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What Is the Word of Christ? (Colossians 3:16)

January 17, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - The word of the Lord

In a recent message at church, Philippe Sterling mentioned Col 3:16. It is a famous verse. I love it. What hit me as I saw it with fresh eyes is that Paul spoke of the word of Christ, not the word of God. I thought, “Does the expression occur anywhere else? I do not think

Can You Live Forever?

January 16, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 15:22, Death, Eternity, exercise, Gen 3:5

I recently saw a news segment about a tech billionaire named Bryan Johnson. He was claiming that we can live forever. I don’t know if he believes a person can literally live forever, but he certainly thinks we can greatly extend our physical lives. I guess he believes that future advancements in science will allow

Did You Know That Believer’s Baptism Was a Capital Crime during the Reformation?

January 15, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - martyrs, Persecution

I’ve been reading The Pilgrim Church, by E. H. Broadbent. The book discusses church history from around AD 100 to 1900. Did you know that during the Reformation, millions of people were tortured and, if they refused to recant, were put to death for their Christian beliefs and practices?i And did you know that the

Guys, Be an Example

January 14, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 11:1;, Heb 13:7, Luke 6:40, Prov 23:26, sexual immorality

The Bible often teaches the importance of following a good example. In Luke 6:40, the Lord says that a believer will become like the one he follows. The point is that you should carefully pick those you look up to. The Bible teaches the value of not only having a good example to follow, but

Why Do People Believe in the Rapture If the Word Isn’t Found in the Bible and Is a New Teaching?

January 13, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - caught up, Left behind, Revelation

The Left Behind books by Tim LaHaye and the movies based on those books brought a lot of attention to rapture theology. While many know about the Rapture, most professing Christians do not believe in it. Two major objections to the rapture position are 1) the word rapture is not found at all in the

Can a Believer Wander from the Truth?

January 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 3:14, Death, Flesh, Jas 5:19-20, Luke 15:11-21, Proverbs 21:15-16

A large segment of Evangelicalism maintains that a believer cannot wander from the truth. That would include wandering from doctrinal truth or falling into serious moral failure. Free Grace people understand that is not the case. The Bible clearly shows that a believer can fall into any sin or heresy. The Prodigal Son is a

Are All Believers Led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14)?

January 9, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Decision making and impressions

For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. Brad asks some super questions about the leading of the Holy Spirit as described in Rom 8:14: I read the book Decision Making and the Will of God by Garry Friesen. Regarding Romans 8:14, what does it mean to

“Do Not Forgive Them” (Isaiah 2:9)

January 8, 2025 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Forgiveness, Isaiah 2:9, James 5:19-20, Matthew 18:15-18

In Isaiah 2, the prophet makes this surprising statement: Therefore, do not forgive them (Isa 2:9b). Judea was in rebellion, sinning against her God. Because of this, the Lord had forsaken His people, the house of Jacob (Is 2:6a). The Lord was no longer in fellowship with His chosen nation, nor was His protective hand

Is “Jesus” Always the Answer?

January 7, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Friend, Prof 18:24, Prov 17:17, Servant

Most of us have heard the story of the Sunday school teacher who asked Johnny: “What is a gray animal with a bushy tail that hides nuts for the winter?” Johnny answers: “I know the answer is Jesus, but it sounds like a squirrel to me.” This anecdote is funny because “Jesus” is often the

What Are God’s Promises?

January 6, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Conditional promises, promise of life, unconditional promises

The word promise, when used as a noun, means “a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified.” When used as a verb, it means “to pledge to do, bring about, or provide.” Some promises are conditional and some are unconditional. Let’s say you promise to take your kids to the bounce