Is Believing That Jesus Is the Christ the Same as Believing in Him for Everlasting Life?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about 1 John 5:1. Does belief in Jesus as the Christ (the anointed Messiah) give a person eternal life? What does John mean by “Jesus is the Christ” in 1 John 5:1? Please listen for a challenging discussion and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!

What’s Wrong with Calvinism? Part 5: Calvinism’s Perseverance of the Saints Is Unbiblical 

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Dr. Tony Badger, author of Confronting Calvinism, says this about the so-called Perseverance of the Saints:  Not a single passage of Scripture…demonstrates that one who believes in Christ for eternal life…must perform properly and remain morally and doctrinally pure…until the end of his physical life so as to…prove that he is forever God’s child. Contrarily, the Bible is replete with examples
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Is Annihilationism Incompatible with Believing in Jesus? 

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Christian actor Kirk Cameron indicated in a podcast recently that he now thinks that annihilationism, also known as conditional immortality, may be what the Bible teaches. You can see his video here. Ray Comfort, who has done many videos with Kirk, released a response video on Dec 11. See here.   Many others have responded, including our
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What Exactly Must One Believe to Have Everlasting Life?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering a question about Grace Evangelical Society’s saving message. What do we say is the condition, and where do find support for what we believe about eternal salvation from the Bible? Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
How Much Do We Need to Know About Jesus to Be Saved?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are going to talk about the content of knowledge necessary to be born again. How much does a candidate for eternal salvation need to know about Jesus? What is the bullseye of the saving message? Please listen, and never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus Podcast!
What Is Meant By “In Which You Stand”(1 Corinthians 15:1) and “If You Do Not Believe I Am”(John 8:24)?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr are answering two questions. One is from 1 Corinthians 15:1. What does it mean to Stand? Is it about maintaining eternal salvation or about standing steadfastly in the Christian faith by the power of Christ’s death, burial & resurrection? A second is from John 8:24. Is Jesus wanting his audience to believe in His deity or in His Messiahship? - Please listen to this and every episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
How Can People With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Believe in Jesus?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Does this disorder make it harder or maybe even impossible for a person to believe in Jesus? What about assurance for the OCD person? We invite you to listen today (and each weekday) to the Grace in Focus podcast!

Do We Need to Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ FOR Something? 

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GES promotes the view that to be born again a person must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ for everlasting life that cannot be lost, or the equivalent (e.g., everlasting salvation, guaranteed home forever in Christ’s kingdom, permanent justification). Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of pushback from people within Free Grace circles. In the
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