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Seven Reasons Why We Cannot Be Saved By Opening the Door to Our Life— Revelation 3:20 Reconsidered

November 14, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Fellowship, receiving Christ, Revelation 3:20, Salvation

I was surprised. I went on YouTube looking for videos that presented Rev 3:20 as an evangelistic verse. Many, if not most, of the videos said it wasn’t an evangelistic verse. Then I went online looking for articles suggesting that Rev 3:20 is an invitation to everlasting life. Again, most of the articles indicated that

Theological Big Brothers

November 13, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance, John 11:25-26, John 4:1-14, sound doctrine

There is a quote attributed to George Orwell. Many say there is no evidence that he said these exact words, but the ideas expressed in them are found in his famous book, 1984. The quote says, “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it hates those who speak it.” 1984 describes the

Was Paul Talking about Sanctification When He Wrote about Salvation in 1 Corinthians?

November 12, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 15:2, 1 Corinthians 3:15, 1 Corinthians 5:5

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 in the epistle. Commentators are not in agreement as to what save means in 3:15; 5:5; and 15:2. I believe, along with some commentators, that

The Rise and Fall of Evil

November 11, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Christ’s return, evil, Heb 1:13, Kingdom, Psalm 110:1

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 spectacular sights and sounds. The rally was an impressive display of Hitler’s control of the country and of Nazi military might. Hitler towered over the large group of soldiers in

Is Jesus the Ransom for Many or for All? Matthew 20:28

November 10, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - lutron, Ransom, Redemption

…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 Jesus’ shed blood, I received an email question from Sam: In Matthew 20:28 Jesus said that He “did not come to be served, but to serve,

Living for Eternal Rewards Is Psychologically Healthy

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

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 that such desires reveal a state of spiritual immaturity. We should do good works because we love God. The Calvinist would say that good works

Isn’t the Lord’s Redemption Paying for Our Sins?

November 6, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - agarazō, bought at a price

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 we rebel against the Lord, we find ourselves, like the prodigal son, in famine and in want. However, Barbara, who understood and agreed with what

A Great Traffic Jam

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

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 into a vast parking lot. After about twenty minutes, the GPS said, “Your route is no longer available.” I had never heard it say that before. I didn’t know what caused the interstate closure.

Another Look at the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

November 4, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - false Christians, False Professors, true Christians, True professors

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 by Greg Laurie. He began to discuss the wheat and the tares. He said that the wheat represented “true Christians” and the tares “false Christians.” Laurie believes in Lordship Salvation,

Read the Fine Print

November 3, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, Calvinism, evangelism, Lordship Salvation

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 contract. My wife just experienced an example of the need to read the fine print when she received an email. She was told that her