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Is Virginity “Simply a Social Construct”?

July 12, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - the sexual revolution, Virginity

My, how times change. When I was a teenager, virginity was important. It was important because God Himself said sexual relations would be confined to marriage (e.g., Gen 2:24; 1 Corinthians 7). Sex before or outside of marriage is a violation of God’s Creation mandate. I read an article today (June 20, 2023) by Nia

Being Open to God’s Word (Part 2)

July 11, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1Kgs 17:8-24, Idolatry, miracles, widow

In my last blog, I pointed out that the Lord said that those we would expect to be open to the teachings of His Word often are not, and that those who are open are often those whom we would not expect to be. Those who preach the message of grace find this to be

Is Hell the Absence of God?

July 10, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - God’s presence in hell, omnipresence

Ben asked the following question via email: “Is hell the absence of God? If not, please explain.” God is omnipresent. That means that He is present everywhere all the time. That is true of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Three separate Persons, but one being. The entire Godhead is omnipresent.

Being Open to God’s Word (Part 1)

July 7, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Gentiles, Luke 4:16-30, Nazareth, synagogue

When we teach Free Grace, which is Biblical to the core, it is strange that the people one would expect to be open to it are often not. It would make sense that students of the Bible–including seminary students, professors, pastors, Sunday school teachers, and long-time members of evangelical churches–would be the first to see

Does Faith Save, Or Does Jesus Save?

July 6, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - saving faith

On June 26th, on our YouTube channel, we posted a video by me called “Can Miracle Faith Save?” You can see the 7-minute video here. One of the comments at the bottom of the video caught my attention. S.P. wrote: “Faith does not save a person. There is no such thing as ‘saving faith.’ Jesus

Be Careful with Allegory

July 5, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Kgs 6:1-7, Exegesis, Interpretation, preaching

Many people consider Charles Spurgeon to be one of the greatest preachers of all time. I am sure he was a great speaker, and there are literally millions of copies of his sermons available. He was obviously much more successful as an orator than I will ever be. So what I’m about to say may

What Does Confess Mean in 1 John 1:9?

July 4, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession of sins

This came up in my Sunday school class this past Lord’s Day. I suggested that confessing our sins means acknowledging to God that we sinned when we become aware of it. But do we need to feel sorry for our sins? If so, how sorry do we need to be? And how do we know

Freedom

July 3, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - rewards, Rom 8:2, spirit

The Fourth of July is just around the corner. It is a day on which we celebrate our freedoms. In the US, we have a lot of them, even if many of them appear to be in jeopardy. Our disintegrating culture might actually cause us to value our freedoms to a greater degree. I consider

Justification and the Law of Moses

June 30, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Justification and righteousness in the OT

AA asks a good question: My question is, did the Mosaic Law make provisions for justification? For instance, something like a sacrificial offering of some sort that would justify a person.  How would an unjustified person relate to the Law? For that matter, how would a justified person relate to the law? I hope this

Who Are the “Enemies of the Cross” (Phil 3:18)?

June 29, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Grace, humble, legalism, Servant

In writing to the church at Philippi, Paul refers to some people who are “enemies of the cross” of Christ. My guess is that many people who read this description automatically assume Paul is talking about nonbelievers. I know that many Calvinists and Lordship Salvation teachers take that position. They find support for this view