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Have You Beheld the Beauty of the Lord Lately?

March 21, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Seeing the beauty of the Lord

We are working hard to have a one-volume OT commentary in print by the end of 2026. I’ve completed the first draft of my commentary on Leviticus. I’m two-thirds of the way through Genesis. And just today I finished my commentary on Psalm 27. I’m doing the commentary on Book One of the Psalms, which

Regional Conference in Idaho

March 20, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Missions, regional

On Mar 9-10, GES conducted a regional conference in Boise, ID at Lake Hazel Bible Church. The topic was Jesus’ parables. We tried to pick parables that are either difficult to interpret or that are often misunderstood. In addition, I did a session on the basics of Free Grace Theology in case there were some

What Are Three Spectacular Messianic Prophecies?

March 19, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Genesis 3:15, Isaiah 52:13–53:12, Psalm 22:14-18

The Lord Jesus said that the OT Scriptures “testify of Me” (John 5:39). Hundreds of OT prophecies were fulfilled in Jesus’ first coming. But what are some of the most amazing prophetic passages? This blog is based on one of the answers in the teacher’s guide for my Bible study on the Gospel of John.

A Reminder (Psalm 103:15-16)

March 18, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Death, eternal life, Ps 103:15-16

Meach and Jake. For many years those two names would bring a smile to my face. I attended a military academy and had a number of different roommates. Meach and Jake were two of them. These were not their real names, but nicknames. Formal proper names didn’t fare well in that environment, and they surely

Will There Be Women in Heaven?

March 15, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Glorification, Glorified Bodies

J. V. asks a very interesting question: I read something the other day by a supposed Christian author that upset me. This author said that in heaven, there will be no women, but that God will turn all females into males. He bases that on the passage that says we will be like the angels

Inerrancy Panel Discussion

March 14, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - inerrancy, regionals

On February 29, a panel discussion on the topic of inerrancy was held in Bonham, Texas, located in the northeast corner of the state, not far from Oklahoma. There are no Free Grace churches in the area. The event was well attended, with about forty people present. Joe Moore, a friend of GES, put the

When Were the Books of the New Testament Written?

March 13, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Early dates for the New Testament books

Most liberal NT scholars believe that some of the books of the NT were written in the first half of the second century. However, John A. T. Robinson argued in his 1976 book Redating the New Testament that all NT books were written before AD 70. See this article by Denis O’Callaghan. He discusses a

Why Can’t You Buy Yourself a Gift?

March 12, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - The gift of God

I don’t know if it is technically correct to call something you buy for yourself a gift. But I’ve heard people say that. So, I decided to do a Google search. I typed in “buying yourself a gift.” I was surprised to find that there were 566 million results. The first result said, “Research has

Sinning, Yet in Fellowship with the Lord

March 11, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession, Perseverance

While a chaplain in the Army, I attended a strongly Calvinistic seminary. All my professors insisted that if a person was really a Christian, he could not continually sin. A common example of this view was that a “true” Christian could not be a practicing homosexual. When given the opportunity, I would point out that

Are You a Sandemanian?

March 8, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Bare faith, intellectual assent

Most Focused Free Grace advocates have never heard of Robert Sandeman (1718-1771). He was born in Scotland and planted churches there. In 1760, he came to America and planted churches here, dying in Danbury, CT, in 1771. He was just fifty-two. His father-in-law was John Glas, a Scottish minister who profoundly influenced him. Christianstudylibrary.org has