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Chapter 4: What is Saving Faith to Wayne Grudem?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are in an on-going series where they are discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” Today, they are continuing their discussion on chapter four. What is saving faith according to Wayne Grudem? Does faith include repentance? commitment? or is it something else? The guys will discuss this important issue. We hope you enjoy the show.
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Chapter 4: Is Trusting the Person of Christ Essential for Receiving the Gift of Eternal Salvation?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are in an on-going series where they are discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” Today, they will start on chapter four. Is trusting the person of Christ essential for receiving the gift of eternal life? We will hear the guys unpack this question by looking at passages such as Eph 2:8-9, John 3:16, and John 5:24. These and many more issues will be discussed on the show. Join us as we seek to keep grace in focus.
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Chapter 3: What is the True Complete Basis for the Assurance of Salvation?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are in an on-going series where they are discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” Today, they are continuing their discussion on chapter three which deals with assurance. We will hear the guys discuss the basis for our assurance and why this is significant. We hope you can join us as we dive into this essential topic.
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Chapter 3: What is Evidence of Salvation &; Could This Evidence Provide Assurance of Salvation?
  In this episode of Grace in Focus radio, we are currently walking through Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” In our last episode, Bob and Shawn began to discuss chapter three and the issue of assurance. Today, they are continuing this discussion by giving special attention to the evidence of salvation, and whether or not that evidence provides assurance. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
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Chapter 3: Does Free Grace Theology Give Believers a False Assurance of Salvation?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are in an on-going series where they are discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” Today, they will begin to address chapter three which deals with assurance. Does the free grace view give people a false assurance of salvation? The guys will discuss. We hope you join us as we address these important issues.
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Chapter 2: Doesn’t John’s Gospel Assume That Repentance is Necessary for Eternal Salvation?
On this episode of Grace in Focus radio, Bob and Shawn are discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” This is part of an on-going series where the guys will unpack each chapter. Today, we will hear them go into further detail regarding the gospel of John. It was noted in the previous episode, that the word “repentance” never occurs in the gospel of John. Why is this important? Does John’s Gospel assume repentance? These, and many more issues will be addressed on the show.
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Chapter 2: What is Repentance and What is it For?
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn are currently in the middle of a series where they are responding to Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” On this episode, the guys are continuing their discussion on repentance. We will hear them discuss the significance of this term in the gospel of John. In addition, we will hear the guys address Acts 2:38, and 17:30.  Join us as we seek to understand this important topic. 
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Chapter 2: Why isn’t Repentance a Co-Condition With Faith for Eternal Salvation?
On this episode of Grace in Focus radio, Bob and Shawn will be discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways It Diminishes the Gospel.” This is part of an on-going series where the guys will unpack each chapter. We will hear them address chapter 2 today. Specifically, we will hear the guys address the role of  repentance in salvation. We hope you join us as we unpack these important issues.
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Chapter 1: More Than One Meaning of “Faith Alone?”
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob and Shawn have started a new series where they will be discussing Wayne Grudem’s book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways it Diminishes the Gospel.” On this episode, the guys will first discuss Grudem’s opening arguments as they are based on the Protestant confession of faith. They will also discuss the meaning of “faith alone” and the difference between Grudem’s view and GES. They will unpack Grudem’s “blue key” illustration and hopefully provide some clarity. We hope you enjoy this episode.
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Introduction: Eternal Security &; Perseverance of the Saints
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob and Shawn will be introducing a new series. Over the next few episodes, the guys will be discussing the book “Free Grace Theology: Five Ways it Diminishes the Gospel” by Wayne Grudem. The guys will give an overview of Grudem’s views. In addition, they will give some time to explaining the concept of the “perseverance of the saints” while drawing some distinctions between it and the Free Grace view. We hope you can join us as we start this new series.
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