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Don’t Try to Impress Other Believers (Leviticus 10:1-3)

September 12, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 3:5–7, Acts 9:9–24, Lev 10:1–3, Leviticus 9:22–24, pride, priests, Simon

Aaron, the first high priest for the nation of Israel, had just made some sacrifices to the Lord. He and Moses entered the tabernacle. When they came out of the tabernacle and blessed the people, they saw an amazing sight. Fire came down from heaven and consumed the offering on the altar. As you might

Balancing Grace and Works

September 11, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Cor 15:10, 1 Cor 9:24-27, 2 Tim 2:12, 2 Tim 2:6, 2 Tim 4:7-8, Christian living, Gal 2:20

But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all, yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me (1 Cor 15:10). I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who

“I Will Go Down Those Tunnels!”

September 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Flesh, law, Rom 12:1-2, Rom 7:22, Rom 8:8, spirit

I attended a military academy for my college education. As you might suspect, we had a lot of rules. One rule was that we could not go into the tunnels that were under the campus buildings. We had heard rumors about these tunnels. There were supposedly rooms in them with all kinds of things. One

Does Genesis 3:16 Teach That Husbands Are to Rule Over Their Wives?

September 9, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Adam and Eve, Complementarianism, egalitarianism, Genesis 3:16

To the woman He said: “I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children; your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.” Barbara Johnson did an outstanding job of editing my commentary on Genesis for The Grace Old Testament Commentary. Volume 1, covering

I Will Follow You, Lord!

September 8, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Discipleship, Luke 9:51-58, Suffering

In Luke 9:57, the Lord is on His way to Jerusalem to suffer and die. While He is “on the road” to that destination, a man comes up to Him and tells the Lord that he will follow Him, wherever He goes. We can confidently conclude that this man is a believer. He believes that

Destroy When Full?

September 5, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - God’s Wrath, Repentance, Temporal Judgment

Imagine a house with a leaking roof. The dripping water goes into a bucket. What do you do when the bucket is full? You get rid of that water and allow new water to take its place until it fills up the bucket. Did you know that God does that with people and with nations?

Different Motives for Serving the Lord

September 4, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Discipleship, Fear, fear; rewards, Gratitude, love, motivation

I spent a lot of years in the military. I met a lot of soldiers. If you asked them why they signed up to serve, you would get many different answers. Some did it for love of country. Others for the steady paycheck. Some craved the challenge, the camaraderie, or the chance to travel. Many

Did You Know That Some Spiritual Investments Can Actually Lessen Your Eternal Rewards?

September 3, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:24-28, 2 John 10-11, 2 John 7–11, 3 John, Fellow Workers, Spiritual investment

In 2001, former Enron employees testified before Congress, explaining how their life savings were wiped out by the collapse of the seemingly invincible energy company. Their retirement funds were gone. Their jobs and salaries were gone. Their life savings, in many cases, were gone. If you invest money in a bad company, you will lose money. You

What Do You Do Here?

September 2, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 12:12-13, 1 Cor 12:27, 1 Pet 2:4-5, Church, Eph 2:19-22

On May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy, in an address to Congress, said the United States should commit itself to landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth. This should be done before the end of the decade. On July 20, 1969, NASA accomplished that goal. A couple of years

Have You Heard Any Confusing Testimonies Lately?

September 1, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Evangelistic testimony, Jewish evangelism, Messiah

I recently received a book designed to reach Jewish people for the Lord Jesus Christ. After the body of the book ended, there was a closing chapter entitled, “What Jesus Has Done for Jewish Lives.” It includes forty-six reports by Jewish people about how they came to identify themselves as both Jewish and Christian. To