What if Someone Believes in Christ, Then Becomes Alcoholic?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Steve Elkins and Bob Wilkin will continue to answer questions from our listeners. First, the guys will discuss why saying a prayer for salvation is confusing. In light of this confusion, they will unpack the content of saving faith, based on several passages from the gospel of John. In addition, Bob will discuss the sin of alcoholism, and the fact that believers are capable of struggling with this and other sins. We hope you join us as we seek to keep grace in focus.
What is Practical Righteousness (vs. Imputed Righteousness)? Also: What is the Relation of Eternal Security and Being Disciplined By the Lord?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. On this episode, Bob and Shawn are going to unpack the term "righteousness." The guys will address the difference between practical righteousness, and imputed righteousness. In addition, we will hear the guys answer a question regarding Hebrews 12:8. How do we handle this question in light of eternal security? What is the purpose of the discipline of God in this context? These, and many more issues will be addressed on the program.

Is It Likely That a Born-Again Person Would Rape, Pillage, and Murder?

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“What if?” questions are handy for testing the consistency of a plan or theory. Philosophers love hypothetical scenarios. For example, the trolley problem helps test the consistency of your moral intuitions (see here). And the brain-in-a-vat problem tests theories about what you can and cannot know (see here). If a hypothetical reveals a self-contradiction within
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What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Your Local Church 

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Not every local church is spiritually healthy. Some prosper, while others languish. Some are united in loving purpose, while other churches are divided, divisive, and declining. When someone believes in Jesus for eternal salvation, from that moment on, nothing can separate him from the love of Christ (cf. Rom 8:35). The believer is guaranteed to
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What Can Eternally Secure Believers Lose? Kingdom Privileges

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When eternally secure believers sin, they cannot lose eternal life, but they can lose their eternal rewards. Not many critics of eternal security have a doctrine of eternal rewards and therefore have trouble interpreting Biblical warnings about losing those rewards. Instead, they misinterpret those passages as references to losing salvation. For example, in Jesus’ letters
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