Blog – Page 40 – Grace Evangelical Society

Putting on a Show

August 5, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 3:18, hypocrisy, love, truth

It was a photo that exuded love and devotion. It is easy to see why it won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. Bob Stirm, an Air Force pilot, had returned to the US after five-and-a-half years as a POW in North Vietnam. Those years had been filled with torture and deprivation. The thought of being

The Red-Tailed Heresy

August 2, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 Cor 2:1-5, easy believism, free gift vs works, Salvation

I was recently walking with my husband at our local state park when we heard an eagle cry out from the woods. My husband and his uncle, a zoologist, share a love for animals. This means I often get little nature lessons during our walks, and sure enough my husband proceeded to tell me a

Eschatological Rewards Are Everlasting, Not Merely Millennial

August 1, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Degrees of reward in Christ’s kingdom

A little over thirty years ago, I heard Dr. Craig Blomberg present a paper at the national meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. It was called “Degrees of Reward in the Kingdom of Heaven?” The paper was later published in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. Dr. Blomberg argued that there won’t be degrees

Strange Bedfellows

July 31, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - compromise, doctrine, Ecumenicalism

During WWII, Hollywood did its part in helping the war effort. They produced movies that promoted patriotism and mocked the Japanese and Nazis. They also made pictures that extolled the greatness of our allies. One of the allies was the Soviet Union. Films that praised that communist country included Mission to Moscow, The North Star,

Do You Value the Lord’s Approval Above All Other?

July 30, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Approval, Disapproval, Dokimos

“Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it…Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown. Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one

Are Free Grace People Divisive? (Titus 3:10)

July 29, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Gal 1:6-9, legalism, Titus 1:10, Titus 1:14

If you have ever publicly taught Free Grace theology, at any level, you have almost certainly been accused of being a divisive person. The accusation can come in different ways. Some will point out that you hold to a minority view. The majority cannot be wrong. Others will say that good people differ with you.

Why Is Watching for His Soon Return Vital to Sanctification?

July 26, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Parousia, watch

On March 17, 1942, General Douglas MacArthur left the Philippines because the islands were about to be overrun by enemy forces. But he famously vowed, “I shall return.” Two–and–a–half years later, on October 20, 1944, General MacArthur gave his famous “I Have Returned” speech on Leyte Island in the Philippines. It is one of the

Keep Your Eye on the Reward (Matthew 6:22-23)

July 25, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Matt 7:19-24, rewards, Sermon on the Mount;

In English, we have the phrase, “Keep your eye on the ball.” As native speakers, we know what it means. The “ball” is what is important. The phrase warns us not to be distracted from the main goal. For example, if a politician is running for office, his staff will remind him to keep his

Why Angels?

July 24, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Purpose of angels

The word angel comes from the Greek angelos, which means messenger or angel. Angelos occurs 179 times in the NT. It refers to human messengers ten times. John the Baptist was “My angel/messenger” (Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27). John the Baptist sent messengers (angelōn) to Jesus (Luke 7:24). The Lord Jesus sent messengers (angelous)

The Cabinet of the King (Daniel 12:12)

July 23, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Dan 12:3-13, Judgments, rewards, Tribulation

In the US, we are approaching a presidential election. It will take place in November. But the president will not take office until January. There will be around seventy-five days from the time he or she is declared president until the new government takes effect. What will happen during those seventy-five days? One of the