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January 19, 2024

Why Is Teaching About Degrees of Rewards Not a Form of Works Salvation?

1 cor 4:1-5, 1 Cor 9:24-27, 2 Tim 2:12., 2 Tim 4:6-8, Col 3:24, Degrees, Matt 24:45-51, rewards, Works

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are answering a question about rewards and how they might be or may not be related to eternal salvation. Does Jesus, Paul, or the Bible teach about rewards? What is said about them? Are all believers rewarded equally? Is this a justification issue or a sanctification issue? What are the rewards and what are they for? How and when do I get them? Please listen for some Biblical clarity about these questions.

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January 4, 2024

Can We Lose Rewards in Heaven?

2 Tim 1:12, Backslide, Bema, Deeds, Disobedience, Endurance, heart, Heaven, Inheritance, Loss, Matt 6:19-21, Motives, Phil 4:17, rewards, Treasure

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are answering a question about the durability of rewards that faithful Christians will someday receive. Is it possible that a Christian can lose rewards in heaven? What does the Bible say? Listen and learn on today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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January 1, 2024

Is The Doctrine of Eternal Security a Doctrine From the Pit of Hell?

Assurance, Eternal, False, Gospel, John 3:16, Perseverance, promise, rewards, Salvation, Security, Soteriology

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are talking about eternal security. This is the teaching that says, “once saved, always saved.” Where does it come from? Is it true? How do we know? Listen to learn more!

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Paul’s New Year’s Resolution (Philippians 3:10-11)

December 28, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Phil 3:8-11, rewards, Sanctification

If the Lord delays His coming, we will be celebrating a new year in a few days. In our culture, it is customary to make New Year’s resolutions. In them, we commit ourselves to do something that will make our lives better. It might be to eat more healthy food, lose weight, or spend more

Simeon and Anna: Great Examples for Us (Luke 2:25-38)

December 13, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Faithfulness, rewards, righteous living

As we find ourselves in the middle of the Christmas season, I thought it would be a good idea to look at a couple of people associated with the birth of Christ who are sometimes overlooked. When Mary and Joseph bring Jesus to the temple, forty days after His birth, Luke introduces us to Simeon

The Gates of New Jerusalem (Revelation 22:14)

December 11, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - John 14:3, Rev 21:9-27, rewards

In Rev 21:9-21, John describes the New Jerusalem. It will be the dwelling place of believers in the eternal kingdom. Jesus refers to it when He tells the disciples that He will go prepare a place for them (John 14:3). It will be a huge city, and John tells us that there will be twelve

Tell the Janitor to Come Up Here (Luke 14:7-11)

November 29, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Bema, Humility, rewards

When I was in college, I attended one of our nation’s military service academies. Naturally, we studied our nation’s heroes. All the buildings on campus were named after such men. These men had shown extraordinary courage in the face of danger during our country’s wars. As cadets, we were incredibly busy. We went to class,

An Illustration of John 4

November 17, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - John 4:14, John 4:32, rewards, woman at the well

Many people associated with the Free Grace movement are familiar with The Hungry Inherit, a book by Zane Hodges. It was written over fifty years ago and centers around the account of the Samaritan woman at the well in John 4. A summary of the book’s main point is: Those who are thirsty for eternal

A Reward for Faith (Luke 1:20)

October 2, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Faith, Gabriel, rewards, Zacharias

Many Free Grace proponents have pointed out that God rewards Christians when they obey Him. That involves believing what He says. When believers take the Lord at His word and act upon it, they will be blessed. These rewards will be realized at the Judgment Seat of Christ. But we can also be rewarded in

Deconstruction: A Free Grace Response

September 25, 2023 by Kathryn Wright in Blog - Deconstruction, Eternal State, homosexuals, rewards

Over the past few decades there has been an overwhelming exodus of young people from churches in the United States. A large percentage of Millennials (and Gen Z) who grew up in the church are leaving their evangelical roots and turning to post-modernism. These people are often referred to as “deconstructionists.” I have heard countless