1 John 5:13 – Grace Evangelical Society

Theological Big Brothers

November 13, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance, John 11:25-26, John 4:1-14, sound doctrine

There is a quote attributed to George Orwell. Many say there is no evidence that he said these exact words, but the ideas expressed in them are found in his famous book, 1984. The quote says, “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it hates those who speak it.” 1984 describes the

Why You Shouldn’t Evangelize Like a Pro

July 25, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Acts 2:38, evangelism, John 3:16, Jonah 3:3-6

I was taught evangelism in seminary by a very famous theologian and by a professional evangelist. Neither was crystal clear on what a person needed to do to be saved forever. The other day, Sam Marr, who’s been with GES since last October, showed me a magazine article on evangelism. The article was by a

July 10, 2024

Does 1 John 5:13 Say It Is Possible to Believe in Jesus and Yet Not Know We Have Everlasting Life?

1 Corinthians 15:3-4, 1 John 5:13, Assurance, Believe

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about believing in Christ and assurance of eternal salvation. Can you believe and receive, and be saved yet without having assurance? What does 1 John 5:13 say about this? Bob and Mike will offer some answers and thoughts on this topic.

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A Failure to Communicate

December 1, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Jas 2:19, teaching

For successful communication to take place, the one sending the message and the one receiving the message must be on the same page. It is a common occurrence, however, that communication fails to take place. Sometimes, the one sending the message is unclear and the receiver is justifiably unable to understand what is being said.

What’s Wrong with Believing in Jesus as My Only Hope of Heaven?

October 25, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Hope of heaven, saving faith

At the end of a conference I attended in 2006, the sponsoring church hosted a free evangelistic banquet. Scores of visitors came for the free banquet, which ended with a short evangelistic message. I was struck by the prayer the pastor gave as his evangelistic close. He said, “I don’t understand it all. But as

Six Questions Regarding Assurance of Salvation, Part 2

October 14, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance of Salvation, Assurance of the essence of saving faith

In this blog I will discuss the first two objections to assurance being of the essence of saving faith as stated in Part 1. Those two objections are that when a person believes in Christ, he has objective assurance, even if he is not sure he is eternally secure, and that 1 John 5:13 proves

Questions Regarding Assurance of Salvation, Part 1

October 11, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 John 5:13, Assurance of Salvation, John 20:31, saving faith

I received the following email from a Free Grace friend I haven’t seen in maybe twenty years. My friend asks some tough questions, so hang with me. I hope I can answer his questions clearly. It’s been a while since we’ve been in touch, but I’d like to interact with you on the concept of