“For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” (Gal 6:8-9) A radio announcer somewhere,

Dear Dr. Wilkin, I have been receiving your newsletter [The GES News] for about, oh nine months or so. . . I do enjoy receiving your newsletter. Thank you for its free subscription. However, I am struggling with some of the things you are writing about…. Do you not believe that there must be some

In order to be effective a prayer needn’t be long or flowery. In fact, if it’s a public prayer it had better not be long–you might bore your human audience. It better not be too flowery either–you will turn off the young and the practical. That’s one reason I’ve always liked a little girl’s prayer

I have received quite a number of requests from GES News readers for clear gospel tracts. GES has not yet produced any tracts of our own. Nor do we officially endorse any. However, there are quite a few which I personally like and which I think most of our readers would as well. The following

In the June 1990 GES newsletter we considered 1 John 2:4 and the issue of knowing Christ at the level of personal fellowship with Him. We saw that the verse conditions such experiential knowledge on the Christian’s obedience to God’s commands. But we did not consider the closing expression of 1 John 2:4. Let us

Dear Bob, I have thoroughly enjoyed receiving the GES News and the GES Statement of Faith…. I have met more and more Christians over the past few months who are eternally insecure. . . [and] who are full of unrest. . . Keep up the good work, Bob, in making people aware of the power

Recently I received a letter from a reader (GS) in Hibbing Minnesota who asked a number of excellent questions regarding saving faith. They included the following: Was Peter saved without seeing the need for Jesus Christ to die on the Cross (Matt 16:21-23)? Were the disciples saved without believing in the resurrection of Christ? Has

Dear Bob, I have a question in regard to church discipline and GES. We will let people come to Jesus just as they are—a sin loving sinner. But are we to also allow them to come to church just as they are—a forgiven sin-loving sinner; or do we require a commitment to follow Jesus as

First John 2:4 is a verse that has often been misunderstood. In the New King James Version it reads like this: He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. Many evangelical Christians today read these words as though they meant that

“Abiding is Remaining in Fellowship: Another Look at John 15:1-6,” Joseph C. Dillow, Bibliotheca Sacra 147 (Jan-Mar 1990): 44-53. Joseph Dillow defends the view that John 15:1-6 is dealing with fellowship, not eternal salvation. He cites three lines of support for his view. 1) “Every branch in Me” most naturally refers to genuine believers. 2)