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Is Lordship Salvation a Saving Message?

February 7, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - assurance is of the essence of saving faith, Lordship Salvation

While working on my autobiography, I wrote about the early years of GES. During that time some of my board members believed that Lordship Salvation is a saving message. Don’t misunderstand me. They were against Lordship Salvation. They felt it was false teaching. However, they believed that Lordship Salvation was a problem for sanctification, not

Can We Be Sure in This Life That We Will Rule with Christ?

February 6, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Tim 4:6-8, Assurance, Eternal Rewards, Ruling with Christ

I received the following excellent question via email: Thank you for your daily blogs. They are (for the most part) a great encouragement. I’m still not on board with your women in ministry position. Today’s blog was great, and it raised a question for me.  Near the end you said, “I am a cracked pot. While

How Does Satan Work?

February 5, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - drawing, Satan, Total depravity

I plan to complete a series of books outlining what I think are the Biblical alternatives to the five points of Calvinism (and Arminianism). Chosen to Serve: Why Election Is to Service, Not to Eternal Life, was my answer to Unconditional Election. I have two more manuscripts in the works—one on Limited Atonement (The Cross:

Can Homosexuals Be Born Again Without Becoming Celibate?

February 4, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Homosexuals and salvation, Repentance and Salvation

A reader sent me an article which appeared in the February 2019 edition of Decision Magazine from the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. He writes, “Can I get your take on it? I wrestle with the matter because my wife and I know several gay and lesbian folks and, while we don’t agree with their lifestyle

Saving Faith Should Result in a Lifetime Overflowing with Good Works

January 30, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - good works, Perseverance, saving faith

The following comments and question were in response to my recent blog (see here) about the saying, “Faith alone saves, but the faith that saves is never alone.” This is in response to the article on your website responding to Dr. Grudem’s critique of the Free Grace message. I would appreciate thoughtful answers because I

Fuzzy Evangelism Countered by Knowledgeable Catholic

January 29, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, Evangelizing Catholics, John 3:16, Receiving Christ as personal Savior, The promise of life

A regular blog reader sent me a story that is making the rounds on the internet. I doubt it is a true story. It sounds made up. In any case, the story tells of an Evangelical woman who used to be a Roman Catholic; she was sharing her faith with a Roman Catholic man in

Must See Video by Dr. R. C. Sproul Saying He Hopes He Doesn’t Wake Up in Hell

January 28, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, John 5:24, Matthew 7:21-23, Revelation 20:11-15

A reader sent me a 7-minute video of Dr. R. C. Sproul. Unfortunately, the link I initially posted does not work. So I found the longer video it was taken from You can see the video here. I highly recommend you watch it. No date is given. But it appears to be a recent video.

C. I. Scofield About Eternal Rewards

January 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, C. I. Scofield, Eternal Rewards, The difference between salvation and rewards

Bill Fiess sent me some interesting quotes about eternal rewards from various authors. The ones he sent from C. I. Scofield I found to be very helpful. See what you think. C. I. Scofield, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, 1921, p. 91. God’s purpose in promising to reward with heavenly and eternal honors the

The Rich Man, Lazarus, and Samuel

January 24, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Abraham’s Bosom, annihilationism, conditionalism, ECT, eternal conscious torment, Hades, Hell, Sheol

One of the central texts in the debate over hell is Luke 16—the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. Actually, whether or not this is a parable is part of the debate. People who deny eternal conscious torment deny that Jesus’ story depicts a real situation. For example, many annihilationists want to deny it

The Challenge of Having a Biblical Worldview

January 23, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Biblical worldview, Evolution, Mind of Christ

Tonight I’m speaking at a high school Bible study for our church. Several of those attending are seniors who plan to start college in September. The underclassmen all plan to go to college after high school. Steve Elkins, a Free Grace pastor in the area, has in previous studies walked this group through many problem