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Joint Heirs with Christ IF We Suffer with Him (Romans 8:17-18)

May 6, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Joint Heirs with Christ, Romans 8:17-18

On Sunday night, my wife Sharon showed me a video of a sermon she was watching. Sharon doesn’t watch sermons on her phone. Something must be special here. She was watching a video of the sermon that Pastor Bob Bryant of Cypress Valley Bible Church gave that Sunday. The sermon was on Rom 8:17-18 and

You Can Keep Them (Daniel 5:17)

January 22, 2020 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Babylonian Empire, Daniel, Eternal Rewards

We all know the stories about Daniel. He was a faithful servant of the Lord during a trying time in Israel’s history. He had been taken captive when he was a teenager and lived the rest of his life in Babylon. When we get to chap. 5, Daniel is a man in his 80s. The

“Castaway” and “Disqualified” Are Bad Translations (1 Corinthians 9:27)

December 23, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 9:24, adokimos, disapproved, disqualified, Eternal Rewards

“But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.” (NKJV) The King James Version translates the end of 1 Cor 9:27 in this way: “lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway” (emphasis

Support the Truth (2-3 John)

November 29, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, giving, Second John, Third John

The following is a slightly condensed version of a message I gave at the New Jersey/Pennsylvania GES Regional Conference on Nov 23. Author and Date: The Elder (John). Many commentators think these letters were written in the mid to late 80s or even in the 90s. However, I believe that the entire NT was surely

Arthur Pierson on the Difference between Eternal Life and Eternal Rewards

October 18, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Arthur Pierson, Eternal Rewards

Arthur T. Pierson (1837-1911) followed Charles Spurgeon as pastor of Metropolitan Tabernacle, was a consulting editor for the original Scofield Study Bible, wrote an excellent biography of George Muller, and co-edited The Fundamentals. Here is his description, published in 1894, of the difference between eternal life and eternal rewards: “With many disciples, the eyes are

Can Eternal Rewards Be Eternally Lost?

October 17, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Rewards

Question Are rewards eternally lost when they are lost? Or are you eligible to regain those rewards if you repent, return, and persevere correctly for that reward after having fallen away? Answer Thanks for the question. Here are some things to consider. First, once you lay up treasure in heaven (Matt 6:19-21), it seems to

The Parable of the Laborers (Matt 20:1-16)

March 15, 2019 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Faithfulness, Parable of the Laborers

Recently I received a question about the parable found in Matt 20:1-16. The person asking the question wanted to know the meaning of the parable. It seems to argue against the doctrine of rewards. In the parable the Lord speaks of a landowner that hires laborers to work in his vineyard. The landowner hires five

Pastor Tom Rodgers Taught on the Bema Days Before He Died

February 26, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Rewards, Grace Church of Wichita Falls, Judgment Seat of Christ, Revelation 14:13, Tom Rodgers, TX

A reader sent me an email about the passing of Pastor Tom Rodgers last year. Here is what he wrote: I believe you knew Tom Rodgers over in Wichita Falls, and I imagine you were aware of his passing recently. He and Reggie Coe were our pastors back in the early 1980s when we were

Can We Be Sure in This Life That We Will Rule with Christ?

February 6, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 2 Tim 4:6-8, Assurance, Eternal Rewards, Ruling with Christ

I received the following excellent question via email: Thank you for your daily blogs. They are (for the most part) a great encouragement. I’m still not on board with your women in ministry position. Today’s blog was great, and it raised a question for me.  Near the end you said, “I am a cracked pot. While

C. I. Scofield About Eternal Rewards

January 25, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - 1 Corinthians 3:10-15, C. I. Scofield, Eternal Rewards, The difference between salvation and rewards

Bill Fiess sent me some interesting quotes about eternal rewards from various authors. The ones he sent from C. I. Scofield I found to be very helpful. See what you think. C. I. Scofield, Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth, 1921, p. 91. God’s purpose in promising to reward with heavenly and eternal honors the