll talks about the time when Moses lifted up the bronze serpent, and those who looked on it were healed of the plague (Numbers 21). I just listened to the section in question, and it is fantastic.

Pastor Tom Rodgers Taught on the Bema Days Before He Died

February 26, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Grace Church of Wichita Falls, Judgment Seat of Christ, Revelation 14:13, Tom Rodgers, TX

A reader sent me an email about the passing of Pastor Tom Rodgers last year. Here is what he wrote: I believe you knew Tom Rodgers over in Wichita Falls, and I imagine you were aware of his passing recently. He and Reggie Coe were our pastors back in the early 1980s when we were

Justification by Faith or by Faithfulness?

February 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Federal Vision, Justification by faithfulness, sola fide, Wes White

There are people within Reformed thought who are very concerned that a growing number of Reformed theologians and pastors are preaching justification by faithfulness, not justification by faith. A reader pointed me to an interesting article (originally a blog) entitled Sola Fide or Sola Fidelity? (See here.) It is by Wes White, a Reformed Pastor.

Examples of Believers Who Persevered to the End of Their Lives

February 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, Assurance, Endurance, Perseverance

Last year in Grace in Focus magazine, Marcia Hornok wrote an article about believers in Scripture who lived messy lives. You can read her article here (pp. 35-36). In her conclusion she said, “Anyone who thinks true believers persevere in following God cannot prove it with Biblical examples.” I received an email from a reader

The Free Grace Movement and Sanctification

February 20, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance and Free Grace, Sanctification and Free Grace

Central Seminary, MacDonald Lectures 2019 Pastor Bill Lee (Trego, WI) told me about a conference being held at Central Seminary (officially Central Baptist Theological Seminary) in Minneapolis, MN. They were having a conference on “Issues in Sanctification.” One of the messages was entitled, “The Free Grace Movement and Sanctification.” The speaker, Dr. Jon Pratt, Professor

Preaching Repentance and the Forgiveness of Sins (Luke 24:47)

February 18, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Luke 24:47, Repentance and Salvation, The Great Commission

While trying to clear out my Inbox, I found an email question that needs an answer: Many in my church think repentance of sin is a required part of being born again. How would you explain the words of Jesus after the resurrection in Luke 24:45-47? “And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the

Doing Greater Works Than Jesus Did (John 14:12)

February 15, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Greater works than Jesus did, John 14:12

This great question got buried in my Inbox: “Hey GES! I was wondering, in John 14:12, it seems that Christ is saying that work is a direct result of faith. I’m not concerned with the “greater works” part, just the fact that it looks like He’s saying “he who believes WILL do” instead of “should

Replacing Everlasting Life with a Relationship with Jesus

February 13, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, evangelism, Everlasting Life, John 3:16, promise of life

Shawn was talking with a friend who takes online seminary classes. The man told Shawn he was a bit reluctant to raise Free Grace issues in his papers for class because the professor gives no indication that he is at all open to Free Grace Theology. Shawn’s friend told him that the professor is also

Chuck Swindoll Says That People Will Miss Eternity with Christ If They Make Salvation Too Difficult

February 11, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Chuck Swindoll, John 3:14-15, Numbers 21, saving faith, The bronze serpent

A reader told me about a January 7 Insight for Living broadcast in which Chuck Swindoll talks about the time when Moses lifted up the bronze serpent, and those who looked on it were healed of the plague (Numbers 21). I just listened to the section in question, and it is fantastic. You can hear

Romans 10:1-21: Victor Street Bible Chapel, 2018

From February 7, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Audio

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