What was the light for the nation of Israel

In three previous blogs (see HERE- Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3), I pointed out that the Lord uses the illustration of lighting a lamp and placing it […]

February 13, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 4:12, Darkness, John 8:12, Light
What does the Lord mean by “lighting a lamp” (1)

In a previous blog (see HERE- it is the blog blog.yates.feb4), I discussed the Lord’s illustration of lighting a lamp and placing it on a lampstand rather than hiding it under a bed. I argued that we miss a little of the illustration’s meaning because we didn’t live […]

Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering the questions, “If a believer is not convicted of sin, should he question his salvation?” […]

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about believing for eternal salvation and walking in fellowship. How are these two things […]

_How do you respond to the light of God’s Word

In Luke 5:17–6:11, the Lord has five consecutive encounters with Jewish religious leaders. They clearly see Him as a threat. He does not accept their rigid, legalistic, man-made rules. His […]

Is there such a thing as a secret sin

The tragedy of the WWII Holocaust defies imagination. Many people were responsible for that level of death and destruction. But if we had to pick the one person most responsible […]

Have you ever seen a blind guide

I recently sat in on a class on the book of James at a Bible college. The teacher was an older man who had been teaching the Bible for years. […]

Are we able to see the spiritual darkness around us

In Romans 1, Paul discusses the spiritual darkness that descends upon people when they reject what is right before their eyes. Much of the discussion deals with Creation and the […]

What happens when a believer lives in darkness 

In 1875, a beautiful, young woman named Blanche Monnier from Poitiers, France, was engaged to be married. She was from a wealthy family, but her fiancé was not. Her mother […]

August 18, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Creation, Darkness, Judgment, Sin
Was it dark for three hours at the cross because God can’t look on sin Or was it because God was creating a new world

In part 1, I argued that the centurion at the foot of the cross wisely considered the darkness at the time of Christ’s death and came to some surprisingly good […]

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