Blog – Page 19 – Grace Evangelical Society

How Do We Know Everlasting Life Is Everlasting?

October 3, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, OSAS

One of my seminary professors and the person who ordained me, Dr. Charles Ryrie, famously quipped that if everlasting life could be lost, then it has the wrong name. There are various ways in which people who do not believe in eternal security get around Dr. Ryrie’s objection. Here are two common ways: 1) Everlasting

Success in Fishing Doesn’t Come Free

October 2, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - belief, Disciple, Grace, John 1:37-42, Mark 1:16-20, Works

One of the characteristics of Free Grace Theology is that it makes a distinction between a believer and a disciple. A believer is somebody who has believed in Jesus for eternal life. They receive it as a gift. Works play no part in it whatsoever. A disciple is a believer who follows Christ in obedience.

Did John MacArthur Hold the Free Grace Position before 1980?

October 1, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John MacArthur's heart valve surgery, MacArthur’s Free Grace days

Eugene sent me an interesting challenge in an email: In your YouTube video on John MacArthur’s gospel, you mentioned that he made some changes in 1980. I have done some searching on the web but have not found anything very thorough. I did see an interview where he and Piper talked about what Puritan writings

The Job of the Disciple

September 30, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Disciple, Humility, John the Baptist, Mark 6:12-13, Mark 6:30-43

In Mark 6:12-13, Jesus sends the twelve disciples to the nation of Israel. It would have been very exciting to be a part of that group. They preached the same message that John the Baptist and the Lord had preached. Jesus was the Christ. Those who believed in Him for it would receive eternal life.

Does Free Grace Give People a License to Sin?

September 27, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - antinomianism, wages of sin

Michael sent in this excellent question: Good afternoon. I recently listened to your radio episode from August 7th titled “If I Lose Assurance, Do I Lose Everlasting Life?” During this episode, the common question or objection to the free grace position was discussed concerning assurance/OSAS giving people a license to sin and to live any

A Life Hanging in the Balance

September 26, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Balance, Lordship Salvation, Rev 6:5, Rom 11:6

Like many little girls, I took ballet lessons when I was a kid. I went pretty far, even graduating to pointe in middle school. While I have long since retired my ballet shoes, one lesson that has stayed with me is the importance of balance. Any dancer worth their salt will tell you that balance

The Warts on Our Heroes (Mark 14:71)

September 25, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - denial, Inspiration, Mark 14:71, Peter

If you want to be impressed, read the story of Dieter Dengler, one of the only thirty-three prisoners of war who escaped during the Vietnam War. I guarantee you’ll say, “I could never do what he did.” His story is the stuff of legend, especially among those who have served in the military. Dengler grew

Do We Need to Believe with All Our Hearts? Acts 8:37

September 24, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 8:37, Great Faith, saving faith

WW asks an interesting question about saving faith: LOVE your channel. QUESTION: Acts 8:37 says, “And Philip said, ‘If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest.’ And he answered and said, ‘I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.’” Can a person be saved by belief, but maybe Not with All his

Listening to People of Grace (Luke 6:45)

September 23, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - critical attitude, doctrine, Grace, Luke 6:37-45, Mercy

In Luke 6, the Lord gives a sermon called the Sermon on the Plain. In it, He refers to a tree that produces good fruit and a tree that produces bad fruit (6:43). Even though many think He is talking about how we recognize a believer, that is not the case. Instead, the Lord refers

Does God Elect People to Salvation?

September 20, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Thessalonians 2:13, Calvinism and election

According to Calvinists, the elect is one of the most important expressions in the Bible even though it occurs only seven times in the NT (Matt 24:24; Mark 13:22; Rom 11:7; Col 3:12; 1 Tim 5:21; 2 Tim 2:10; and 2 John 1). Without the definite article, the words elect or election occur another sixteen