February 13, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Adam, Gentiles, Matt 1:1-17, Theophilus
What purpose do the genealogies of Christ serve

Both Matthew (Matt 1:1-17) and Luke (3:23-38) include the genealogy of Christ in their Gospels. I’m pretty sure that most readers read over all those names fairly quickly, or even […]

Don’t we need the forgiveness of sins in order to have (1)

I sent Grant my blog in which I responded to his question about forgiveness and salvation. He wrote this in reply: Thank you so much for the quick reply. I […]

Was Lot’s wife a believer

In Genesis 19 we read the account of Lot and the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. In this famous story, Lot, his wife, and their two daughters are unwillingly dragged […]

Was Saul of Tarsus born again on the road to Damascus

Grant, a listener to our Grace in Focus podcast, asks a super question: I have a question about the recent podcast that was done concerning Acts 2:38. Towards the end […]

What does Christ’s baptism mean

Luke uses only two verses to record Christ’s baptism by John the Baptist. I was reading some commentaries on these few words and was amazed at how many opinions there […]

Q. What did Paul mean when he spoke of “the hope of eternal life”

“Paul…in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according […]

February 5, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Kingdom, rewards, Sardis
What will it be like to spend time with Christ

When I was an Army chaplain, I served for several years at the Army’s jump (parachuting) school, located at Ft. Benning, GA. In my capacity as chaplain, I often jumped […]

What did Paul mean when he spoke of “the hope of salvation”

“But let us who are of the day be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet the hope of salvation. For God did not […]

February 1, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - John 1:20, John 3:28, Mark 9:42-28
How should we look at sin in our lives

One of the greatest philosophers of the 20th century was a man by the name of Barney Fife. It may be surprising to discover that one with such a brilliant […]

Do you hope ,

“For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith” (Gal 5:5). I’ve written about similar Pauline expressions—the hope of eternal life and the hope of […]

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