2 Timothy 2:12 – Grace Evangelical Society

June 18, 2025

Does Revelation 20:4-6 Say that All Believers Will Reign During the Millennium?

1 John 2:28, 2 Timothy 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, Believer, Believers, Joint-Heirs, Millennium, Reign, Revelation 20:4-6, Rich Entrance, Romans 8:16-17, Suffer, Tribulation

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Kathryn Wright are answering a question about believers reigning in the Millennium. In light of Revelation 20, will this be true for all believers? Why does this passage sound like this could be the case? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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April 28, 2025

Does Hebrews 3:12-14 Teach Works Salvation?

2 Timothy 2:12, Deceitfulness, Galatians 6:9, Hardened, Hardness, Hebrews 3:12-14, Luke 19, Partaker, Partner, Revelation 2:24, Salvation, Sin, Unbelief, Warning Passage, Works

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Hebrews 3:12-14. Is it possible that this could be teaching about works salvation? Do we have to keep believing to remain saved? What is the hardness of heart, the unbelief and the deceitfulness of sin? How could a believer be in this state? We invite you to listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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April 18, 2025

Which Bible Translations are Most Free Grace Friendly?

1 Corinthians 5:11, 2 Timothy 2:12, bible, ESV, Free Grace, Galatians 1:8-9, Lordship, Romans 8:1, translations

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Bible translations. Are some translations more or less friendly to the Lordship salvation view? Are some more favorable to the Free Grace view of salvation? We will look at several passages in several translations.

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November 5, 2024

Will the Apostles Rule With Christ?

1 Corinthians 9:27, 2 Timothy 2:12, Apostles, Christ, Kingdom, Matthew 10:22-23, Matthew 19:28, Matthew 24:45-51, Millennial, Minas, outer darkness, Parable, Revelation 2:26, Rule

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about future ruling with Christ. Did the apostles lose their rewards after abandoning Christ at His trial and crucifixion? Will they be eligible to rule with Him in His future millennial kingdom? This will be an interesting discussion. Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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Lessons from My New Year’s Day Marathon

January 8, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, 2 Timothy 4:6-8, finishing the race, The Christian race

I thought it would be a good way to begin 2021 by race-walking a marathon (26.2 miles). I trained for it for about 6 months. I had finished seven marathons previously, from 1998 to 2019. This marathon was different in several major ways. First, because of Covid-19, I was not sure that we would actually

Deny Christ and Ruling with Him

June 5, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, confessing Christ, denying Christ, Matthew 10:32-33, Ruling with Christ

Some Free Grace people are very sophisticated in the questions they ask. A solid Free Grace person knows about the doctrine of eternal rewards and may have some concerns in that regard that others would have concerning their salvation. I received an interesting question from an actual handwritten letter. Larry asks, “Anyway, my question is

Perseverance in Marathons and in the Ultimate Race

April 5, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 9:24-27, 2 Timothy 2:12, Costly Rewards, Free Salvation

I started training in November. I had hoped to compete in the Cowtown Marathon in Ft. Worth, which I’ve finished three times. But then Sharon was diagnosed with a large ovarian cyst that turned out to be cancer. The chemo treatments were such that February 24 was not a good time for us. So, I

Examples of Believers Who Persevered to the End of Their Lives

February 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, Assurance, Endurance, Perseverance

Last year in Grace in Focus magazine, Marcia Hornok wrote an article about believers in Scripture who lived messy lives. You can read her article here (pp. 35-36). In her conclusion she said, “Anyone who thinks true believers persevere in following God cannot prove it with Biblical examples.” I received an email from a reader