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Does Faith Save, Or Does Jesus Save?

July 6, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - saving faith

On June 26th, on our YouTube channel, we posted a video by me called “Can Miracle Faith Save?” You can see the 7-minute video here. One of the comments at the bottom of the video caught my attention. S.P. wrote: “Faith does not save a person. There is no such thing as ‘saving faith.’ Jesus

Be Careful with Allegory

July 5, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 2 Kgs 6:1-7, Exegesis, Interpretation, preaching

Many people consider Charles Spurgeon to be one of the greatest preachers of all time. I am sure he was a great speaker, and there are literally millions of copies of his sermons available. He was obviously much more successful as an orator than I will ever be. So what I’m about to say may

What Does Confess Mean in 1 John 1:9?

July 4, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession of sins

This came up in my Sunday school class this past Lord’s Day. I suggested that confessing our sins means acknowledging to God that we sinned when we become aware of it. But do we need to feel sorry for our sins? If so, how sorry do we need to be? And how do we know

Freedom

July 3, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - rewards, Rom 8:2, spirit

The Fourth of July is just around the corner. It is a day on which we celebrate our freedoms. In the US, we have a lot of them, even if many of them appear to be in jeopardy. Our disintegrating culture might actually cause us to value our freedoms to a greater degree. I consider

Justification and the Law of Moses

June 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Justification and righteousness in the OT

AA asks a good question: My question is, did the Mosaic Law make provisions for justification? For instance, something like a sacrificial offering of some sort that would justify a person.  How would an unjustified person relate to the Law? For that matter, how would a justified person relate to the law? I hope this

Who Are the “Enemies of the Cross” (Phil 3:18)?

June 29, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Grace, humble, legalism, Servant

In writing to the church at Philippi, Paul refers to some people who are “enemies of the cross” of Christ. My guess is that many people who read this description automatically assume Paul is talking about nonbelievers. I know that many Calvinists and Lordship Salvation teachers take that position. They find support for this view

What Do We Need to Know about Jesus & the Life to Come to Be Saved?

June 28, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - clarity in evangelism, new earth and evangelism

Al asks some good questions: I have been reading your articles and watching your YouTube videos for quite a while now. I understand that you believe that in order to be born again one has to believe in Jesus for everlasting life. However recently I have been wondering what that actually means in detail. In

Supposedly Random Commands (Philippians 4:2-5)

June 27, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - gentle, mind, Rejoice, Reward

If you are like me, you’ve had a certain reaction to the endings of some NT epistles. It is common for Paul’s epistles to end with a number of exhortations. When we read them, we might conclude that they’re just random commands. They sometimes seem like scattered pellets from a shotgun. They don’t seem to

Is Salvation as a Free Gift an Indication of Ecumenicalism?

June 26, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ecumenicalism, Homosexuals and salvation

M.P. raises a heartfelt objection based on something she heard on our podcast: Regarding your message that addressed those who support sodomy and the right to kill a baby: You stated that they could be saved. I agree they can be saved, but not while they consciously support such atrocities. If I understood you correctly

Changing Views on a Bible Verse (Mark 15:38)

June 23, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Israel, Mark 15:38, study, Veil

There are many instances in our Bible study that present us with more than one option. A particular verse can be interpreted in more than one way. We hear a Bible teacher whom we respect interpret it one way. Then we hear another teacher with another view. We are hard-pressed as to which view is