How Much Do You Have to Believe About Jesus and How Precisely Do We Need to Believe it to Be Born Again?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, David Renfro and Bob Wilkin are answering a question about the content of and the extent of faith that is necessary for receiving eternal salvation. How much do you need to believe about Jesus? Could you believe a lot about Christ and miss eternal salvation? Take a listen to today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges’ Commentary on James, The Epistle of James–Proven Character Through Testing, is being offered through April 30th, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “JAMES.”
What is the Meaning of “Born of Water” in John 3:5? Also, Is the Cross Enough?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, David Renfro and Bob Wilkin are answering a question arising from the conversation in John 3 between Jesus and Nicodemus. When Jesus mentions being “born of the Spirit and of water,” what does the water part of that phrase refer to? How does this happen? You will hear the different proposed meanings in this podcast. And one other question: Is the cross enough? Join us each weekday for the Grace in Focus podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges’ Commentary on James, The Epistle of James–Proven Character Through Testing, is being offered through April 30th, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “JAMES.”
How Should One Define the Phrase “Belief in Jesus”? What is Saving Faith?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin, Steve Elkins and Ken Yates answer a question about the nature of saving faith. What does a person need to understand and to believe about Jesus to have eternal life? If you’ve wondered about this, be sure to listen to this Grace in Focus episode. SPECIAL OFFER: Bob Wilkin’s book, The Ten Most Misunderstood Words in the Bible, is being offered through March 31st, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “MISUNDERSTOOD.”
What Must I Do to Be Born Again–Part 2–Do I Need to Believe in the Trinity to Be Born Again?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates continue an answer to a question about what is essential to be born again. Do we have to understand the Trinity or the Hypostatic union? If you are wondering about what it takes to be eternally saved, please listen to this Grace in Focus episode. SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges book, Romans: Deliverance From Wrath is being offered through February 28th, 2023 at half price for those who used the code word, “ROMANS.”
What Must I Do to Be Born Again–Part 1?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin answer an interesting question about what is essential to believe to be born again. The question includes things like believing the virgin birth, the deity of Christ, the eternal being of Christ, Christ’s position in the trinity, etc. Find out what Bob and Ken think and what the Bible says about this question as you listen to this episode of the Grace in Focus podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges book, Romans: Deliverance From Wrath is being offered through February 28th, 2023 at half price for those who used the code word, “ROMANS.”
How Do We Explain Passages that Seem to Indicate Repentance Is Needed for the Acquiring of Eternal Salvation?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about repentance and what is necessary for Eternal Salvation. Why do some scripture passages seem to indicate that both repentance and faith are necessary in order to be saved? Bob and Ken look at many scriptures to answer this question. Please listen to this important episode! SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges book, Romans: Deliverance From Wrath is being offered through February 28th, 2023 at half price for those who used the code word, “ROMANS.”
If You Throw Away or Abandon Your Faith, How Can You Still Be Saved?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates answer a question about “falling away from the faith.” What is the meaning of this phrase? Many say this is the loss of eternal salvation, but does the rest of scripture support this? We welcome you to this discussion and hope that you will join us on this episode! SPECIAL OFFER: Zane Hodges book, Romans: Deliverance From Wrath is being offered through February 28th, 2023 at half price for those who used the code word, “ROMANS.”
In James 2:23, Why Was Righteousness for Abraham Not Fulfilled Until He Offered Up Isaac? Also: Is the Free Grace View of Justification Independent of Eschatology? Also: What Does GES Think About 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 as a Defining Passage For Eternal Salvation?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today and all this week, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin are answering questions from listeners like you. Today, there are three questions: Why does James 2:23 seem to mention that Abraham’s righteousness was not complete until he offers up Isaac? Did he not have faith much earlier in his life? Then, there is another question about the free-grace position and eschatology. And there is a third question about GES: Where do you find the central passage in the Bible for Eternal Salvation? Bob and Ken give great answers to these questions with applications for us today. Please listen and join us each weekday for Grace in Focus radio!
If All Other gods Are Not Previously Renounced, Especially with Hinduism, Can one Be Eternally Saved?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates entertain a question about Hinduism and more broadly about Polytheism. Is it required to renounce all previous gods/idols in order to be born again? As a part of the answer, they will look at some people, references and incidents in scripture. You will surely find this discussion interesting. Please join us for this episode!

Current Issues in Salvation, Part 3: Changing Saving Faith into Saving Work 

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Many schools and pastors teach that saving faith is not mere persuasion. They call that easy believism or cheap grace. Many teach that saving faith includes turning from sins, surrender, commitment to serve Christ, and even perseverance in obedience that must follow the commitment. The words “whoever believes in Him” in John 3:16 thus become
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