What are five things you are thankful to God for today

In everything [en panti] give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thess 5:18).   Some commentators suggest that the Greek words en panti in 1 Thess 5:18 should be always translated “always.” However, that […]

Did OT believers understand the Bema

In Judges 5, there is a song of victory. God had called out His people to fight against their enemies. He promised that He would give them victory if they […]

November 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Pet 3:9, Apollumi, Luke 13:3, Perish
Why is it wrong to take the meaning of perish in John 316 and impose that on every other NT use of the word (2)

In my book The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible, I discuss the word lost, from the Greek word apollumi. The NKJV translates it as lost thirteen times. However, it is translated as perish more than twice as often (twenty-nine […]

November 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Pet 5:1-4, elder, Judg 9:7-15, Parable, Servant
What kind of people make the best leaders in a church

Many say that the first parable in the Bible is found in Judges 9:7-15. Some say it is a fable, but I’m not smart enough to know the difference, so […]

November 21, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - doctrine, Forgiveness, guilt, Jude 3
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Political figures are sometimes morally blackmailed by handlers who attempt to force them to renounce an ally who has offended part of the electorate. These handlers try to guilt the […]

Is each subsequent soil in the Parable of the Four Soils better than the one before

I’ve been interacting with a friend about who the third soil in Luke 8:14 represents.  We both agree that it represents believers.   But we disagree on whether the believers in […]

Why

Mary, the sister of Martha, is mentioned three times in the NT. Each time, the Scriptures say she is at the feet of the Lord.  The first mention is in […]

Do you remember the question that the Lord Jesus asked Martha

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back, let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will […]

say stop

In the Gospel of Luke, the Lord presents the Parable of the Good Samaritani (Luke 10:30–37). In that story, a man lies dying on the side of the road. He […]

Why shouldn’t we invite jesus into our Lives

I was surprised. I went on YouTube looking for videos that presented Rev 3:20 as an evangelistic verse. Many, if not most, of the videos said it wasn’t an evangelistic […]

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