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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

Typecasting the Pharisees

November 1, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - legalism, Luke 14:1-14, Luke 7, Pharisee

The New Testament doesn’t sugarcoat the Jewish religious leaders of the first century. They are described as whitewashed tombs, snakes, and greedy. Ultimately, the religious leaders kill their own Messiah. Because of these examples, and the overall tenor of the NT, the word Pharisee carries a negative connotation for most Bible students; many automatically typecast

How Can a Person Be Saved and Cursed by God?

October 31, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Blessing and cursing

David asked this excellent question after a recent YouTube video by me on faith plus works salvation: If a person believes in Christ alone for salvation and later falls back into works, he is still saved, just fallen from grace [Gal 5:4]. Yet Paul says that if a person turns to faith plus works for