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Don’t Judge a Crop by Its Stalk

March 21, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 31-39, Heb 12:1-3, Isaiah 49:4, Isaiah 50:7, reaping, Rom 8:18, Servant

I once saw a picture of two bunnies standing next to their carrot crops. Beside the bunny to the left, a slight green stalk was coming up from the ground. It was barely a twig, not even reaching the top of the bunny’s ears. He was sad. In contrast, the bunny to the right had

How Often Does the Bible Use the Word Wicked to Refer to the Unregenerate?

March 20, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 5:29, Matthew 13:49-40, wicked, wickedness

It is quite common for Evangelicals to understand the expression the wicked as referring to the unsaved. Consider these verses as examples: And Abraham came near and said, “Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked?” (Gen 18:23). God is a just judge, and God is angry with the wicked every day (Ps 7:11).

Theological Prison

March 19, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Calvinism, Election, John 3:16, Lordship Salvation, Perseverance of the Saints

Most of us have met people who are prisoners in a theological prison. Calvinists believe that God chose those who would be in His kingdom before they were born. If you were chosen, you are good to go. If you weren’t, you will spend eternity in the lake of fire. Calvinists and Lordship Salvation adherents

What about the Good Tree Bearing Good Fruit and the Bad Tree Bearing Bad Fruit?

March 18, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - ” “You will know them by their fruits”, False Prophets, false teachers, Fruits, Matthew 7:15-23

Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Matthew 7:17-18 Clearly, the Lord was not saying that believers produce only good fruit and unbelievers produce only bad fruit. We know that those who

GES Regional in Portland, OR: March 21-23

March 17, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - regional conference, Romans

GES tries to conduct several regional conferences during the year. This allows people who may not be able to attend the national conference in May to attend one closer to home. Our next conference is scheduled for Mar 21-23 in Portland, OR. It will be held at the First Baptist Church of Portland. The pastor

What Is a Reprobate? (Part 2 )

March 14, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Hebrews 6:8, Reprobate, Titus 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:8

In part one we saw that the word reprobate, derived from the Greek word adokimos, refers to unbelievers and possibly to particularly evil unbelievers. We considered five verses in which adokimos is used: Rom 1:28; 1 Cor 9:27; and 2 Cor 13: 5, 6, 7. In part two, we will consider three other verses that

Luke the Comedian, Part 2 (Acts 28:11)

March 13, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 28:11, Acts 23:11, Luke 8:25, mythology

In a previous blog, I argued that Luke shows a sense of humor in Luke 8:25, which records the disciples’ comment that the wind and sea heard and did what Christ commanded as He calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee. Prior to this, the Lord had told the disciples to get into a

What Is a Reprobate? (Part 1)

March 12, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - adokimos, disapproved, KJV translation, Reprobate

Reprobate is a word you do not hear outside Christian circles. Even within Christianity, it is used much less today than in previous generations. When used in a Christian context, the word reprobate has the sense of–– “(of God) to reject (a person), as for sin; exclude from the number of the elect or from

Luke the Comedian, Part 1 (Luke 8:25)

March 11, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Doing, Hearing, Luke 7:11-17, Luke 8:21-25

I recently noticed two places in Luke’s writing that are humorous. I’m not sure many people recognize how funny they are. The two “jokes” are related, and I thought it might be worth our while to look at them. I’m not sure Luke meant to be a comedian, but what he writes in recording these

Why We Must Confront Lordship Salvation and Major Doctrinal Error*

March 10, 2025 by Zane Hodges in Blog - Doctrinal Error, doctrine matters, Lordship Salvation

*The following is from the conclusion of Chapter 1 of Absolutely Free: A Biblical Reply to Lordship Salvation, pp. 20-21. It goes without saying that an error of this magnitude [i.e., Lordship Salvation] cannot be dismissed as irrelevant to the life of the church. Neither can it be ignored in the vain hope that it