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Enslaved Because of Sin

January 13, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog - Delilah, Flesh, Judg 16:1-3, Samson, spirit

In Rom 6:16, Paul tells the believers at Rome (and believers today) that they are slaves to whatever they obey. While the believer has been set free from the power of sin by the Holy Spirit, he can become a slave to sin if he walks according to the flesh rather than the Spirit. Through

Eating with the Angel of the Lord

January 8, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog - “Angel of the Lord”, 1 John 1:9, Confession, Fellowship, Judg 13:3-21, Repentance, Rev 3:19-20, Samson

The preincarnate Christ often appears in the OT as “the Angel of the Lord.” One of the strangest occurrences of this is found in Judg 13:3-21. The Angel of the Lord appears, as a man, to a barren woman and tells her that she will give birth to a son. (The son is the famous OT character, Samson.) In answer to the prayer of Manoah—the woman’s husband—the Angel of the Lord returns

Accustomed to Defeat (Judges 15:9-13)

January 6, 2026 by Ken Yates in Blog - 1 John 4:4, Heb 4:14-16, John 14:15-18, Judges 13–16, Rom 8:9, Samson, spirit

The book of Judges devotes more space to Samson than to any other judge. Four chapters deal with his life (Judges 13–16). It is a sad story. For forty years, the Philistines have oppressed God’s people. But not once do they call upon the Lord for deliverance, even though God has raised up Samson to deliver them. Samson has been given supernatural power

October 17, 2024

Was Judas Saved? Was Samson Saved?

1 John 1:9, 1 Kings 11, Eternal Security, Hebrews 11:32, Judas, Samson, Saul, Saved, Solomon, suicide, Titus 3:5

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Mike Lii are looking at a question about eternal security. Was Judas a saved individual or someone who lost his salvation? Was Samson a believer? Listen and be challenged by today’s episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!

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Revenge Is a Cycle (Judges 15)

September 10, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Judges, revenge, Samson, vengeance, violence

Judges 14-15 is a study in the cycle of revenge. It all started with Samson’s troubled relationship with women. Did you know that before his infamous entanglement with Delilah, Samson had an unnamed Philistine wife? Their relationship was rocky from the start. However, God planned to use Samson’s woman troubles “to move against the Philistines”