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Itching to Enter the Fight (Rev 17:14)

August 31, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Armageddon, Called, Chosen, Election, Faithful, rewards

It may sound strange to civilians, but I can attest that members of the military’s elite forces are eager to be a part of the battle when our nation goes to war. They consider it an honor to defend their country and put an end to any threat. They see themselves as defending their own

Do You Know These Five Greek Words?

August 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Everlasting Life, John 6:47, pisteuō

In August, we started the GES Seminary with six opening classes. The most popular class, with 23 students, is first-year Greek. In that class, Drs. Tony Badger and Ken Yates are teaching the students many amazing Greek words. By the end of the second semester–that is, by next April–the students should be able to translate

Salvation in the Old Testament (2 Kings 20:12-13)

August 29, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Babylon, Davidic Covenant, Hezekiah, Isaiah

Occasionally, I am asked about how people in the OT received eternal life. Unfortunately, even Free Grace people will sometimes say that OT people were eternally saved by the OT sacrifices, or by keeping the Law of Moses, or simply by believing in the God of Israel in some very general sense. But eternal salvation

Does Christ Disapprove of Some Born-Again People?

August 28, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Approval and disapproval

On 8/21/23 GES posted a video by Mike Lii and me. You can see it here. We were discussing a video by Allen Parr. Currently, there are 79 comments. One of the comments, actually a question, caught my attention: “Are you implying that a believer can be disapproved by Christ and still be saved?” Yes.

God Is Not Mocked

August 25, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 2 Kings 19, Gal 6:7, Hezekiah, reaping, sowing

In Galatians, Paul is speaking to believers and reminds them that, “God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (Gal 6:7). He tells them that if they live according to the flesh, they will reap the things that come from the flesh. But this principle applies to all people,

How Do We Receive God’s Promises?

August 24, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - God’s promises and our conditions

Mark asks a great question: I have a question about the fundamental statement that we are to “believe in Jesus (the Giver) for the promise of everlasting life (the Gift).” Must we believe in each of God’s promises in order to receive them, or is this true only of the promise of eternal life? How

Remembering the Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35)

August 23, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Forgiveness, Grace, Mercy

One lesson from the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant in Matt 18:21-35 is that as believers, we have received grace from God. When we come down hard on others who sin, it is often true that we have been guilty of the same sin. We need to look at ourselves before being quick to judge

Major Ian Thomas: Correction and Follow-Up

August 22, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Major Ian Thomas on 1 John 1:9 and saving faith

On August 3, I wrote a blog about 1 John 1:9 and Major Ian Thomas (MIT). See here. In that blog, I said that MIT said that 1 John 1:9 is a salvation verse, that believers are always in fellowship with God, and that there is a difference between faith in Christ and genuine faith

Putting on the Right Glasses (Romans 8:11)

August 21, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Abundant Life, context, Resurrection, Rom 8:11

I had been a chaplain in the Army for only about a week when I was told that I needed to inform a soldier that a close family member had died. I was at Ft. Bragg, NC and the soldier was with his unit out in the woods. I had a driver take me in

Are Most Parables about Salvation or Discipleship?

August 18, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Jesus’ parables

Andrew asks a good question about parables: My friend says most parables are about salvation and that the main theme in the NT is salvation. I think most parables are about Fellowship lost. What is the main theme, in your opinion? An internet search shows that there is great diversity about how many parables people