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Florida/Georgia Regional Conference

November 15, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Missions, Spanish

GES recently conducted a regional conference on the border between Georgia and Florida. It involved two churches, one in Thomasville, GA and the other in Tallahassee, FL. The people who attend these services are Spanish speakers. Marino Martinez is a long-time friend of GES. He was mentored by Loren Faul, who was a missionary in

The Tongue Will Get You in Trouble

November 14, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Jas 3:6, tongue, words

In a famous passage, James tells us to beware of the damage our tongues can do. He puts it like this: “The tongue is a fire…The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature” (Jas 3:6). Without question, he’s talking about the

Did Judaizers Believe That Salvation Is by Faith Alone (Acts 15:5)?

November 13, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 15:5

Elwyn asks a great question: Please address an issue for me manifested in Acts 15:5. How could Judaizers have been believers if they were mixing law with grace?  The appearance is that they were not believers by faith alone in Christ alone.  The reason this is a great inquiry is that Luke calls these people

The Gospel of Judgment

November 10, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Acts, End Times, Eschatology, Judgment, Rev 14:6-7

The theme of the 2022 GES National Conference was “Final Judgments.” There were sessions covering the different judgments that will take place when the Lord returns. These include the Judgment Seat of Christ, the Great White Throne, the Judgment of the Sheep and Goats, and more. If you missed that conference, you can still hear

A Sure-Fire Reward

November 9, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 4:5, Heb 11:6, Jude 1:3, Motives

Probably all readers of this blog will agree with me when I say that the doctrine of eternal rewards is a fascinating topic. What will these rewards involve? What will they look like? These are issues that cause a great deal of discussion in any Bible study that deals with them. But it is also

What Can We Learn from Word Frequency in John’s Gospel?

November 8, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Belief and Life in John’s Gospel

Dave Wyant, one of the students in my soteriology class, shared a chart he saw where someone compared word frequencies in John and the Synoptic Gospels. I have created my own chart, highlighting the words I think are most important for Free Grace Theology. Bolded numbers indicate words or expressions emphasized by many or few

The Southern Border and the Message of Grace

November 7, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Acts 8:2, Missions, Spanish resources

For most people in the US, the southern border is an area of grave concern. There is a sharp increase in human trafficking in our country. A flood of deadly drugs is pouring across the border, resulting in the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans each year. With eight million people coming into the

What Does Fit for the Kingdom of God Mean? Luke 9:62

November 6, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - fit for the kingdom, Luke 9:61-62

This question came up in my Sunday School class yesterday. It is an excellent question. A man came to Jesus and said, “Lord, I will follow You, but first let me go and bid them farewell who are at my house” (Luke 9:61). The Lord replied, “No one, having put his hand to the plow,

Taking Biblical Warnings Seriously

November 3, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Tim 2:2, flee lusts, Sin

In April 1980, my wife and I had just moved to Wichita Falls, TX. I had to go downtown to get my telephone service turned on. I was in a room of around 100 people who were there for the same reason. Just as my name was called, a siren went off in the streets.

What Does “Let the Dead Bury Their Own Dead” Mean? Luke 9:60

November 2, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - let the dead bury their own dead, Luke 9:59-60

This question came up in my Sunday School class yesterday. It left me wondering what the Lord meant. Jesus told a man, “Follow Me.” The man said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father” (Luke 9:59). The Lord replied: “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom