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Unity Among God’s People

October 31, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Barak, Church Body, Dan 12:2, Deborah, Judges 5, rewards

In Judges 5, Deborah and Barak sing a song composed by Deborah. It recounts the victory God gave Israel, under their leadership, over their Canaanite enemies. God had told Deborah to enlist Barak as the commander of Israel’s army. God said He would defeat the Canaanites. All of Israel was to join in the fight

Are Some Believers Fruitless?

October 30, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - good works

I recently read an article (see here) suggesting that there is no Biblical evidence of believers who go through life with zero good works. The author called them “fruitless believers” and discussed five examples that might be used to support the idea of fruitless believers. I, too, do not believe that any believer dies with

Evangelicals: Let’s Be Transparent

October 29, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 5:1, 2 Tim 2:17-18, Acts 5:1-11, discipline, excommunication, Heb 13:6, Matt 18:15-17

I’ve recently come across something in the Evangelical world that really gets under my skin. I’ve heard about churches in which the leadership has removed a pastor, but has refused to tell the congregation why. Three recent instances come to mind. The elders of a church fired an associate pastor, saying that it was because

What Does 2 Peter 3:8 Tell Us About Kingdom Time?

October 28, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Peter 3:8, Psalm 90:4

But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. Recently I wrote a blog titled “What Does God Say about Time?” (see here). My friend Bill Fiess pointed out that I forgot to mention 2 Pet 3:8. He’s right.

Those Who Would Rob Us of Joy

October 27, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, Luke 10:17–20, Rev 2:17, Rev 3:5, rewards

In Luke 10:17–20, the Lord gave some disciples two reasons they could have joy. He had sent out seventy disciples to serve Him by proclaiming the offer of the kingdom to the nation of Israel. To prove the truth of their message, He gave them the authority to heal the sick and to cast out

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,