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Now Is the Day of Salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2)

May 18, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Corinthians 6:2, now is the day of salvation

A reader says: Thank you for your site and all the questions your team answers. I believe salvation is by faith alone in Christ alone. But I have a question. I learned that prayer wasn’t necessary for salvation as an adult. It’s the belief that does it. Someone was arguing this point and brought up

Jesus Defines What is Good (Luke 18:22)

May 15, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology

Did Jesus claim to be God? In a previous blog, I looked at Jesus’ conversation with the rich young ruler, and I suggested that the Lord was trying to get the young man to think more deeply about His identity. The Lord wanted the young man to reason to the conclusion that Jesus was not

Abraham and Islam

May 14, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Abraham and Islam, Abraham is the father of all who believe in Christ, John 8:39

One of my fears in doing daily radio broadcasts is that I will slip and say something that is contrary to Scripture. Most of the time Shawn and I do these shows with no rehearsal and in one take. Our editor, Danny, does cut out any times in which we have to redo a sentence.

When Did Luke Write His Gospel? (2 Corinthians 8:18)

May 13, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - apologetics, Luke

I have a little piece of interpretive tidbit for you Bible nerds. I’m writing a review of Brant Pitre’s The Case for Jesus: The Biblical and Historical Evidence for Christ, which is a defense of the deity of Christ and traditional authorship of the Gospels, against the charges of liberal scholars such as Bart Ehrman,

Salvation by a Dead, Spoken-Only Faith

May 12, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - dead faith, James 2:14-26, Lordship Salvation, Repentance and Salvation, saving faith, works salvation

Last week I was contacted by a student from Israel College of the Bible who wanted to ask me some questions on Skype. We had that meeting at 11AM today, which was 7PM in Israel. During the course of our conversation, my new friend mentioned a 2015 video podcast by Dr. James White, entitled “Bob

Did Jesus Claim to Be God? Walking on Water (Mark 6:45-51)

May 11, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, Deity of Christ

Did Jesus claim to be God? And in the Synoptic Gospels did He claim to be God? In John’s Gospel Jesus’ deity is much more unambiguous and more explicit than in the Synoptics, and some academics have even claimed that in Matthew, Mark, or Luke, Jesus never claimed to be God. Is that true? In

Disciples Indeed (John 8:30-32)

May 8, 2020 by Kenneth Yates in Blog

On a recent episode of Grace in Focus Radio (April 17), Shawn and Bob discussed John 8:30-32. This is an often-misunderstood passage of Scripture. In verse 30 it says that while the Lord was speaking “many believed in Him.” This phrase is a standard phrase in the Gospel of John for those who are saved

Did Jesus Claim to Be God? Calming the Storm (Mark 4; Psalm 107)

May 7, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, deity

Did Jesus claim to be God? Consider the episode when Jesus stilled the storm: On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats

Joint Heirs with Christ IF We Suffer with Him (Romans 8:17-18)

May 6, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Joint Heirs with Christ, Romans 8:17-18

On Sunday night, my wife Sharon showed me a video of a sermon she was watching. Sharon doesn’t watch sermons on her phone. Something must be special here. She was watching a video of the sermon that Pastor Bob Bryant of Cypress Valley Bible Church gave that Sunday. The sermon was on Rom 8:17-18 and

Coronavirus Disciplines: Praying for All the Saints (Ephesians 6:18)

May 5, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - coronavirus, prayers

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints— (Eph 6:18). My prayer life is not as it should be. I’ve gone through different “phases” of prayer—a legalistic phase (complete with prayer book[s]), a mystical phase, and, frankly, many dry