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A Powerful Word (Luke 4:31-36)

March 5, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - eternal life, John 5:24, Mark 1:15, miracles

Luke 4:31-36 records an event that happened near the beginning of Christ’s ministry. The Lord taught in the synagogue in Capernaum. No doubt, He was teaching about the coming kingdom of God. Whether or not a majority of people believed He was the Christ, Luke records what they thought of His teaching. They were astonished

1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture?

March 4, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Homosexuality

“Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God” (1 Cor 6:9-10, emphasis added). I received an excellent email question

A Dozen Significant Things the Bible Does Not Tell Us About Church

March 1, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Tags. Ecclesiology

I like Garry Friesen’s book, Decision Making and the Will of God. He suggests that God’s moral will for us is found in Scripture. Anything not discussed in Scripture is a matter of freedom. For example, a believer can choose any job except those forbidden by Scripture (e.g., hit man, thief, prostitute, pimp, drug dealer).

Man of Sorrows (Luke 4:28-29)

February 29, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Isa 53:3, Isa 61:1-2, Luke 4:16-30, opposition, Suffering

About 750 years before Christ was born, the Prophet Isaiah predicted His coming and said that He would be a Man of Sorrows and One who would be “despised and rejected by men” as well as “acquainted with grief” (Isa 53:3). Many have commented on the fact that Isaiah’s prophecies about the Lord, particularly in

The Dentist and Repentance

February 28, 2024 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 John 5, Assurance, Jas 3:1, Repent, Repentance

I had a dental appointment earlier this week. The dental hygienist knew from my previous visits that I travel a good bit for work. She began talking about how she hates planes. Because she had placed a weird contraption in my mouth to take the ex-rays, I could only nod, with an occasional grunt. She

Beware of Eight Traditions That Contradict God’s Word

February 27, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Church traditions

In one of my online Ecclesiology class lectures, I list over twenty traditions that contradict Scripture. I’ve condensed that to the “elite eight” for this blog. Praying to “the saints.” In the first place, either you’re a saint, or you’re an ain’t. In the second place, we are not to pray to the dead. That

Inflexible Theology

February 26, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Free Grace, Romans 10

A family friend recently started working with a Christian ministry that focuses on youth. She told them that she believes in the gospel of grace and that she enjoys the ministry of GES. The youth ministry claims that it agrees with the Bible’s teaching regarding grace. But our friend noticed that in certain areas, those

What’s the Difference Between a Pastor and a Teacher? Ephesians 4:11

February 23, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Ephesians 4:11, pastor-teacher

I heard a good sermon on unity this past Sunday. At one point, the message touched on Eph 4:11, which says, “And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers.” Have you ever wondered what Paul meant by pastors and teachers? Did you know that Eph 4:11

Did Anybody in the Bible Ever Ask God about Everlasting Life?

February 22, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - seeking God, Total depravity

Some Christian traditions say that God does not hear the prayers of unbelievers. But weren’t there people in the Bible who asked God about everlasting life and, as a result, came to faith in Christ and were born again? A simple survey of the Bible shows that God does hear the prayers of unbelievers and

Context Nazi

February 21, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - baptism of Christ, Luke 4:9-13, Psalm 91, temptation

We live in a postmodern age in which truth is not only flexible; it’s non-existent. This impacts every area of our lives, including our theology. A clear example of this can occur when we discuss Bible passages. If we hear somebody quote a verse completely out of context, we might be tempted to point out