Why do many Evangelical leaders say that it is impossible to be certain of your salvation prior to death_

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 […]

October 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Overcomers
Are All Believers Overcomers_

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. […]

October 16, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ephesians 2:8-9, John 5:39-40
Are Most Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants Born Again Today_

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 […]

October 15, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Can someone believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and yet at the same time not be sure he has everlasting life_

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 […]

October 14, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of Salvation
Does 1 John 5_13 indicate that it is possible while believing in Christ not to know that you have everlasting life_

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 […]

Was virtually no one born again during Church History from the Second to the Sixteenth Century_

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 […]

October 9, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Is an understanding of the Old Testament needed to understand John 3_16 and the promise of everlasting life_

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 […]

October 4, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
How we live now will determine how full our life will be forever.

A U.S. pastor sent me this excellent question: Grace in Focus Crew, Thanks for the series on eternal rewards. Not sure if you covered this yet: Galatians 6:8 says, “For the […]

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