John 1:12 – Grace Evangelical Society

Is Receiving a Synonym for Believing?

April 11, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:12, receiving Christ

D. A. writes, Hey Bob, I was a little confused with what you shared regarding receive.  It seemed that you were saying that it is a synonym for believe.  Yet you said to check a thesaurus to show that they aren’t synonyms.  So, it left me wondering are they synonyms, or aren’t they? I checked

Are We Being Clear If We Tell People to Receive Jesus as Their Savior?

March 24, 2021 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - John 1:12, Receiving Jesus

Dr. Mark Bailey, President of Dallas Theological Seminary until last June and now Chancellor, is teaching a class on the Gospel of John that is free for online viewing. A friend sent me his discussion of John’s Prologue. In this discussion Dr. Bailey argues strongly that telling people to receive Jesus is a perfectly clear

The God-Given Authority Believers Have Today

September 9, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - authority God gives believers, John 1:12, Rev 2:26

Deborah asks a very difficult question: In today’s climate of evil, it is very hard to not pray for God to overcome the evils.  But for believers who want to walk in faith, do we have a duty to expose the devil’s work?  I am also studying the book of Luke, chapters 9 and 10.  Since