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Two Sides, or a Just a Contradiction?

October 10, 2025 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, Deity of Christ, eternal life, John 5:24, Matt 7:16

I recently heard a preacher tell the story of a former member of his church. The pastor didn’t explicitly say it, but from the story, it was apparent that he holds to a Lordship Salvation view of eternal salvation. He told about a conversation he’d had with the former member, whom I’ll call Bill. Bill

May 31, 2023

Aren’t People Who Believe in Works Salvation Saved?

1 Tim 1:16, Acts 15:1, Deity of Christ, Eph 2:8-9, Flannery O’Connor, Gal 1:6-9, Host, John 3:16, John 5:24, John 5:39-40, John 6:28-29, John 6:35

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering why works systems will not and do not bring eternal salvation. Can someone have faith in Jesus, also do works and be eternally saved? Won’t the faith part still be effective? Why or why not? Bob Wilkin and David Renfro will discuss this and related things on today’s podcast. SPECIAL OFFER: Bob Wilkin’s book, Turn And Live–The Power of Repentance is being offered through May 31st, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “Repent.”

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Did Jesus Claim to Be God?

August 20, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - C. S. Lewis, Christology, Deity of Christ, divinity of Christ

Why should you believe that Jesus can give you eternal life? Who has that kind of power and authority? In his essay, “What Are We to Make of Jesus Christ?,” C. S. Lewis noted some of the curious things Jesus said that made people wonder about His real identity. For example, Lewis paraphrases what Jesus

Did Jesus Claim to Be God? Walking on Water (Mark 6:45-51)

May 11, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Christology, Deity of Christ

Did Jesus claim to be God? And in the Synoptic Gospels did He claim to be God? In John’s Gospel Jesus’ deity is much more unambiguous and more explicit than in the Synoptics, and some academics have even claimed that in Matthew, Mark, or Luke, Jesus never claimed to be God. Is that true? In

Jesus Wants You to Think! (Luke 18:18-19)

July 23, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Deity of Christ, Socratic Method, Trinity

Jesus wants people to think. He especially wants them to think more deeply about Who He is. Consider Luke 18:18-19: Now a certain ruler asked Him, saying, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?  So Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.” An anti-Trinitarian person