Paul uses the word save (sōzō) nine times in 1 Corinthians (1:18, 21; 3:15; 5:5; 7:16 twice; 9:22; 10:33; 15:2). He does not use the noun salvation (sōtēria) at all […]
William Shirer authored a book entitled The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. As a reporter, he attended the Nuremberg rally in 1934, soon after Hitler came to power. He wrote about the […]
…the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many (Matt 20:28; Mark 10:45). After two blogs on […]
Those of us who teach that believers will be rewarded for their good works in the kingdom are often attacked. We are told that living for rewards is selfish. Sometimes we are told […]
I recently wrote two blogs in which I suggested that Jesus did not pay the penalty for our sins. See here and here. My point was that we still reap what we sow. If […]
Recently, I was traveling north through Kentucky on I-75. My GPS didn’t see it coming, but all of a sudden I found myself in a traffic jam. Nobody was able to move. The interstate was turned […]
This past Sunday I was sick with a bad cold, so I stayed home, drank plenty of liquids, and rested. At one point, I turned on a TV broadcast of a sermon […]
We have all heard the warning: “Make sure you read the fine print.” We are told to do so whenever we enter into any agreement—for example, when we sign a […]
In Judges 5, Deborah and Barak sing a song composed by Deborah. It recounts the victory God gave Israel, under their leadership, over their Canaanite enemies. God had told Deborah […]
I recently read an article (see here) suggesting that there is no Biblical evidence of believers who go through life with zero good works. The author called them “fruitless believers” […]
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr continue a week-long discussion comparing / contrasting the lordship salvation position with the...
We have all heard the expression “slicing the bologna thin.” It means that a person is examining something too closely, even to the point of obsession. It can be used positively: “He really...
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are continuing a freeform discussion in response to a YouTube video. In...
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