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Who Is More Miserable? (1 Corinthians 15:19)

January 22, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 15:12-19, doctrine, Obedience, rewards

In 1 Cor 15:19, Paul makes a statement that confused me for years. Maybe I am still confused, but I think I now know what Paul means. You can be the judge of that! Paul states that if Christ has not risen from the dead, “we are of all men the most pitiable.” Some translations

Those Crazy Non-Dispensationalists (Luke 3:7-11)

January 19, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Church, Dispensationalism, Israel, John the Baptist, Luke 3:7-14

As an Army chaplain, I was around people from various theological backgrounds. As a dispensationalist, I was in the minority. I even attended a couple of seminaries that were non-dispensational. On more than one occasion I have been called crazy. I was the butt of many jokes. Those who called me crazy pointed out that

How Do We Know There Is No Salvation for Fallen Angels?

January 18, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Salvation for fallen angels

After my Sunday school class, I was talking to Tom. I reminded him that there was no salvation for Lucifer and the angels who fell with him. Someone in the upcoming class overheard us and asked me if I could point to a verse saying that. No one ever asked me that before. Great question.

Free Grace in Moldova

January 17, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Missions, Moldova

Cypress Valley Bible Church in Marshall, TX has been involved in ministry in the country of Moldova for many years. Moldova borders Ukraine, and its history is intimately connected with Russia. Today, it is an independent country. As with most countries, there is very little Free Grace teaching in Moldova. The view that one can

How Can a Believing Spouse Sanctify an Unbelieving Spouse?

January 16, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Believer sanctifying his unbelieving spouse

A Grace in Focus radio listener from Hungary, K. E., asks a super question: 1 Corinthians 7:14 says, “For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband; otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.” How can an unbeliever be sanctified? What does

Children, Tobacco, and Assurance

January 15, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, boldness, Sanctification, Witness

When I was ten years old, I attended a family reunion in Kentucky. Two very distant cousins came to the reunion. They were brothers and were roughly my age. I had never met them, but we had a good time playing in a state park. They were very nice, but they were different. They both

What Will Those Who Become Believers During the Tribulation and Millennium Receive?

January 12, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Believer benefits in the Millennium

Elwyn asks a great question about what those who come to faith in Christ will receive in the Tribulation and the Millennium: With the regenerating work of the Holy Spirit required for new birth, what will the results be regarding the regeneration of believers in the Tribulation?  Because of the Rapture, they won’t be part

Not Who They Appear to Be

January 11, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Cor 11:14-15, 2 Cor 3:18, disguise, false teachers, Jas 1:23-24, Satan

Dave Chappelle is one of the most famous comedians in the world. In his most recent show, he tells the story of meeting another famous comedian, Jim Carrey, who was one of his idols. Carrey was filming a movie in which he played another comedian named Andy Kaufman. Kaufman had recently died. When Chappelle met

What Is the Prize for Finishing the Christian Race?

January 10, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - finishing the race, the prize

“And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown” (1 Cor 9:25). “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil 3:14). Christians are tasked with finishing the

The Historical Jesus (Luke 3:1-2)

January 9, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Annas, Caiaphas, Herod Antipas, Inspiration, Pontius Pilate, Tiberias

When we read liberal theologians, we often run into the phrase “the historical Jesus.” What they mean is that the Jesus we read about in the NT is not the Person who really existed. The people who wrote the Bible changed the things He said in some cases, then embellished His actions. For example, He