November 21, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
“Believing in His name is believing in Him in Biblical usage.”

Today I received a call asking me about something Dr. Wayne Grudem said in his book Free Grace Theology: 5 Ways It Diminishes the Gospel. In a footnote on page […]

November 19, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Believing in Jesus is not quite like trusting a doctor or a pilot.

For the last three days Shawn and I have been recording 15-minute radio programs. We’ve had the help of a producer and post-production specialist, Danny. It has gone well. We […]

November 14, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Romans 8_1 concerns Spiritually minded Christians, not all Christians.

Romans 8:1 is widely misunderstood for two reasons: first, katakrima, the word typically translated as condemnation, does not mean that. We discussed that in Part 1 of this blog. Second, […]

November 12, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Romans 8_1 deals with deliverance from slavery to sin, not justification by faith alone.

Romans 8:1 is widely misunderstood for two reasons: first, katakrima, the word typically translated as condemnation, does not mean that. That will be the subject of this blog. Second, the […]

November 8, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
What Did John Piper Mean When He Said, “You Can Believe the Promises of God and Be Lost”_

A friend pointed me to a May 27, 2015, blog post by Dr. John Piper at desiringgod.org. The title of the post caught my attention: “You Can Believe the Promises […]

November 6, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
The salvation of 1 Corinthians 5_5 is a potential future salvation, not an actual present salvation.

Here is a good question I just received: I’ve been chewing on 1 Cor. 5:5 for these last days, and I can’t get assurance out of the final words “hand […]

Taking Romans 10_9-10 Out of Context Results in a False Gospel.

“…that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the […]

October 30, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Not all believers know God in the experiential sense.

Here is another good question I received: In an article on your page concerning 1 John 2:3-11, you make the following statement: “When John speaks of knowing Christ, he is […]

October 25, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog
Reversing the reign of sin

Today I received a question via email: In a sermon on Romans 8, Dr. Wilkin refers to the word katakrima in verse 1 as having to do with slavery to […]

October 23, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - inerrancy
Does Craig Blomberg Find the New Testament to Be Historically Reliable_

The Historical Reliability of the New Testament. By Craig Blomberg. Nashville, TN: B & H Academic, Lexham Press, 2016. 783 pp. Paper, $39.99. I wrote a September 25, 2018, blog […]

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