Does Galatians 1:15 Teach Predestination and Election to Eternal Life?
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Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about Galatians 1:15. Is this a verse teaching election and/or predestination? If so, what kind of predestination is it talking about? Is this about eternal life, service, task or purpose? Please listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!
Romans–Part 25–Romans 9:10-13
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are still in Romans 9. Does God really choose certain individuals to be saved or lost before they are even born? Or is this election about God choosing whom He is going to work through? Does He hate some people and love others? Or does He love all people? Kathryn and Ken will discuss this and related things on today’s podcast.
Romans–Part 23–Romans 9, 10, 11: Intro
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are resuming their survey of Romans. They will be giving us an introduction of Romans 9-11, which focuses on the nation of Israel–how it is distinct from the Church. What is God going to do about Israel? Is He finished with them? Listen and find out. And join us each weekday for the Grace in Focus podcast!
Romans–Part 21–Romans 8:29-30–Golden Chain
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Ken Yates are continuing to look at the many (sometimes difficult) issues of Romans chapter 8. Some think of Romans 8:29-30 as “The Golden Chain.” Do these verses support Calvinistic election, that God chooses who goes to heaven and who goes to hell? What does it mean to be “called” by God? And what does it mean in this context to be “justified” by God? So listen and enjoy today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast! SPECIAL OFFER: Bob Wilkin’s book, Turn And Live–The Power of Repentance is being offered through May 31st, 2023 at half-price for those who use the code word, “Repent.”
Is Adoption in the New Testament more about Receiving Life from God or Receiving an Inheritance from God? Also: What Does the Bible Teach about Original or Imputed Sin?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Ken Yates and Bob Wilkin continue talking about yesterday’s question dealing with adoption as sons. Then, they address another question about the virgin birth and original or imputed sin. Is there a verse in the Bible that teaches original sin? Find out what Bob thinks as you listen to this episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
When Jude Talks About Being “Marked Out Long Ago for Condemnation,” Does This Mean that Long Ago God Decided Who Would Go To Hell and Who Would be Eternally Saved? Also: Does Romans 8:28-30 Promote Predestination to Eternal Salvation?
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Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Kathryn Wright and Bob Wilkin will look at a question from Jude 4 about condemnation. Is this talking about eternal condemnation or about judgment in this life? Or should this passage be used to support divine election to eternal salvation? Also, does Romans 8:28-30, sometimes called “The Golden Chain,” promote predestination to eternal salvation? Please don’t miss this important conversation!

Foreknowledge Without Foreordination (1 Sam 23:10-13)

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God is omniscient. That is, God knows everything that could be, would be, has been, is, and will be. But how does God know the future? Upon what does His knowledge depend? Some people (e.g., Calvinists) claim that God’s foreknowledge depends upon His foreordination. For example, Lewis Sperry Chafer said, “Nothing could be foreknown as
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