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1 Timothy 1:16
November 27, 2025
What Exactly Must One Believe to Have Everlasting Life?
1 Timothy 1:16, belief, Believe, Condition, Content, Ephesians 2:8-9, eternal life, John 11:25-27, John 20:31, John 3:16, John 4:10-14
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Grace Evangelical Society’s saving message. What do we say is the condition, and where do find support for what we believe about eternal salvation from the Bible? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
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April 9, 2025
Isn’t Assurance the Same as Believing?
1 Timothy 1:16, Acts 16:31, Assurance, Believe, believing, Ephesians 2:8-9, Flexible, Focused, Free Grace, John 3:18, John 5:39-40, John 6:35, John 6:47
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about assurance. Are assurance and believing always one and the same? Is assurance a result of believing? These are questions related to free grace and different positions within free grace theology. What does it mean to believe for the gift of eternal life? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!
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Do We Need to Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ FOR Something? 

November 20, 2024 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Timothy 1:16, Believing in Jesus for everlasting life, John 11:25-27, John 3:16
GES promotes the view that to be born again a person must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life that cannot be lost, or the equivalent (e.g., everlasting salvation, guaranteed home forever in Christ’s kingdom, permanent justification). Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of pushback from people within Free Grace circles. In the
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October 30, 2024
In 1 Timothy 4:1, Does Departing From Faith Equal Losing Eternal Salvation?
1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Timothy 4:1, 1 Timothy 4:16, demons, Depart, Doctrines, elders, Faith, false teachers, Gifts, pastor-teacher, sound doctrine
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question relating to 1 Timothy 4:1. This verse speaks of “departing from the faith” and about “doctrines of demons.” What is Paul addressing here? What is going on in this context? What is the meaning especially of “departing from the faith?” Bob and Mike will offer some clarity on this passage and the purpose of 1 Timothy.
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October 28, 2024
Does Faith for Eternal Salvation Need to Be Expressed to God Through a Prayer? Is Faith for Eternal Salvation a Decision?
1 Timothy 1:16, Believe, Born Again, Decision, decisionism, Eternal Salvation, Faith, John 10:28-29, John 11:26, John 3:16, John 4:10-14, John 6:35-37, Prayer, promise, Saved
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii will answer a question about the role of decisions in saving faith. Does a person need to pray a prayer in order to be saved? What is the best way to evangelize? Bob and Mike have some explanations and Biblical content to discuss here. We invite you to listen today and each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!
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October 16, 2024
What Does It Mean to “Believe in Him?”
1 Timothy 1:16, Believe, eternal life, John 11:25-27, John 3:16, John 4:10, John 4:14, John 6:35, promise, promise of life, Resurrection, Word of Life
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about the word “believe” and the phrase, “believe in Him.” What is it about Jesus that I am supposed to believe in order for Him to fulfill His promise and give me eternal life? Bob and Mike will offer clarity on this phrase, its origin and the word “believe.”
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August 8, 2024
Should We Use Paul’s Gospel Today or John’s?
1 Timothy 1:16, Discourse, Gospel, John, John 13-15, Paul, Upper Room
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about where in the Bible we should find the best information or presentation concerning the gospel of eternal salvation. Do different apostles have differing gospels? Is there more than one gospel for eternal life? Listen and learn about this issue on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
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July 22, 2024
A Popular View: Assurance Is a Possible Result of Faith, Not Its Object
“State of Grace”, 1 Timothy 1:16, Assurance, Bob Wilkin, Book, gift, Gospel, Puritans, Under Siege, Westminster Confession
Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are talking about Bob’s new book, The Gospel Is Still Under Siege. When a person believes for the gift of eternal salvation, is assurance a part of what they believe, or is it a result of having believed? Does assurance happen up-front or does it come later? Where does certain assurance come from? Bob and Mike have some teaching to share about these questions. Listen and learn with them on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
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Does Your Testimony Focus on Your Belief in Christ or on Your Works?

October 10, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Timothy 1:16, Christian testimonies, John 4:28-29
Kathryn Wright came to Dallas last week for a women’s conference. She gave a series of messages on how to give a clear testimony. Prior to her speaking at the conference, Kathryn and I recorded six podcasts about clear testimonies. This blog is an outgrowth of our discussions. Kathryn outlined the way people are typically
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Is Salvation Merely the Result of Believing in Jesus?

January 7, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Timothy 1:16, assurance and salvation, John 11:25-27, John 4:10, John 6:47
C. C. sent me this captivating question: Hello there; thank you for all the work you do! I was reading the first article of the 2013 spring issue of JOTGES.i I am writing to see if you would answer in greater depth this objection. [You cite another writer who said that] “Niemelä says that eternal
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