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The Purpose of Humanity

October 28, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Creation, Genesis 1-3, purpose in life, Revelation 21-22

I received this excellent question: I loved the post about Adam and Eve. Perfect timing. I do have a question about that. Was man created to resolve the angelic conflict? We are discussing the purpose of man’s creation in our Bible class with some awesome GES members about this. I have looked up some info

An Update on Free Grace Missions

October 27, 2020 by Kenneth Yates in Blog

Over the last few years, GES has been sending Kathryn and I to do various conferences or lectures at Bible schools and seminaries overseas. For example, there is a school in Zambia where we’ve taught courses on soteriology and the Book of Romans. One of the exciting aspects of our mission work is keeping in

Rewarded with a Good Reputation (Matthew 5:19)

October 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Matthew, Michael Eaton, reputation, rewards

“Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 5:19). Henry Ford once said, “You can’t build a reputation on what you’re going to

The Role of the Will in Believing in the Lord Jesus for Everlasting Life

October 23, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:12-23, John 5:39-40, Matthew 23:37-39

Paul asks this excellent question: We have had a debate on whether a person has to “will” to believe. Does John 1:13 disagree with that, or am I taking it out of context? Would like to know what you folks believe this verse is saying. John 1:13 is saying that the new birth is not

Degrees of Greatness in the Kingdom (Matthew 5:19)

October 22, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - greatness, Kingdom, Matthew, Michael Eaton, rewards

Does your church or tradition believe in the doctrine of eternal rewards? It is the key to so many subjects in theology and to so many passages of Scripture. For example, did you know that Jesus taught there would be different degrees of greatness in His kingdom? In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord

The Good in Nazareth (Luke 1:26)

October 21, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Luke, Nazareth

Although Theophilus had been instructed about Jesus, he needed certainty. That is, he needed a more stable understanding of who Jesus is and what He did (cf. Luke 1:4). For example, maybe Theophilus heard rumors about Jesus’ unusual birth. What really happened? Luke tells the story. Sometime after Gabriel’s appearance to Zacharias, he had a

What It Means to Believe in Jesus

October 20, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - believing in Jesus, John 3:16, what Jesus promises, who Jesus is

AF wrote to me wondering if I present two different and contradictory understandings of what it means to believe in Jesus: Youi wrote: So, what does it mean to “believe in Jesus”? Does it mean to believe that He existed? That He was born in Bethlehem? That He lives a sinless life? That He is

Mary’s Virginity in Messianic Prophecy (Luke 1:27)

October 19, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Isaiah, Luke, Mary, virgin, virgin birth

In Luke 1:27, we read that God sent Gabriel to a virgin named Mary. At this time, Mary was probably a teenager. But despite her young age, as was customary, she was betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph. Betrothal meant they were legally promised to each other in marriage, but the wedding ceremony itself,

Everlasting Life Reconsidered

October 16, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Everlasting Life, John 5:24, life for the age to come, zōē aiōnios

Dr. Charles Ryrie famously said, “If everlasting life could be lost, then it has the wrong name.” Everlasting life is ever-lasting life. Recently, however, I came across an article from a Free Grace friend arguing that there is no Greek expression for everlasting life. He says, “zōē aiōnios…is not endless life, but life pertaining to

Free Grace and Works Salvation

October 15, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, believing in Jesus, Eternal Security, promise of life, works salvation

The other day Shawn and I received the following email from BP who listens to our daily podcast: You said, “Well it is funny because I know some people in Free Grace circles who would say, ‘I know for sure I have everlasting life. It is simply by faith in Christ apart from works. I