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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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What Does “Wages” Mean in Romans 6:23?

October 19, 2022 by Ken Yates in Blog - Death, Life, Sin, wages

One of the most well-known verses in the NT is Rom 6:23, where Paul states that, “…the wages of sin is death.” While most people think Paul is talking about what sends a person to the lake of fire, that’s not the case. In chapter six, Paul is talking about what sin does in the

Do Not Abide in the Darkness

September 15, 2022 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - 1 John, abide, Darkness, Death, Fellowship, Romans 7

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 did not approve of the man she chose to be her future husband. All of a sudden, she went missing. Her fiancé did not know

August 23, 2021

Is Believing in The Resurrection Another Way of Believing in Eternal Security?

1 Thess 4:13-14, Believer, Death, Grieving, John 11:23-27, Rapture

Is 1 Thess 4:13-14 talking about the same resurrection as John 11:23-27? What do we need to believe in order to be raptured? Bob and Shawn discuss Eternal Security and the resurrection of all believers at the Rapture.

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What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Their Physical Lives

July 2, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - consequences, Death, James, physical death, Sin, Thieme

What can believers lose by sinning? People wrongly charge Free Grace of holding to eternal security at the expense of ignoring the warning passages of Scripture. Not true. On the contrary, we acknowledge those warnings and take them seriously. But more importantly, we take them in context. For example, as James says, sin brings forth

June 4, 2021

The Misunderstood Word –Everlasting–Part 1

1 Tim 1:15-16, Death, Eternal, Everlasting, Everlasting Life, Jn 3:16, Jn 5:24

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. We are currently in the middle of a series where Bob and Shawn are looking at 10 words in the bible that often get misunderstood. Over the last few episodes, they discussed the word "faith." Today, they will begin to address the word "everlasting." They will unpack the meaning of the word and its relationship to the word "eternal." We will also hear the guys unpack this term in light of Genesis 3 and 5. These and many more issues will be unpacked on the show. We hope you can join us!

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Three Differences Between Jesus and the Grim Reaper

July 6, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, Grim Reaper

You’ve seen cartoons of the Grim Reaper, haven’t you? Artists depict his skeletal figure as clad in a black hooded cloak, carrying a scythe, waiting to reap his next victim (for the history of the figure see here). If you read the news, the Grim Reaper is all over the headlines. There are riots and

Fake Converse All-Stars and James 2:17

March 30, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, James

When I was in elementary school, Chuck Taylor’s Converse All-Stars were the shoes to wear. So I begged my mom for some, and to my surprise, she agreed. I couldn’t wait to get my own pair of the canvas high tops with the coveted star on the ankle. I would finally fit in! When Mom

Does “Dead” Always Mean “Unable”? (Luke 15:11-32)

February 7, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, Total depravity, total inability

One area of theology that needs to be rethought is the doctrine of total depravity, particularly the ability or inability of the unregenerate to respond in faith to God. Often, Calvinist and Lutheran theologians will appeal to the use of the word “dead” to prove that someone is unable to respond. After all, how can

Doctrinal Emotive Behavior Therapy in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

January 16, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Death, doctrinal emotive behavior therapy, Rapture, Resurrection, Thessalonians

On Sunday morning, I had “house church” with the kids. They liked it. We gathered together, sang a Psalm; Daphne read the Scripture (Luke 12:32-34), and we started discussing it. The kids had been fighting over toys recently, so we discussed the reason why. Why do they find it so hard to share their toys?