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February 8, 2024

Does Hebrews 6:12-15 Say That Everlasting Life Is Promised to Those Who Work?

Blessing, Endurance, eternal life, Gen 22:17, Heb 1:9, Heb 3:14, Heb 5:12-14, Heb 6:12-15, Heb 6:4-8, Hope, Inherit, Judgment, Obedience, Partners with Christ, patience, promise, promises, Works

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about the promise of everlasting life. What are the terms or conditions for receiving everlasting life? What promises is Hebrews 6 talking about? Listen and learn about this on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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January 4, 2024

Can We Lose Rewards in Heaven?

2 Tim 1:12, Backslide, Bema, Deeds, Disobedience, Endurance, heart, Heaven, Inheritance, Loss, Matt 6:19-21, Motives, Phil 4:17, rewards, Treasure

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are answering a question about the durability of rewards that faithful Christians will someday receive. Is it possible that a Christian can lose rewards in heaven? What does the Bible say? Listen and learn on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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July 27, 2022

The Letter to the Church At Smyrna

Crown of Life, Endurance, Persecuted Church, Perseverance, Rev 2:8-11, Smyrna, Suffering Church

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are in a series covering the seven churches of Revelation (chapters 2-3). Today, they will be unpacking the second church in this series, the church at Smyrna. Known as the "persecuted" church, this church is one of two in this series which did not receive a rebuke from the Lord. The guys will discuss the significance of "the crown of life" in this passage. We will also hear about a figure of speech found in this passage known as a "litotes." You won't want to miss the discussion!

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Examples of Believers Who Persevered to the End of Their Lives

February 22, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Timothy 2:12, Assurance, Endurance, Perseverance

Last year in Grace in Focus magazine, Marcia Hornok wrote an article about believers in Scripture who lived messy lives. You can read her article here (pp. 35-36). In her conclusion she said, “Anyone who thinks true believers persevere in following God cannot prove it with Biblical examples.” I received an email from a reader

The Matchless Mine

November 9, 2016 by GES Webmaster in Blog - Confidence, Endurance, Hope

by Zane Hodges, excerpted from The Journey of Faith: Sermons on Hebrews If you should ever happen to come to the city of Dallas, which I hope you will, let me recommend a restaurant to you. It is called Baby Doe’s. It is laid out in a turn of the century mine setup. The story