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Trusting Christ’s Death and Resurrection, Yet Lacking Assurance

September 21, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ephesians 2:8-9, John 3:16, John 6:28-29, John 6:47

The question I am sharing today is one many people have. What does a person do who is trusting in Christ’s death and resurrection, yet lacks assurance? Lauri writes: I was raised in a Christian home by two beautiful Christian parents.  I was “saved” at the young age of 6, but I began doubting my

Not Everyone Is Ready to Receive Blessings

September 17, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - blessings, Green Letters, Miles J. Stanford, Moses, Sanctification, spiritual maturity, spiritual theology

And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and deeds (Acts 7:22). And with all that pagan learning, what was the first thing Moses did out of the gate to serve God? He murdered an Egyptian! Moses was forty years old at the time (Acts 7:23)—my age.

You Make the Call

September 16, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Tim 1:16, John 11:26, John 3:16, John 6:35

Here is a very practical question from a reader named Brian: I have a cousin who was raised in a Christian home.  He attended a Christian high school, and when he graduated from university, he was planning on going to conservative seminary. However, during the summer before seminary, his younger brother and cousin both denied the

Confusion about Salvation and Discipleship

September 15, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 3:16, Luke 14:26-35, object of faith

Here is a nice question from a podcast/radio listener named J. P. that illustrates the importance of clear thinking in evangelism: I try to talk to my pastor about John’s Gospel. It says that we are to believe in Jesus for eternal life. But he says salvation takes more than just believing. He says we

Can You Be Sanctified by Pressure Tactics?

September 14, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Miles Stanford, Sanctification

The diamond industry has long been marred by violence and exploitation—hence the term “blood diamonds.” That tragic reality has helped fuel efforts to discover ways to make synthetic diamonds. Recently, German scientists were able to make diamonds out of peanut butter! The process involved applying staggering amounts of pressure over a few weeks to the

Another Look at James 2:14-17

September 11, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance and works, dead faith, James 2:14-17

David asks a good question about James 2:14-17: I’m taking an online course from DTS on James, as taught by Dr. Stanley Toussaint. Through GES I’ve learned that the free gift of life comes through faith alone in Christ alone plus nothing. Dr. Toussaint teaches that unless that is followed by works, your faith is

Revenge Is a Cycle (Judges 15)

September 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Judges, revenge, Samson, vengeance, violence

Judges 14-15 is a study in the cycle of revenge. It all started with Samson’s troubled relationship with women. Did you know that before his infamous entanglement with Delilah, Samson had an unnamed Philistine wife? Their relationship was rocky from the start. However, God planned to use Samson’s woman troubles “to move against the Philistines”

The God-Given Authority Believers Have Today

September 9, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - authority God gives believers, John 1:12, Rev 2:26

Deborah asks a very difficult question: In today’s climate of evil, it is very hard to not pray for God to overcome the evils.  But for believers who want to walk in faith, do we have a duty to expose the devil’s work?  I am also studying the book of Luke, chapters 9 and 10.  Since

Immortality Is Not Eternal Life

September 8, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - annihilationism, conditional immortality, eternal conscious torment, final punishment, immortality

Free Grace Theology impacts the issue of final punishment. The question is, what happens to unbelievers after the Great White Throne Judgment? One way that Free Grace makes a difference is relatively subtle. We emphasize that, according to Jesus’ promise, believers have eternal life as a present possession (John 3:16, 36; 5:24; 6:47). Believers do