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The Glory of the Lord (Mark 9:2-3)

June 6, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - glory, rewards, transfiguration

One of the exciting things about studying the Bible is that no matter how long we have been studying it, we can always learn something new. We have all studied a passage we have examined many times before and see something in it for the first time. I had such an experience this week. In Mark

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Different Levels of Faithfulness (2 Tim 4:10-11)

June 3, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Demas, Perseverance, rewards

I love neat summaries. For example, the Bible sometimes will give a succinct principle, with examples, in a few verses. From these examples we can see how the principle works out in the lives of individuals. One such occurrence is found in 2 Tim 4:10-11. These verses come at the end of the book, as

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Romans and Perseverance of the Saints

May 31, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Assurance, Perseverance, Sanctification

A reader recently wrote GES asking for comments on an article found online. The article deals with Romans 5-8. Click here for the article. In Romans 5-8, Paul deals with the Christian life. The main point of the article is that in these chapters Paul is saying that a productive Christian life is inevitable in the life of

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Owning Our Theology

May 1, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Grace in Focus Articles

By Ken Yates In 1 John 3:15, John writes, “Whoever hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life abiding in him.” Those of us in the Free Grace movement maintain that this verse deals with fellowship with the Lord. A believer can indeed hate his brother. If he

We Are All Looking for a Sign (Mark 8:11-13)

April 25, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - generation, heavens, Second Coming, sign

I was recently studying Mark 8 in which the Pharisees ask Jesus for a “sign.” They wanted it to come from “heaven” (8:11). They wanted Him to do something that would show He was the Christ. I have to admit that I am not really sure what they were looking for. Jesus had performed many signs for them as recorded in the Book

When Progression Is Not a Good Thing

April 9, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Christ, Person of Christ, prophet

The word “progression” is usually seen as a good thing. The definition of the word is: the process of developing or moving gradually towards a more advanced state. Everyone likes progress. In the Gospel of John, we see some good examples of progression. In two conversations people experience a progression in their understanding of who Jesus is. When the woman at

The Parable of the Laborers (Matt 20:1-16)

March 15, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Faithfulness, Parable of the Laborers

Recently I received a question about the parable found in Matt 20:1-16. The person asking the question wanted to know the meaning of the parable. It seems to argue against the doctrine of rewards. In the parable the Lord speaks of a landowner that hires laborers to work in his vineyard. The landowner hires five groups

Works at the Bema

March 1, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Bema, Judgment Seat of Christ, Tom Rodgers

On Feb 26, Bob posted a blog (see here) about the fact that Tom Rodgers of Grace Church in Wichita Falls, TX, taught on the Judgment Seat of Christ just a few days before he died. Bob spoke of the many years that Tom, along with Reggie Coe, had pastored the church, and that Tom had been a faithful servant in

Jesus Said It First (Romans 3:8)

March 1, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Grace in Focus Articles

By Ken Yates Years ago, there was a popular country song called “I Loved Her First.” It was about a young woman getting married. The song is from the perspective of the woman’s father. He reminds the groom that the father loved the girl first. I also remember years ago, in a Bible study, someone

Studying the Real Thing (John 3:16)

February 21, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - evangelism, false gospels, Grace

I don’t know if it is true or not, but many years ago I was told that the Treasury Department has a specific way of training agents involved in preventing counterfeit money. They do not train them by showing them different examples of illegal currency. Instead, they spend thousands of hours studying what authentic money