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What Is Ultra Dispensationalism?

September 20, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Baptism, Dispensationalism, evangelism, Lord’s Supper, Mid-Acts Dispensationalism, Ultra-Dispensationalism

I was taught Dispensationalism at Dallas Theological Seminary (1978-85). That is the view that there is a distinction between Israel and the Church, that the Church began in Acts 2, and that God has had different laws and expectations for people during the six dispensations until now (innocence, conscience, human government, promise, Law of Moses,

Has My Evangelistic Message Changed?

September 18, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance is of the essence of saving faith, The finished work of Christ, what we believe in Jesus for

One of the dangers of writing articles and books for over thirty years is that people notice if you contradict yourself. I plead guilty. I have not always been as clear as I wish I had been. Here is an email with a genuine concern about what I believe: I am fairly new to GES

Saving Faith Is Not Like Sitting in a Chair

September 13, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - chair illustration, saving faith, trusting Christ

A Pastor friend told me he ran across a 1993 article I wrote regarding the chair illustration. He shared it with a Bible study group and they found my suggestion helpful. The following is a revised and condensed version of that article. Many theologians, including some Free Grace proponents, say that saving faith has three

The Lord Jesus Did Not Violate His Own Command Not to Call Another Person a Fool — Matthew 5:22 Versus Matthew 23:17

September 11, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Matthew 5:22; Matthew 23:17; Fool; Inerrancy

Here’s another great inbox question: In Jesus’ denunciation of the Jewish leaders in Matthew 23:16-22 he calls them fools twice. The Greek word is moros. This same word was used in Matthew 5:22 where Jesus said that anyone who calls someone a fool (moros) is liable to fiery Gehenna. Is Jesus violating His own command?

How Can a Layman Understand Repentance and Salvation?

September 6, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Pet 3:9, Acts 2:38, Mark 1:15; Luke 13:3, Repentance and Salvation

Shawn had put a notice in our partner’s newsletter that I have started work on a book on repentance and salvation. Actually I’m only on Chapter 5 of 16. It will probably be six months or more before it is done, I think. Here is the email question: I am looking forward to your book

Simon the Magician Was Born Again — Acts 8:4-25

September 4, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 8:4-25, Repentance, saving faith, Simon Magus

We have run articles before in which we showed that Simon the Magician, aka Simon Magus, was a believer who sinned, not an unbeliever who sinned. See this article by Jody Dillow, this 1867 article by James Inglis, and this article by Zane Hodges, for more details. Today I came across an article by Dr.

Authorized: The Use & Misuse of the King James Bible

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Authorized: The Use & Misuse of the King James Bible. By Mark Ward. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. 154 pp. Paper, $12.99. As one who holds to the Majority Text (MT) view of textual criticism, I have a warm place in my heart for the KJV. While it follows the Textus Receptus (TR), not the

Whatever Happened to the Gospel?

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Whatever Happened to the Gospel? By R. T. Kendall. Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2018. 200 pp. Paper, $15.99. Two things attracted me to this book: the title and the author. Both are great. I loved Kendall’s earlier book, Once Saved, Always Saved. I read this book with great expectation. There are many things to

Answering Christianity’s Most Difficult Question—Why God Allows Us to Suffer: The Definitive Solution to the Problem of Pain and the Problem of Evil

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Answering Christianity’s Most Difficult Question—Why God Allows Us to Suffer: The Definitive Solution to the Problem of Pain and the Problem of Evil. By Kevin Tewes. Chapel Hill, NC: Triune Publishing Group, 2015.124 pp. Paper, $5.95. The issue of why God allows suffering is an important one. I read this book, hoping to get some

The Practical Syllogism and Assurance

September 1, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

Robert N. Wilkin Associate Editor I. INTRODUCTION The English branch of the Reformation developed a view of assurance that relied significantly on what became known as the practical syllogism. Since the Puritans considered regeneration to be unknowable by purely objective means, they sought for indirect ways to determine whether one was regenerate.1 Most Puritans believed