How Much Do We Need to Know About Jesus to Be Saved?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are going to talk about the content of knowledge necessary to be born again. How much does a candidate for eternal salvation need to know about Jesus? What is the bullseye of the saving message? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
How Many Conditions Are There in Order to be Born Again?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are going to talk about the condition(s) necessary to be born again. How many are there? The questioner suggests five conditions. These may not be the same five you’ve heard before. Bob and Sam will discuss these in light of scripture - Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
In 1 John 4:8, Are All the Beloved Born Again?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question from 1 John 4:7-8. Do these verses imply that some of the “beloved” who are being addressed here are not saved? How can we be sure one way or the other? What does this text actually say? You may be surprised! – Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Did Jesus Pay the Penalty For Our Sins? – Part 1
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about death, spiritual death, life and sin’s penalty. Did Jesus pay the penalty for our sins through His death on the cross? What does it mean to be “Made alive together with Christ?” Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Tough Texts in the Sermon on the Mount –Matthew 7:15-20 – “You Will Know Them By Their Fruits”
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are discussing another text that is often misused in reference to eternal salvation. “By their fruits your shall know them…”. Let’s do a hermeneutics practicum… What are the “Fruits” and who is the “Them?” Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Are You a Professor or a Possessor? – Part 2
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are continuing with yesterday’s topic, testing ourselves to see if we are born again. This discussion is based on a listener question and upon asermon preached by Marty Lyon. Does the Bible ask us to always be doubtfully focused on whether or not we are eternally saved? Please listen each weekday, to the Grace in Focus podcast!
Can Teaching on Contrition or Repentance Lead to a Loss of Assurance?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are responding to a question about conditions to be born again. Is there more than one condition as some teach, to acquire eternal salvation? Are contrition of heart, repentance, or obedience included conditions? Will they contribute to or subtract from the ongoing assurance of salvation? Thank you for listening!
How are Some People Born Again in Acts Without the Holy Spirit Indwelling? Also: Does a Person Need to be Baptized to be Saved?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are discussing the transitional nature of believer benefits in the book of Acts. In some parts of Acts, it seems that believers don't immediately receive the Holy Spirt, yet later they do. How do we explain this? – Thanks for listening and keep grace in focus!
Does Faith for Eternal Salvation Need to Be Expressed to God Through a Prayer? Is Faith for Eternal Salvation a Decision?
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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!
How Do We Explain Confusing Statements From Free Grace Pioneers?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Free Grace origins and Free Grace positions. What should we do with statements that are “fuzzy” or confusing from past leaders we would largely and usually agree with? Have you ever heard someone say that “regeneration precedes faith” or that “we are born again before we believe”? Bob and Ken have some answers and an interesting discussion for you concerning this question.