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September 14, 2023

Is Repentance Part of the Confession of Sins?

1 John 1:7, 1 John 1:9, Change of Mind, Confess, Fellowship, Luke 15:11-32, prodigal son, Repentance, Turn from Sin

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are responding to a question about the difference between repentance from sin and confession of sin. What is the actual meaning of these two terms? Are they exactly the same, only similar, or completely different? Listen and learn about it on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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September 5, 2023

Does a Lack of Forgiveness Impact the Church? If Sins Are Forgiven, Will They Not Be Mentioned at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

1 John 1:9, 2 Cor 5:10, Believer, Benefit, Bitterness, Church, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Heb 12:14, holiness, Impact, Judgment Seat, Phil 4:2, rewards

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about forgiveness between believers. What are the benefits of forgiveness between believers and toward the church? How does forgiveness affect or correspond to the Judgment Seat of Christ? Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates will offer their thoughts about this question in this episode.

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August 30, 2023

Doesn’t Luke 24:47 Speak of Repentance for Forgiveness of Sins?

1 John 1:9, Acts 10:48, Confession, Critical Text Position, Forgiveness, Luke 24:47, Majority Text Position, Repentance, Textual criticism

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about a particular understanding of Luke 24:47. Was the original reading “for the forgiveness of sins” or “and the forgiveness of sins”? What is the relation between repentance and forgiveness? Please listen to this episode!

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What Does Confess Mean in 1 John 1:9?

July 4, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession of sins

This came up in my Sunday school class this past Lord’s Day. I suggested that confessing our sins means acknowledging to God that we sinned when we become aware of it. But do we need to feel sorry for our sins? If so, how sorry do we need to be? And how do we know

What Does It Mean to Have Our Sins Washed White as Snow?

February 9, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Cleansing, Discipline of God, Isaiah 1:18

In Isa 1:18, the prophet records these familiar words: 18 “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the Lord “Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool.” The words of the prophet are reflected in the lyrics of several popular

What Is the Role of the Shed Blood of Christ in Forgiveness? Part 3: If Believers Must Confess for Forgiveness, Are We Out of Fellowship a Lot?

December 21, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, confession of sins and fellowship with God

When I came to faith in Christ, my concern was how I could be sure I was saved. Warren Wilke used Eph 2:8-9 to show me that all who believe in Jesus have been saved once and for all. I knew I was born again. I don’t recall that we discussed the issue of the

Do We Need to Confess Our Sins in Order to Be Forgiven?

September 29, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession and forgiveness

I received an actual letter—handwritten—from Robert asking about confession and forgiveness: Some preachers teach that we as Christians must confess our sins in order to be forgiven of sins after we are born again, according to 1 John 1:9. As I understand it, all our sins were forgiven at the cross. We appropriated our salvation

May 18, 2021

Do We Always Feel The Holy Spirit Through Conviction and Guilt Every Time We Sin?

1 John 1:9, Conviction, Guilt – Feeling, John 16:7-11, John 8:30-32

Bob and Shawn answer a listener's question about conviction from the Holy Spirit as a born-again believer. Once we've confessed our sins, should we still feel guilt over them? Let God's promises in His Word give you peace of mind and freedom from continued feelings of guilt.

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Beware of Confessing the Same Sin (1 John 1:9)

July 28, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 1:9, Confession of sins, fellowship forgiveness

Shawn and I received this question from a friend named John: Need some help to answer a question.  Talking to someone who is not battling with an on-going sin but rather a past sin that has been confessed and forgiven (1 John 1:9).  This person keeps coming to Christ and re–confessing the same sin.  I

June 9, 2020

Is Removing the Sin Barrier the Same as or Different from Forgiveness?

1 John 1:9, Acts 10:43, Discussion of Different types of Forgiveness, Propitiation

Are there different kinds of forgiveness in the Bible? Bob and Shawn discuss the sin barrier and positional or relational forgiveness. What does Acts 10:43 say about this?

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