A Gospel Coalition Council Member Says You Need Good Deeds for Salvation

I recently saw a quote attributed to Martin Luther that said, “Every week I preach justification by faith to my people because every week they forget it.” One of our […]

Why Did God create humans_

I received this excellent question: I loved the post about Adam and Eve. Perfect timing. I do have a question about that. Was man created to resolve the angelic conflict? […]

October 27, 2020 by Ken Yates in Blog
An Update on Free Grace Missions

Over the last few years, GES has been sending Kathryn and I to do various conferences or lectures at Bible schools and seminaries overseas. For example, there is a school […]

Rewarded with a Good Reputation

“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he […]

Do you need to be willing to believe in Jesus in order to come to faith in Him_

Paul asks this excellent question: We have had a debate on whether a person has to “will” to believe. Does John 1:13 disagree with that, or am I taking it […]

A Variety of Greatness in the Kingdom

Does your church or tradition believe in the doctrine of eternal rewards? It is the key to so many subjects in theology and to so many passages of Scripture. For […]

October 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Luke, Nazareth
The Good in Nazareth

Although Theophilus had been instructed about Jesus, he needed certainty. That is, he needed a more stable understanding of who Jesus is and what He did (cf. Luke 1:4). For […]

Does it confuse people if we identify the One we believe in for everlasting life as Jesus who died on the cross for our sins and rose bodily from the dead_

AF wrote to me wondering if I present two different and contradictory understandings of what it means to believe in Jesus: Youi wrote: So, what does it mean to “believe […]

October 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Isaiah, Luke, Mary, virgin, virgin birth
Mary’s Virginity in Messianic Prophecy

In Luke 1:27, we read that God sent Gabriel to a virgin named Mary. At this time, Mary was probably a teenager. But despite her young age, as was customary, she […]

Did the Lord really speak about everlasting life in John’s Gospel, or was He talking about life for the age to come_

Dr. Charles Ryrie famously said, “If everlasting life could be lost, then it has the wrong name.” Everlasting life is ever-lasting life. Recently, however, I came across an article from […]

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What Does “Will Be Saved” Mean in Mark 16:16, John 10:9, Acts 11:14, and Acts 16:31?

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Does Matthew 7:21 Say that We Must Continuously Believe to Have Everlasting Life?

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question from Matthew 7:21. What does it mean to “Do...

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