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Final Salvation: Can We Put It to Bed?

September 13, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Assurance, eternal life, Gospel

When I was a chaplain, the Army sent me to study at an Evangelical seminary for a year. Later, some of the school faculty wrote a book in which they discussed “final salvation.” Other theologians promoted the book. I use the word salvation here to mean salvation from the lake of fire. Some heavy-hitting theologians

July 1, 2024

Can Unbelievers Do Miracles in Jesus’ Name? Also: Are There Two Gifts of Salvation?

eternal life, gift, Imputed righteousness, Jesus’ Name, John 6:64, Judas, Justification, Luke 10:20, Matthew 7:21-23, miracles, regeneration, Salvation, Unbelievers

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about who can perform a miracle in Jesus’ name. Do you have to be a believer to do this? Did Judas, as an unbelieving disciple, perform miracles? Is the formula for a miracle to simply use the phrase,

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June 25, 2024

Is Eternal Life Unending Life?

Discipleship, Endless, eternal life, Everlasting, Fullness, Repentance, Submission, Time, Unending

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about the Biblical meaning of “eternal life.” Is eternal life unending life or is it more about the quality or fullness than the unending aspect of it? Bob and David have some answers and an interesting discussion for

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Different Voices in the Crowd

April 11, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - eternal life, Luke 19:38, Mark 11:9, Psalm 118

When someone in the NT speaks to a crowd, who do you think is in that crowd? For example, when Paul, in the Book of Acts, speaks in a synagogue over a period of weeks, do some of the people come to faith over time, or do they all remain unbelievers and eventually run him

A Reminder (Psalm 103:15-16)

March 18, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Death, eternal life, Ps 103:15-16

Meach and Jake. For many years those two names would bring a smile to my face. I attended a military academy and had a number of different roommates. Meach and Jake were two of them. These were not their real names, but nicknames. Formal proper names didn’t fare well in that environment, and they surely

A Powerful Word (Luke 4:31-36)

March 5, 2024 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - eternal life, John 5:24, Mark 1:15, miracles

Luke 4:31-36 records an event that happened near the beginning of Christ’s ministry. The Lord taught in the synagogue in Capernaum. No doubt, He was teaching about the coming kingdom of God. Whether or not a majority of people believed He was the Christ, Luke records what they thought of His teaching. They were astonished

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 12, 2024

What About a Person Who Says He Believes in Christ, Yet Says He Doesn’t Have Eternal Life Because He Does Not Want it? Also: How Are We Sanctified?

2 Cor 3:18, Abiding, Believe, Christ, eternal life, Fellowship, Gal 2:20., good works, John 3:16, Perseverance, Progressive, Rom 12:2, Sanctification, Want, Word

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are answering a question about who has eternal life and a question about sanctification. What if a person believes in Christ but does not want eternal life? Do you need to want it? What is sanctification? How is faith related to sanctification? Please

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Do Dead People Get Another Chance?

October 13, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - eternal life, Eternity, lake of fire

It’s easy to get caught in a bubble. We unconsciously assume that the things we think or worry about are the things that everybody thinks and worries about. Every now and then, however, our bubbles burst, and we realize that isn’t the case. Somebody will ask a question or discuss an issue that never occurs

Are Zacharias and Ladd in Hades Because They Had Sinful Addictions?

September 15, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Assurance, eternal life, George Ladd, hypocrisy, Ravi Zacharias

Ravi Zacharias, a well-known American theologian, died in May of 2020. His worldwide ministry focused on apologetics, which involves defending the Christian faith. He was a much sought-after author and speaker in the Evangelical world. Millions of Evangelicals saw him as a valuable partner. That all changed soon after his death. It was disclosed that