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Preaching in Kenya

August 11, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - doctrine, gratefulness, Missions, teaching

I recently spent nine days in Kenya (July 30-August 7). While there, I was given the opportunity to preach in three different churches. At another church, I was asked to lead a Bible study of people who have been exposed to Free Grace teaching and had believed in the Biblical gospel of grace. I just

Did Adam and Eve Lose Everlasting Life When They Sinned?

August 10, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - ho pisteuōn, Present articular participles

Doug sent in this interesting comment in which he is essentially suggesting that Adam and Eve lost everlasting life: Adam and Eve did nothing to get or deserve the blessed state and paradise God put them in.  It was God’s free gift of grace.  But that does not mean that they couldn’t do anything to

Being a Judge Is Not an Easy Job (Acts 18:12-17)

August 9, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, Corinth, Gallio, synagogue

I attended a church in Texas once where one of the deacons was a county judge. He would sometimes talk about cases that appeared before him. Oftentimes guilt or innocence was cut and dried. Other times, it was difficult to determine. In most cases, there was always a question about the fine he should give

Does God Guarantee to Bring the Gospel to Anyone Desiring to Know Him?

August 8, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Acts 16:9, Acts 17:27, Romans 1:20, Those who’ve never heard about Christ

Bill read my recent blog on middle knowledge and the fate of those who never heard (see here). He then asked this excellent follow-up question: Some people think that if a person becomes God conscience and has a desire to known Him, then God will provide that person “a clear gospel presentation.” I have heard

Uncertainty in Life, But Certainty in Eternal Life

August 5, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 John 5:9-13, uncertainly in life but certainty in eternal life

For those who follow our blogs, you probably know that my dad, Ken Yates, and I were scheduled to go to Kenya at the end of July. We were going to meet our friend Kristina, who was coming from Italy, and do a week of outreach and a pastors’ conference. We are partnering with Acres

Doctrine Versus Personal Encounters with God

August 4, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - the danger of counterfeit encounters with God, The power of doctrine

The question of the place of doctrine versus the place of personal experience is a big one today in terms of both salvation and discipleship. Many people say that simply being persuaded of certain doctrinal truths is not saving faith. Instead, a personal encounter with God is what saving faith really is. Is faith propositional

The Water Will Turn Purple (1 Cor 6:9)

August 3, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, motivation, Sin

Many years ago, I attended a summer camp for Boy Scouts near an Army post. It had a large swimming pool. The Army provided soldiers as lifeguards. These soldiers warned us about using the pool as a bathroom. They told us that the Army had put a chemical in the water, and if we ever

From Clay to Jar (Hebrews 3:13)

August 2, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - hardening, Repentance, rewards, Sin

Anybody who studies the book of Jeremiah will find himself frustrated about something in the book. It is hard to figure out when much of what the prophet said was spoken. Things are not written in chronological order. He prophesied during the reign of a number of kings, and the reader finds it difficult to

Does Free Grace Theology Believe in Middle Knowledge?

August 1, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - foreknowledge, middle knowledge, open theism

The following question was put on the GES Facebook page: Your recent post [that mentioned middle knowledge] leaves me wanting to know what your view is on God’s omniscience? Do you hold to simple foreknowledge, divine decrees, open theism, or middle knowledge (obviously not)? Or is there something between Calvinism and Arminianism? Free Grace Theology

Kenya, Here We Come

July 29, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Short-term missions

A number of people associated with GES support Kathryn and me via prayer and finances for our travels to other countries to teach in schools and churches. We leave for Kenya early on Friday (July 29) and I thought you might be interested in what the trip will look like. We will leave home around