If you must persevere in order to be saved, when could you know that you were saved (2)

The preincarnate Christ often appears in the OT as “the Angel of the Lord.” One of the strangest occurrences of this is found in Judg 13:3-21. The Angel of the Lord appears, as a man, to a barren […]

If you must persevere in order to be saved, when could you know that you were saved

Dr. Tony Badger, author of Confronting Calvinism, says this about the so-called Perseverance of the Saints:  Not a single passage of Scripture…demonstrates that one who believes in Christ for eternal life…must perform properly and remain […]

Have you become accustomed to

The book of Judges devotes more space to Samson than to any other judge. Four chapters deal with his life (Judges 13–16).  It is a sad story. For forty years, the Philistines have oppressed God’s people. […]

Does the world in John 129, John 316, and 1 John 22 refer to everyone

Dr. Tony Badger, author of Confronting Calvinism, will be teaching a thirteen-week elective class on Calvinism starting January 25. Here is what he says about Irresistible Grace: Not a single […]

Does the world in John 129, John 316, and 1 John 22 refer to everyone

Dr. Tony Badger, author of Confronting Calvinism, will be teaching a thirteen-week elective course on Calvinism starting January 25. Here is what he says about Limited Atonement:  Not a single passage of Scripture in […]

Are You

We just finished the Christmas season. A well-known passage associated with that holiday is Matt 2:1-6. Wise men came from the East saying that they’d seen the star of the newborn King of the […]

December 31, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 13:46, Calvinism, John 5:39-40
Morning (1)

According to Calvinism, in eternity past, before the Creation, God chose or elected those individuals who would have everlasting life. That choice was unconditional, that is, He did not use foreknowledge to know who […]

How important are the sacrifices we make in life (1)

My dad was a career soldier. So was I. I like stories about old soldiers.  But I saw a sad one recently. A British television station was interviewing a World […]

December 29, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Total depravity, total inability
How can

GES has an online seminary. While the education is quite expensive, our donors are paying the cost of the faculty, teaching assistants, and administrators. Classes are free for the students if they maintain at least a B average.  Starting in January, […]

December 26, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - exclusivity, Inclusivity
Morning

What does it mean for a church or parachurch ministry to be inclusive? The word inclusive refers to including people and avoiding excluding people.   To be fully inclusive is impractical for conservative churches and ministries. A church cannot […]

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