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October 8, 2024

GES Old Testament Commentary–Isaiah–Part 2

Cleansing, Coal, Commission, Confession, holiness, holy, Humility, Isaiah, Isaiah 6:1-8, lips, Seraphim, Sin

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Kathryn Wright are in a short series about the Old Testament book of Isaiah. One of the most famous passages is Isaiah 6 about Isaiah’s experience in the throne room of God. What is happening–or why is this happening to Isaiah? Is this a salvation

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October 4, 2024

Does Free Grace Encourage or Give License to Sin?

1 John 1:9, Confession, Consequence, Fellowship, Free Grace, holiness, License, motivation, Overcoming, Sin, Victorious

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii give an answer to a question about Free Grace. If there are no works or other requirements for eternal salvation except to believe for it, won’t that encourage people to take advantage of it (so to speak)? Won’t human beings then be in

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March 20, 2024

Practical Ramifications of Assurance of Salvation – Part 2

Assurance, Confidence, holiness, Judgment Seat, Persecution, Prayer life, Salvation, Suffering, Testing, trials

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Bob Vacendak have been in a short series about assurance of salvation. Today they are continuing a list of the practical benefits that come with assurance of salvation. Some of these include a better prayer life, a better preparation for the Judgment Seat of Christ and

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December 11, 2023

What Are the Qualifications to Be an Overcomer at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

abide, devil, Effectiveness, Flesh, holiness, Nike, Overcomer, Rom 12:2, Victor, Victory, world

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Leon Adkins are answering a question about the Judgment Seat of Christ. How can I be sure that I will hear, “Well done good and faithful servant”? Who are the overcomers? Listen to Grace in Focus today and each weekday!

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October 13, 2023

Does Hebrews 10:38-39 Say a True Believer Can Fall Away?

1 John 5:16-17, 1 Pet 1:9, consequences, Death, Fall Away, Heb 10:38-39, holiness, holy, Leading, Perdition, Rev 20:11-15, Saving Soul, Sin, Unto

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are answering a question from Hebrews. What does it mean for a believer to “fall away”? What are the consequences of “falling away”? How should this term be understood? Please listen for some Biblical clarity about this.

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September 5, 2023

Does a Lack of Forgiveness Impact the Church? If Sins Are Forgiven, Will They Not Be Mentioned at the Judgment Seat of Christ?

1 John 1:9, 2 Cor 5:10, Believer, Benefit, Bitterness, Church, Fellowship, Forgiveness, Heb 12:14, holiness, Impact, Judgment Seat, Phil 4:2, rewards

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about forgiveness between believers. What are the benefits of forgiveness between believers and toward the church? How does forgiveness affect or correspond to the Judgment Seat of Christ? Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates will offer their thoughts about this

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Redeemed From Futility (1 Peter 1:18-19)

June 25, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - 1 Peter, atonement, holiness, the cross

I am slowly chipping away on my book on the Free Grace alternatives to the five points of Calvinism and Arminianism. I’ve been working on the chapter about the atonement, arguing that it is neither limited nor unlimited but has different benefits for different people under different conditions. It’s so encouraging to read about the

Knowledge Precedes Holiness (1 Peter 1:15-19)

June 23, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - holiness, Peter, Sanctification

It has often been noted that for the Apostle Paul, practical sanctification begins with your mind. Your life is renewed as your mind is renewed (see Rom 12:1-2; Eph 4:22-24). The same principle is taught by Peter. Here is a relevant passage: But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in

Why Holiness Churches Lack Assurance

March 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Assurance, holiness, lutheran, Lyle Lange

If you’re in a Pentecostal or Holiness church, or if you’ve recently come out of one, you probably struggle with assurance of salvation. Why? Lyle Lange, a Lutheran theologian, explains: The “holiness bodies” (such as Pentecostal, Church of the Nazarene, Church of God) look to special manifestations of the Spirit’s work in their lives to

Christians Living Differently (Ephesians 4:18-19)

May 16, 2019 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ephesians, holiness, separation

I’ve been thinking a great deal about the doctrine of “separation.” It was, and may still be, a defining feature of the Fundamentalist movement. Sadly, I think that doctrine often took a legalistic form. It became part of what you needed to do to be saved or to prove you “really” believed. That doesn’t mean