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The Challenge of Having a Biblical Worldview

January 23, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Biblical worldview, Evolution, Mind of Christ

Tonight I’m speaking at a high school Bible study for our church. Several of those attending are seniors who plan to start college in September. The underclassmen all plan to go to college after high school. Steve Elkins, a Free Grace pastor in the area, has in previous studies walked this group through many problem

My First Year in Seminary*

January 21, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Divorce, Failure in the Christian life, Seminary education

Sharon and I drove by ourselves the long drive from Raleigh to Dallas. I drove the U Haul truck with our stuff. She drove her car. This was before the days of cell phones. So, we had to watch each other. Carefully. We were to meet a DTS couple who had volunteered to host us

Is Jesus Our Father (Isaiah 9:6)?

January 17, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Isaiah 9:6, Jesus as Everlasting Father, Trinity

“For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). My sister asked me whether I thought songs which call Jesus our Father are incorrect. If God

Is the Church Prophesied in the Old Testament?

January 16, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ephesians 3:3-7, Mystery of the Church, The Church in the Old Testament

“…by revelation He made known to me the mystery (as I have briefly written already, by which, when you read, you may understand my knowledge in the mystery of Christ), which in other ages was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to His holy

Faith Alone Saves, But the Faith That Saves Is Never Alone—A Dangerous Contradiction?

January 10, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, Lordship Salvation, saving faith, The faith that saves is never alone, Wayne Grudem

I received an email pointing me to a video by Dr. Wayne Grudem entitled, “Salvation without Repentance from Sin: A Critique of the Free Grace Gospel.” You can see that 45-minute video here. I’ve written a book responding to Dr. Grudem’s book Free Grace Theology: 5 Ways It Diminishes the Gospel. So I won’t cover

What Does Paul Mean When He Says That Jesus Will Give the Kingdom to His Father? — 1 Corinthians 15:24, 28

January 9, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 15:24, 1 Corinthians 15:28, Jesus delivers the kingdom to His Father, Psalm 110:1

“Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power” (1 Cor 15:24). “Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that

The Judgment Seat of Christ and Early Childhood Trauma

January 7, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 4:1-5, Faithfulness, Hebrews 13:7, Luke 12:48, The Judgment Seat of Christ

I wrote a blog on 1 Cor 4:1-5 and praise at the Bema for the faithful (see here). I was moved by this question in response to my blog: Bob, I have a question related to faithfulness. I have quite a bit of resentment toward God due to my childhood environment and the actions of

Why I Believe the Sign Gifts Are Not Operative Today

January 2, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 13:8-10, 2 Timothy 4:20, Cessationism, Glossolalia, Sign gifts

The great questions keep on coming. Check out this question: Hello, my friend Bob. I just read this blog, and I was wondering about the last part where you say that you don’t believe the prophetic gift is in operation today. So does that go for speaking in tongues too? I would like to know

All Who Come to Jesus Have Everlasting Life (John 5:39-40)

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

By Bob Wilkin [Chapter 12 from the forthcoming book: Faith Alone in 100 Verses] “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you have life” (John 5:39-40). Law Keeping Won’t Result in

God Wishes None to Perish But for All to Repent (2 Peter 3:9)

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

By Bob Wilkin From the forthcoming book The Power of Repentance The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 Pet 3:9). We Should Not Assume That “Perish” in 2 Peter 3:9 Means