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The First Rejection of the Creation Mandate (Genesis 11:1-9)

July 28, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Confusion of languages, Genesis 11:1-9, Tower of Babel

God told Adam and Eve to “be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth” (Gen 1:28). After the Flood, God repeated that same command to Noah and his sons (Gen 9:1). Man was to reproduce and fill the earth. This was a command, not a suggestion. We do not know how well mankind had spread over

What Does That Mean to You? (2 Peter 3:15-16)

July 27, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Peter 3:15-16, asking others their interpretation, humility in interpretation

Recently, my daughter, son-in-law, and I were looking at a slide that was part of a presentation by my friend at GES, Bob Wilkin. We were looking at it in preparation for a study he was going to go do on the word “salvation,” and Bob was not present at the time. His slides were

Judgment at the Bema Won’t Be Pass or Fail: Lessons from Second Kings

July 26, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - He did what was evil, He did what was right, the kings of 1-2 Kings

Most people do not believe there will be degrees of rewards in the kingdom. But they should. There is clear teaching to that effect in both the OT and NT. A much-overlooked treatment of accountability and rewards is found in 1-2 Kings. The books of 1-2 Kings make it clear that God judges both whether

“You Don’t Take Sin Seriously!” (Romans 3:8)

July 25, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - eternal life, Repentance, Sin, Works

A little while ago, I was teaching a class in a Bible institute in a foreign country. The students were young, between the ages of 18 and 20. As the class progressed, it was clear that they had some issues with the gospel of eternal life. I decided to stop the planned instruction and address

The Role of Jesus in Our Salvation, Part 4: Jesus’ Role in Our Evangelism

July 22, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Jesus is the light of the world, John 8:12

Many people wrongly think that there was one saving message for OT people, another saving message for people at the time of Christ, and yet another saving message for people after the church was born. But the Lord made clear that the message He preached is the same message by which Abraham was saved (John

The Role of Christ in Our Salvation, Part 3: The Promise of Christ

July 21, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance of the essence of saving faith, The promise of life, the word of life

Not only did Jesus need to be the right Person and do the right works for us to be saved, but He also had to make the right promise. Without the promise of everlasting life, no one could be saved. Why is the promise of Christ essential for salvation? Because the promise of everlasting life

A Pretty Lady Day (1 Peter 3:3-4)

July 20, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 Peter 3:3-4; transformation; sanctification

One of my grandsons, who is five years old, was talking with my daughter (his mom) recently. She had asked him how his day went. He said that he had had a “pretty lady day.” His mom asked him what that meant. He said that he had seen a bunch of pretty ladies that day.

The Role of Christ in Our Salvation, Part 2: The Work of Christ

July 19, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - The role of the work of Christ in salvation

Some like to speak of the Person, provision, and promise of Christ. I prefer to refer to the work of Christ rather than the provision of Christ because His work was broader than His death on the cross for our sins. His work includes His incarnation (John 3:16), His sinless life (2 Cor 5:21), the

Tell Us Something Negative (Acts 4:13)

July 18, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - discipleship; intimacy with Christ

When I was in the Army, they sent me to seminary for a year. It was a conservative Christian school. To be accepted, I had to get letters of recommendation, and one had to be from someone who knew me well and was in Christian ministry. I asked a fellow chaplain and friend of mine

The Role of Christ In Our Salvation, Part 1

July 15, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Salvation and the Person of Christ

The doctrine of salvation, also known as soteriology (from the Greek word for salvation, sōtēria), typically is broken into between five and ten major categories. Nearly all treatments of soteriology begin with the Person of Christ and the work of Christ. I’ve chosen to divide my blogs on soteriology into the Person of Christ, the