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How Can You Get the Most Out of Church? First Thessalonians 5:12-22

July 4, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Thess 5: 12-22, leaders, Local Church Discipleship

Steven Covey wrote a best-selling book titled The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. His fourth habit is: “Win/Win is a frame of mind and heart that constantly seeks mutual benefit in all human interactions. Win/Win means that agreements or solutions are mutually beneficial, mutually satisfying.” Most people in our culture have a Win/Lose mentality.

Is a “True” Believer Like a Cat?

July 3, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - good works, Grudem, John 5:24, Perseverance

I recently watched a YouTube video in which the speaker was attacking grace theology. He held the common view that grace theology is heretical because it suggests that a person can be a believer yet not live a godly life. His view was that we know who is truly saved by the works they do.

Are Galatians 5:19-24 and Matthew 6:1-21 Parallel Passages?

July 2, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Flesh, fruit of the Spirit, Works of the flesh

Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will

Does Isaiah 55:7 Teach We Must Forsake Our Wicked Ways to Be Saved?

July 1, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Free Grace friendly, John 6:47, saving faith, Soteriology

In 2023, Brad Doskocil wrote an article for Grace in Focus titled, “H. A. Ironside Was Not Consistently Free Grace.” The article explored several quotes by Ironside and demonstrated his inconsistencies regarding the Free Grace message. I highly recommend the article—you can read it here. Doskocil’s article highlights a common concern among Free Grace proponents:

The Video Camera Adds Ten Pounds

June 30, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - “Implanted Word”, 2 Cor 3:12-18, spiritual growth

In 2 Cor 3:12-18, Paul gives a key to spiritual growth. Such growth can occur only if the believer looks at Christ and is transformed into His image by the Holy Spirit. We see Christ in the words of Scripture. These inspired writings reveal Him to us and show us how we should live. But

Why Does Hebrews 11 Say That All Died Not Receiving the Promises, But That Abraham Received the Promises?

June 27, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Cor 5:1-8., Abraham, Greek, Hebrews 11:13, Hebrews 11:17, promise

Jeff asked, What is the difference in Hebrews 11 when it says they all died NOT receiving the promises as opposed to verses later stating that Abraham received the promise. Hebrews 11:13 says, “These all died in faith, not having received [mē labontes, from lambanō] the promises…” Hebrews 11:17 says, “By faith Abraham…who had received

Continually: A Sad but Funny Word

June 26, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 3:9, hypocrisy, Lust, Matt 5:28, pride

We have all heard people misinterpret 1 John 3:9a. The verse says, “Whoever has been born of God does not sin…” Many Bible teachers add the word continually. A believer, they maintain, can sin, but not continually. You can sin a little, but not too much. A person who is genuinely a Christian does not

What Did Calvin Mean by Assurance Is of the Essence of Saving Faith?

June 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, assurance is of the essence of saving faith, Calvinism, Eternal Security, Eternal security and evangelism

A friend, HB, sent an exchange he had with someone online about Calvin’s famous saying. Here is what HB’s interlocutor wrote: “Assurance is of the essence” for the Reformers meant knowing that Jesus died “for me.” It was not being assured of one’s own eternal security. Zane Hodges took that Reformation term and gave his

Hawking the Scriptures in the Marketplace

June 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Cor 2:17, Isa 1:22, Missions, sincerity, teaching

Many foreign countries have marketplaces. Shoppers in these marketplaces need to stay on their toes because many of the merchants use all kinds of tricks to sell their wares. Buyers make offers and merchants make counteroffers. The sellers will tell the buyers what they want to hear, but the truth is that the merchandise often

Did Jesus Say, “He Who Believes in Me Has Everlasting Life,” or “He Who Believes Has Everlasting Life”?

June 23, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Believe, John 6:47, New Testament Scholars, Textual criticism

There are over 5,800 Greek manuscripts of the NT. Most of the time, the manuscripts are identical except for spelling variations. However, occasionally there are passages where different manuscripts have variants–different readings of the same text. John 6:47 is one such text. There are two variants of John 6:47: He who believes in Me has