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Must We Believe in the Substitutionary Atonement to Have Everlasting Life?

February 20, 2026 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, 1 John 2:2, atonement, Believe, Ephesians 2:8-9, Everlasting, False Gospel, Galatians 2:16, In, John 1:29, Life, regeneration, Required, Sanctification, Substitutionary, universalism

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates will answer a question about substitutionary atonement. What is the best way to present the gospel to […]

Did Jesus Pay the Penalty For Our Sins? – Part 2

October 28, 2025 1 John 1:7, 1 John 2:2, 1 John 3:16, 1 Peter 2:24, Acts 10:43, Cleansing, Colossians 2:13-14, Colossians 2:14-15, Forgiveness, Isaiah 53:6, James 1:15, John 1:29, Romans 6:1-6, Sin, Sin barrier, Sinful Condition, Sins

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are continuing a discussion from last episode — Did Jesus pay the penalty for our sins? What […]

Is There a Need to Believe Unselfishly to Be Saved?

March 6, 2025 1 John 2:2, 1 John 2:25, 2 Timothy 1:1, Assurance, Believe, Conditions, Hebrews 12:2, John 1:29, John 3:16, motive, Saved, Unselfishly

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about conditions to be eternally saved. Is there a certain kind or mindset […]

Does God Love the Whole World?

January 24, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, kosmos, limited atonement

The word world (Greek kosmos) occurs 213 times in the NT. Calvinists have difficulty with verses like John 1:29, 3:16, and I John 2:2 because such verses indicate that Christ […]

What Are Propitiation, Protoevangelium, and Total Depravity?

December 27, 2023 1 John 2:2, Eph 2:1-9, Gen 3:15, John 1:29, Mercy seat, Propitiation, Protoevangelium, Salvation, Seed of Woman, Serpent, Soteriology, Total depravity, virgin birth

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are continuing their study of salvation words. What is propitiation? Then, what in the world is this […]

Four Questions About Faith, Bible Schools, Zacchaeus and Forgiveness

October 25, 2023 1 John 1:9, 1 John 2:2, 1 Pet 3:7, Bible College, Bible School, Clinging, Fellowship, Forgiveness, John 1:29, John 11:26, John 3:16, Luke 11:14, Relying, Spiritual Formation., Trusting, Zacchaeus

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are (lightning round) answering many questions. (1) Does John 3:16 mean trusting, relying, clinging to Jesus? (2) Which […]

What Does It Mean to Have Faith Alone in Jesus for Everlasting Life?

August 3, 2023 1 John 2:2, Acts 16:31, Acts 17:11, Confess Sins, Eph 2:8-9, faith alone, John 1:29, John 11:25-26, John 20:30-31, John 3:16, John 6:47

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are responding to a question about the exact meaning of “believe in Jesus for eternal life.” How do […]

What Is the Role of the Shed Blood of Christ in Forgiveness? Part 1 Did Jesus Actually or Potentially Take Away the Sin of the World?

December 10, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, John 1:29, limited atonement

I received this terrific question from Dan. He writes: My wife and I are fairly new Christians. We live in a suburb south of San Diego. We attend a large […]

The Teaching That You Cannot Be Sure That Christ Died for You Is One of the Worst False Teachings of All Time

January 20, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 2:2, Assurance, John 1:29, limited atonement, unlimited atonement

A reader of our blog, K, cited one of my blogs in which I said that you know you are believing in Jesus to save you if you have assurance […]

What Did the Samaritans Mean by “Savior of the World”?

October 23, 2020 “Savior of the World”, 1 John 2:2, 1 Tim 4:10, John 1:29, John 3:16, John 4:42

When the Samaritans called Jesus the “Savior of the World” in John 4:42, did that mean that everyone gets saved? Jesus has taken care of the sin problem at Calvary. […]

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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Psalm 18. Does verse 20 refer to...

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Not Lifting a Finger (Luke 11:46)

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If I Believe That Jesus Is God’s Only Begotten Son (John 3:16), Am I Born Again?

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates will answer a question about John 3:16. What exactly needs to be...

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