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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 […]

The rise and fall of evil (1)

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 […]

November 10, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - lutron, Ransom, Redemption
Did Jesus lay down His life for man

…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 […]

November 7, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, Matt 6:19-21, Matt 6:2, Works
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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 […]

November 6, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - agarazō, bought at a price
Make a plan and execute it.

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 […]

November 5, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - evangelism, Grace, Repentance
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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 […]

Can we apply the wheat and the tares to true and false Christians

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 […]

How Important is Unity Among Believers (1)

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 […]

How Important is Unity Among Believers

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 […]

October 30, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - good works
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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” […]

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