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Lay Hold on Eternal Life – 1 Timothy 6:12,19

September 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

According to the Lord Jesus all who simply believe in Him have everlasting life. He said, “He who believes in Me has everlasting life” (John 6:47; see also 5:24). I well remember when it first hit me that eternal life is a present possession. As a senior in college it thrilled me to know that

Theirs Is the Kingdom of Heaven – Matthew 5:3, 10

July 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

I just received a call from a missionary in Europe asking about the Beatitudes—especially Matt 5:3 and 5:10. He’d been reading a commentator who argued that the Beatitudes were descriptions of the type of people who will get into the kingdom. In this understanding the Lord was calling His disciples to live exemplary lives so

Is Departure Proof One Is Not Regenerate? – 1 John 2:19

May 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Just today I was listening to a tape presented at a pastor’s conference this year.1 The speaker, a pastor of children’s ministry, cited 1 John 2:19 as proving that children who make a profession of faith and later fall into serious sin prove they were never born again in the first place. The pastor began

A Great Opportunity to Clearly Proclaim the Gospel

March 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

In June of last year something odd happened in Loxley, Alabama. Pastor Orlando Bethel was preaching a funeral for a man who had died of prostate cancer. Pastor Bethel had a tough task, for the man who died had not been walking closely with the Lord. Midway through his sermon, Pastor Bethel announced that the

Is Ignorance Eternal Bliss?

March 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Journal Articles

A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life

Posted in Book Reviews

A Matter of Basic Principles: Bill Gothard & the Christian Life. Don Veinot, Joy Veinot, & Ron Henzel. Springfield, MO: 21st Century Press, 2002. 383 pp. Paper. $15.99. I came to faith in the Lord Jesus for eternal life in the fall of 1972. Around a year later I attended Bill Gothard’s Institute of Basic

Four Views on Eternal Security

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Four Views on Eternal Security. Edited by J. Matthew Pinson. Contributors: Michael S. Horton; Norman L. Geisler; Stephen M. Ashby; J. Steven Harper. Grand Rapids : Zondervan Publishing House, 2002. 302 pp. Paper. $14.99. Eternal security is one of the dearest doctrines to me. Thus I was thrilled when I heard about this new book

No Holiness, No Heaven?

January 1, 2003 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14). Some believe the author of Hebrews is saying that we must achieve a certain level of holiness in order to make it into the kingdom. But that’s impossible for two reasons. First, the Lord Jesus promises eternal life

Can Unbelievers Seek God and Work Righteousness? Acts 10:35

November 1, 2002 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

One of the most famous chapters in the New Testament is Acts 10, which presents the conversion of Cornelius and his household. They were the first Gentile believers other than the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8. A search of the Libronix Digital Library System uncovered 275 articles on this popular chapter. In spite of the

Eternal Security – Crucial in Evangelism and Discipleship

September 1, 2002 by Bob Wilkin in Grace in Focus Articles

A few weeks ago a reader asked whether it is enough to tell people that if they believe in Jesus they will go to heaven, without talking with them first about eternal security and all of its implications. The questioner indicated that more people might respond positively to trusting Christ for eternal salvation if we