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In this unique 13-minute show, Bob Wilkin and guests discuss issues that are vital to justification and sanctification, while keeping those issues distinct. Topics discussed include assurance of salvation, evangelism, eternal rewards, problem passages, perseverance theology, Calvinism and Arminianism, how to interpret Scripture, eschatology, and current issues in Free Grace Theology.

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May 30, 2025

What Is the Difference Between Believing and Faith?

2 Corinthians 5:7, belief, Believe, Difference, Faith, See, Seeing, Sight

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are entertaining a question about belief and faith. What are the definitions? Is there really any difference between these two English words? Why do translations of the Bible use one word or the other? Also, what if you believe something based on seeing it? Is it no longer faith because you saw it? Thank you for listening and keep grace in focus!

May 29, 2025

Does 2 Peter 2:1-3 Refer to Born Again False Teachers?

2 Peter 2:1-3, 2 Peter 2:17-21, atonement, Away, destruction, fall, False, Knowledge, righteousness, Teachers, truth, Way

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question based on 2 Peter 2:1 about false teachers and whether as false teachers, they can be born again. What about these teachers that Peter is talking about? Where do they stand? Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!

May 28, 2025

Does Galatians 1:15 Teach Predestination and Election to Eternal Life?

Called, Choose, Chosen, Election, eternal life, foreknowledge, Galatians 1:15, Jeremiah 1:5, Knew, Know, predestination, Purpose, Romans 8:17-18, service

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Galatians 1:15. Is this a verse teaching election and/or predestination? If so, what kind of predestination is it talking about? Is this about eternal life, service, task or purpose? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

May 27, 2025

What Is the Difference Between Forgiveness and Letting Go?

Anger, Debt, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Letting Go, Reconciliation, Resentment, restoration, revenge, vengeance

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are discussing the nature of forgiveness. Some say that it is simply letting go of offenses, that forgiveness is a one-way street, that reconciliation or restoration is a something else. Maybe a rethink is in order. What are the parameters of true forgiveness? Thank for listening and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

May 26, 2025

What Is the Law of Liberty in James 1:25 and 2:12?

Bondage, Galatians 5:1, Implanted, James 1:21, James 1:25, James 2:12, John 8:30-32, law, liberty, Mirror, Romans 12:2, Sin, Word

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are dealing with a question about “The law of liberty,” a phrase seen twice in the New Testament book of James. What is the definition of this term? How is it applied in the Christian’s life or to the Church. Keep grace in focus!

May 23, 2025

Can Teaching on Contrition or Repentance Lead to a Loss of Assurance?

Assurance, Assured, Born Again, Conditions, Contrition, Genuinely, James 3:1, John 20:31, Repentance, Spiritual Abuse

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are responding to a question about conditions to be born again. Is there more than one condition as some teach, to acquire eternal salvation? Are contrition of heart, repentance, or obedience included conditions? Will they contribute to or subtract from the ongoing assurance of salvation? Thank you for listening!

May 22, 2025

What Is the Gift of God in Ephesians 2:8?

Ephesians 2:8-9, Faith, gift, Grace, John 4:10-14, of God, Reformed View, Revelation 22:17, Romans 6:23, Saved

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question to pinpoint the gift of Ephesians 2:8. The text states, “It is the gift of God… that not of yourselves.” What is the gift of God here – the “faith” to believe OR the whole idea of “saved” (being given salvation itself)? Let’s clear it up today – Thanks for listening keep grace in focus!

May 21, 2025

Can Someone Have Assurance of Salvation if He Doesn’t Believe the Bible is Literally True?

Assurance, Believe, bible, Cognitive Dissonance, Genesis 1-11, John 3:16, Literal, Literally, New Earth, Old Earth, Salvation, Sanctification, True

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about belief related to the literal veracity of the Bible. Can a person who does not believe the Bible is literally true be assured of salvation? What are the alternatives, possibilities and pitfalls of not believing the Bible is literally true? Keep grace in focus!

May 20, 2025

When Paul Describes the Christian’s Armor in Ephesians Six, What Does the “Gospel of Peace” Refer to?

Armor, Armor of God, Church, Ephesians 6:15, Ephesians 6:19, Gospel, Mystery, peace, Roman, Soldier, Unified, Unity

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are fielding a question about Ephesians Six and the Armor of God. What is the “Gospel of Peace” that Paul talks about? Which gospel is Paul talking about? How do we put it on? How does it relate to peace? Thanks for listening and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

May 19, 2025

What Is the Relationship Between Dispensationalism and Free Grace?

Covenant Theology, Dispensationalism, Eschatology, Free Grace, John 3:16

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about the relation of dispensationalism and free grace theology. What is a dispensation and why is there a relationship to free grace – i.e. why do they seem closely akin to each other? How does this relation compare to other viewpoints in theology and perhaps different brands of free grace theology? Thank you for listening!

July 10, 2026

Should We Be Pleased If People Preach Christ Even If They Are Preaching Him “from Selfish Ambition”?

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from goodwill: The former preach Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing to...

July 10, 2026

Can You Have Faith in Christ and Never be 100% Assured?

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about assurance. Can a person have faith in...

July 9, 2026

Losing Assurance

I recently read an account of a man named John Duncan (1796-1870). He was very active in reaching out to Jewish unbelievers. He was brilliant and could read at least twelve languages fluently (John Marshall, Banner...

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