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What Are God’s Promises?

January 6, 2025 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Conditional promises, promise of life, unconditional promises

The word promise, when used as a noun, means “a declaration that one will do or refrain from doing something specified.” When used as a verb, it means “to pledge to do, bring about, or provide.” Some promises are conditional and some are unconditional. Let’s say you promise to take your kids to the bounce

October 16, 2024

What Does It Mean to “Believe in Him?”

1 Timothy 1:16, Believe, eternal life, John 11:25-27, John 3:16, John 4:10, John 4:14, John 6:35, promise, promise of life, Resurrection, Word of Life

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are answering a question about the word “believe” and the phrase, “believe in Him.” What is it about Jesus that I am supposed to believe in order for Him to fulfill His promise and give me eternal life? Bob and Mike will offer clarity on this phrase, its origin and the word “believe.”

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August 18, 2022

Mike Lii – The Gift of Eternal Life in Eclipse

Guarantor of Life, Mike Lii, promise of life, saving message

Welcome to Grace in Focus Radio. On today's episode, we continue to hear from our special guest speaker, Mike Lii. Bob and Mike will be discussing a session that Mike did for our national conference back in May of this year. Drawing from John chapter four, the guys will be unpacking the significance of believing in Jesus for everlasting life. We hope you can join us as we seek to keep grace in focus.

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Who Determines What the Saving Message Is?

January 24, 2022 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - evangelism, Free Grace Theology, promise of life

I don’t use Facebook or Twitter. But Shawn does. He tells me that some people online are wondering why I or GES should be the arbiter of what Free Grace Theology (FGT) is and therefore who holds to FGT. Every person’s eternal destiny will be based on whether he believed the saving message or not.

Free Grace and Works Salvation

October 15, 2020 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Assurance, believing in Jesus, Eternal Security, promise of life, works salvation

The other day Shawn and I received the following email from BP who listens to our daily podcast: You said, “Well it is funny because I know some people in Free Grace circles who would say, ‘I know for sure I have everlasting life. It is simply by faith in Christ apart from works. I

Replacing Everlasting Life with a Relationship with Jesus

February 13, 2019 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Eternal Security, evangelism, Everlasting Life, John 3:16, promise of life

Shawn was talking with a friend who takes online seminary classes. The man told Shawn he was a bit reluctant to raise Free Grace issues in his papers for class because the professor gives no indication that he is at all open to Free Grace Theology. Shawn’s friend told him that the professor is also

Is Eternal Security the Gospel?

March 30, 2018 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Eternal Security, Once saved always saved, promise of life, Yankee Arnold

Bob and I were discussing the centrality of eternal security to the saving message. I have heard Yankee Arnold say “The gospel is eternal security.” He’s right. As readers of this blog know, Jesus promised believers eternal life: This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life (1 John 2:25). Paul urged

Is the Object of Faith Jesus or His Promise?

March 28, 2018 by Bob Wilkin in Blog - Faith, object of faith, promise of life, saving faith

A week ago (March 20) I received this excellent email question: I am re-reading The Ten Most Understood Words in the Bible. I am having a problem reconciling a statement you make in the book with the stance you have on grace alone for everlasting life. On page 22 you state, “If people have never