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Barak (Not the President) Was a Sissy

October 24, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Barak, Deborah, Heb 11:32, Judges 4, rewards

In Judges 4, we read the account of a military leader named Barak. Our recent president spells his name differently. I assume he wasn’t named after the Biblical character. If we only consider how Barak starts off, I wouldn’t want to be named after him, either. Deborah, a judge in Israel, is a mother. She

Has the Church Replaced Israel in God’s Plans?

October 23, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Israel and the Church, Replacement Theology, Supersessionism

We get this question a lot. Sam received an email about it today. The idea that the Church has replaced Israel is called Replacement Theology (or Supersessionism). Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and many Protestant traditions teach Replacement Theology. This is the view that the Jews are no longer God’s chosen people, and Israel is no

Theological Addiction

October 22, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 3:10–15, 25:20–28, Judgment Seat, Luke 19:12–26, Mark 10:37–40, Matt 5:12, Rev 22:12, rewards, Rom 8:17

All of us have blind spots. These are characteristics that we can ignore or are simply unable to see. Fortunately, these usually do not have a dramatic impact on our lives. But with an addict, that is not the case. I saw an interview with a 30-year-old man. He weighed over 600 pounds and was

Pets in the Bible?

October 21, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Animals, New Earth, Pets, Treating animals well

Sharon loves dogs. She babysits dogs for three of our friends. At least one week a month, she cares for a cute dog. She hugs the dogs. She kisses them. She talks to them all day long. They’re her friends. While the Bible doesn’t have much to say about pets, it does speak about pets

The Fall of Satan? (Luke 10:18)

October 20, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - demons, fall of Satan, Luke 10:9–20, Rev 9:1–6

In Luke 10, the Lord sends seventy men out to announce that He is the Christ and is offering the kingdom of God to that generation of Jews. To prove that their message was true, the Lord said they would be able to heal the sick (10:9). When the seventy returned from their preaching tour,

Did Jesus Pay the Penalty for Our Sins? Part 2

October 17, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:29, Penalty, Sin, Substitutionary Atonement, the cross

But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities… and by His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray…and the LORD has laid on Him the iniquity of us all (Isa 53:5-6). …[Christ] who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we,

Scholarly Confusion

October 16, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Faith, Isaiah 53:11, John 20:30-31, John 5:24, Justified

I recently read a comment by an Evangelical scholar who specializes in the OT. He is an expert in Hebrew. He was dealing with Isa 53:11, where Isaiah says that through the knowledge of Christ, the Servant of God, many will be justified. Here is what this scholar said: There are two Hebrew words for

Did Jesus Pay the Penalty for Our Sins? Part 1

October 15, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:29, Penalty, Sin, Substitutionary Atonement, the cross and the promise of life

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). Did Jesus, by shedding His blood for us, pay the penalty for our sins? I’ve heard preachers and theologians say this hundreds of times. So have you. But is

Unexpected Joy (Luke 10:17)

October 14, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Jas 1:2, Luke 10:1–17, Sanctification, trials

In Luke 10:1–16, the Lord sends out seventy men to tell Israel that He is the King and is offering the kingdom to the nation. If the kingdom were to come to that generation of Jews, they would need to believe in Jesus for eternal life. As a nation, they would then need to turn

What Does God Say About Time?

October 13, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - the eternality of God, Time

There are many indications in Scripture that God is eternal. Some of these are direct statements. Isaiah referred to “the everlasting God” (Isa 40:28). Paul referred to “the king eternal” (1 Tim 1:17). In the only psalm he wrote, Moses said, “Even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God” (Ps 90:2). The Lord Jesus alluded to