Sanctification – Page 3 – Grace Evangelical Society

A Perversion of Grace (Ephesians 2:8-9)

April 9, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Grace, Phil 2:12, Sanctification, Works

One of the greatest NT passages about grace is Eph 2:8-9. In these verses, Paul says that we have been saved by grace. It is all through faith–a person’s believing in Jesus Christ for eternal life. It was a gift of God. Paul specifically says that works played no part whatsoever in it. As a

Children, Tobacco, and Assurance

January 15, 2024 by Ken Yates in Blog - Assurance, boldness, Sanctification, Witness

When I was ten years old, I attended a family reunion in Kentucky. Two very distant cousins came to the reunion. They were brothers and were roughly my age. I had never met them, but we had a good time playing in a state park. They were very nice, but they were different. They both

January 12, 2024

What About a Person Who Says He Believes in Christ, Yet Says He Doesn’t Have Eternal Life Because He Does Not Want it? Also: How Are We Sanctified?

2 Cor 3:18, Abiding, Believe, Christ, eternal life, Fellowship, Gal 2:20., good works, John 3:16, Perseverance, Progressive, Rom 12:2, Sanctification, Want, Word

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Philippe Sterling are answering a question about who has eternal life and a question about sanctification. What if a person believes in Christ but does not want eternal life? Do you need to want it? What is sanctification? How is faith related to sanctification? Please listen for some Biblical clarity about these questions.

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January 3, 2024

What Are Righteousness and Sanctification?

2 Cor 5:21, Declare, Heb 10:10; 14, Heb 12:14, holy, Justify, Matt 5:20, Matt 7:21-23, Positional, Righteous, righteousness, Salvation, Sanctification, Soteriology

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Steve Elkins are continuing their study of salvation words. What is righteousness in the Bible? How can we be righteous? What about sanctification? How are these related? How is sanctification compared or contrasted with justification? Bob and Steve will offer their thoughts and define these very important words.

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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

Giving Up Our Traditions (Titus 1:1-2)

November 24, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - Faith, Gal 2:20., godliness, Jude 1, Sanctification

Like many people who read this blog, I have spent a large part of my life attending Evangelical churches. Most people in these churches see the Bible as a book telling us how to make it to heaven. This is unfortunate, because most of the NT was written to believers who already have eternal life.

September 19, 2023

What is the Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-24?

Eph 2:8-9, Faith, Faithfulness, Filled, Flesh, fruit, Gal 5:22-24, Holy Spirit, Jn 4:12, legalism, Sanctification, spirit, Walk

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio/podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about faith and the fruit of the Spirit. Is faith a gift? Is faith the same as faithfulness? Is the fruit of the Spirit more individual or corporate? Bob and Ken will offer their thoughts about these questions.

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Abiding in Christ Is Not the Same as Being Saved

September 19, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Kgs 25:8-17, Fellowship, John 15:1-5, Sanctification

In John 15:5, the Lord says, “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in Him, bears much fruit.” This verse is often used by Bible teachers, preachers, and even seminary professors, to argue that all believers bear spiritual fruit. They maintain that “abiding in Christ” is the

September 11, 2023

What Is the Holy Spirit’s Role in Free Grace Theology?

1 Cor 3:18, Convicting, Free Grace, Holy Spirit, John 16:7-11, Justification, ministry, regeneration, Role, Rom 12:2, Sanctification, work

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are here with an answer to a question about the Holy Spirit. What does the Bible teach about His role in salvation and sanctification? Does Free Grace Theology have any unique perspectives about the Holy Spirit? Listen each weekday to the Grace in Focus podcast!

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Spiritual Psychological Warfare

September 5, 2023 by Ken Yates in Blog - 2 Kgs 18:17-35, mind, Rom 12:1-2, Sanctification, temptation

Every war utilizes what military people call “psyops.” It is a shortened way of saying psychological operations. This psychological warfare is an attempt to get into the heads of the enemy’s soldiers. The goal is to discourage them. This would make them less effective in fighting or maybe even convince them to give up altogether.