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MGA BATA, TABAKO AT KATIYAKAN

March 1, 2024 by Ken Yates in Ang Tinig ng Biyaya

Nang ako ay sampung taong gulang, dumalo ako sa isang reunion ng pamilya sa Kentucky. Dalawang malayong pinsan ang dumating sa reunion. Magkapatid sila at halos kaedad ko sila. Hindi ko pa sila nakita ngunit masaya kaming naglaro sa parke. Napakabait nila ngunit kakaiba sila. Pareho silang ngumunguya ng tabako at dura ng dura ng

Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing – Matthew 7:15

March 1, 2024 by Ken Yates in Grace in Focus Articles

By Ken Yates In Matt 7:15, the Lord warns us about false prophets. They can come to us in sheep’s clothing but are wolves. In other words, sometimes people can look good when, in fact, they are evil. People who teach evil things can appear to be godly. Wolves can look like sheep. It is

Honoring a Janitor

March 1, 2024 by Ken Yates in Grace in Focus Articles

By Ken Yates I attended one of our nation’s military academies when I went to college. There were around 4,000 young cadets at the institution. We were studying to become future military leaders. The buildings where we worked and lived were named after past military leaders. We read of their exploits and saw their portraits

Niños, tabaco y seguridad de salvación

February 29, 2024 by Ken Yates in Su Gracia Gratuita - audacia, Santificación, Seguridad, Testimonio

Cuando tenía diez años, asistí a una reunión familiar en Kentucky. Dos primos muy lejanos vinieron a la reunión. Eran hermanos y tenían más o menos mi edad. No los conocía, pero pasamos un buen rato jugando en un parque estatal. Eran muy simpáticos, pero diferentes. Los dos tenían enormes bolas de tabaco de mascar

Man of Sorrows (Luke 4:28-29)

February 29, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Isa 53:3, Isa 61:1-2, Luke 4:16-30, opposition, Suffering

About 750 years before Christ was born, the Prophet Isaiah predicted His coming and said that He would be a Man of Sorrows and One who would be “despised and rejected by men” as well as “acquainted with grief” (Isa 53:3). Many have commented on the fact that Isaiah’s prophecies about the Lord, particularly in

Bambini, tabacco e sicurezza

February 28, 2024 by Ken Yates in Grazia Gratuita - audacia, Certezza, Santificazione, testimonianza

Quando avevo dieci anni, presi parte ad una riunione di famiglia nel Kentucky. Vennero anche due lontani cugini. Erano fratelli e avevano all’incirca la mia età. Non li avevo mai incontrati, ma ci divertimmo a giocare in un parco statale. Erano molto simpatici, ma erano diversi. Entrambi avevano in bocca enormi pezzi di tabacco da

Inflexible Theology

February 26, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Free Grace, Romans 10

A family friend recently started working with a Christian ministry that focuses on youth. She told them that she believes in the gospel of grace and that she enjoys the ministry of GES. The youth ministry claims that it agrees with the Bible’s teaching regarding grace. But our friend noticed that in certain areas, those

Context Nazi

February 21, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - baptism of Christ, Luke 4:9-13, Psalm 91, temptation

We live in a postmodern age in which truth is not only flexible; it’s non-existent. This impacts every area of our lives, including our theology. A clear example of this can occur when we discuss Bible passages. If we hear somebody quote a verse completely out of context, we might be tempted to point out

Regional GES Conferences Are Fun

February 14, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - conference

As I write this, I have just returned from a regional GES conference held at Schomburg Road Baptist Church in Columbus, GA. An old friend, Buddy Lamb, is the pastor. The conference focused on Bob Wilkin’s book The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible. Kathryn Wright and I covered repentance, faith, heaven, salvation, and

What’s the Deal with the Genealogies? (Luke 3:23-38)

February 13, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Adam, Gentiles, Matt 1:1-17, Theophilus

Both Matthew (Matt 1:1-17) and Luke (3:23-38) include the genealogy of Christ in their Gospels. I’m pretty sure that most readers read over all those names fairly quickly, or even skip those verses all together. These verses have to win the prize for each book’s most boring section. We can’t even pronounce 80% of the