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“This Is So Much Better” (1 John 2:3-9)

February 17, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 2:3-9, Assurance, Fear, motivation

Recently, I was asked to lead a three-week study on 1 John for a group of young American missionaries. I wasn’t sure where they were theologically, but was told that they would almost certainly lean towards a Lordship Salvation view of the book. Free Grace people know that this view of 1 John seriously distorts

February 10, 2023

Does or Can a Reformed Theological Position Promote Assurance of Salvation?

1 Cor 9:27, Assurance, Calvinism, Doubt, Matt 7:21-23, Perseverance, Reformed

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates take up a question about assurance of salvation for individuals in the Reformed tradition. Someone has said that the reformed position actually puts forth a “gospel of doubt” instead of a gospel of assurance or certainty. If you are wondering about assurance, please listen to this Grace in Focus episode. SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges book, Romans: Deliverance From Wrath is being offered through February 28th, 2023 at half price for those who used the code word, “ROMANS.”

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Can I Dance and Still Be Saved?

February 8, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, Discipleship, Sin

Recently, I taught a Sunday school class at a Baptist church in the town of Aldama, Mexico. It’s about a four-hour drive south of El Paso, TX. The pastor of the church invited me to speak on whatever topic I wanted. He is a very nice man, but is not Free Grace, and it is

Is My Testimony Unusual or Common?

January 12, 2023 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, John 4:10-14, Testimonies

Kathryn Wright and I recently taught a series of podcasts about testimonies. A listener, Mark, sent an email about his own testimony. Do you think his testimony is unusual or common? Mark writes: I listened to the show on the three steps of a testimony. I found it interesting for me. I was a basket

January 3, 2023

Presenting Your Testimony-Conclusion

Assurance, Children, Emotionalism, Experience, Fanny Crosby, testimony, truth

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio and to a New Year! Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin bring a summary and conclusion to “testimonies,” the topic they have addressed here for the past few episodes. They review some pitfalls in the way Christians think about assurance and testimonies. What authority should emotion and experience have? Why is there a missing emphasis on truth today? Join us every weekday for Grace in Focus Radio!

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December 26, 2022

Presenting Your Testimony-Intro

Assurance, clarity, Evidence Faith, Pitfalls, testimony

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin introduce our topic for this week. They will be talking about giving testimonies. Why is your testimony important? Why does what you believe about assurance and faith have such a great affect on your testimony? Does your testimony have to have a lot of drama (or at least some drama) for it to be a great testimony? Don’t miss this Episode and this week of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

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November 22, 2022

How Do People Justify that Good Works or Good Character Prove or Strongly Suggest that one Is Born Again?

Anxiety, Assurance, Inner Witness, Objective, OCD, Puritans, Rom 8:16, Subjective, Westminster Confession

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin will look at a question about assurance of eternal salvation. Part of their discussion includes how many people traditionally arrive at assurance. If you follow the Westminster Confession, there are three aspects. But Bob and Ken are willing to challenge the flawed tradition and reason with all three of these aspects. They also touch on what saving faith really is. Please don’t miss this important conversation!

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How to Help People Evangelize Clearly

November 8, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, crowds

Most of us are familiar with the Gideons. They are responsible for handing out millions and millions of Bibles. The people involved in this organization are laymen who devote their own time and resources to print and distribute the Word of God. When they give out these Bibles, they often engage in evangelism. They are

October 31, 2022

Why Do Many People Have So Much Confusion About Assurance of Eternal Salvation?

Assurance, certainty, Confusion, Doubt, Facts, Faith, Fear, Feelings, Grace, Gratitude, Jn 4:10, motivation

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today Bob and Ken will discuss how Lordship Salvation falls short, especially in the area of assurance. In fact, could it be that many pastor/teachers who are proponents of Lordship Salvation are dead wrong when they suggest that having some doubt and therefore being on a “quest for assurance” regarding one’s eternal salvation, is better because it keeps us motivated to walk more uprightly, etc. But Bob and Ken say no–they explain how this is motivation by fear. Wouldn’t it be better and is it not more powerful and is it not God’s plan for us to be motivated by love and gratitude towards God and his grace. So join us as we explain how and why to keep grace in focus.

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October 20, 2022

What Does John Mean When He Says, “Passed From Death Unto Life” in 1 John 3 and in John 5. Does He Mean exactly the same thing in both contexts?

1 Jn 3:13-14, Abiding, Abundant, Assurance, context, Death, Experiential Truth, Jn 5:24, Life, Passed, Positional Truth

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering questions from our listeners. Today, they will be responding to a question regarding 1 John 3:13-14. What does the phrase "passed from death unto life" mean in this passage? The guys will compare this phrase to John 5:24, and draw out the distinction between positional truths and experiential truths. In addition, we will hear the differences between these passages in light of the conditions required in each passage. You won't want to miss the discussion!

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