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February 24, 2025

Was Solomon Out of Fellowship With God When He Wrote Ecclesiastes?

1 Kings 11, Ecclesiastes, Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, Fellowship, God, Hebrews 11, Idolater, Kingdom, Solomon

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and Ken Yates are answering a question about the author of Ecclesiastes. Could an idolater, such as Solomon was in the latter part of his life or reign, have been an author of a book of the Bible? What will it be like in the future

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Eternal Rewards in the Old Testament

January 23, 2025 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 1 Cor 4:5, 2 Cor 5:10, Eccl 12:13-14, Luke 8:17, Rev 22:12, Solomon

One of the emphases of Free Grace Theology is the doctrine of eternal rewards. While every believer will live with Christ forever, some believers will have greater honor and privilege in the kingdom, based on what they did after believing in Jesus for eternal life. Most Christians either don’t think there will be differences among

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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June 24, 2024

How Are Forgiveness and Punishment Related?

2 Sam 11, consequences, David, Forgiveness, Punishment, restoration, Solomon, Trust

Welcome to the Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin and David Renfro are answering a question about forgiveness and punishment, and how the two are related in the Bible and in life. Is forgiveness the absence of punishment? Can these two mutually exist? If you forgive someone, does that mean you should also remove

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Not Sinful, But Not Wise? (1 Kings 3:1-4)

May 5, 2023 by Kenneth Yates in Blog - 1 Kings 3:1-4, neutral areas, Solomon, wisdom

Many people know the story about how Solomon, as he faced the task of ruling after the death of his father David, asked the Lord for wisdom. The author of 1 Kings records what happened (1 Kgs 3:1-15). Clearly, the Lord was pleased with Solomon and his request, and we are told Solomon loved the

December 12, 2022

Wisdom Literature–Proverbs Intro

1 Kings 3, Living, Old Testament;, Proverbs, Skill, Solomon, Wisdom Literature.

Welcome to Grace in Focus radio. Today, Bob Wilkin, David Renfro and Ken Yates begin a short one-week series about Old Testament wisdom literature. Now, which books would have the most wisdom literature? How does wisdom literature help us? Most of our study this week will focus on Proverbs 1:1-7. Learn how to stay on

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Solomon and Tolstoy on the Problem of Death and Eternity (Ecclesiastes 3:11)

June 10, 2021 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ecclesiastes, eternal life, existentialism, nihilism, Solomon, Tolstoy

King Solomon repeatedly pronounced that everything under the sun was vanity—it was meaningless. In an earlier blog, I said that Solomon’s argument could be put in the form of a syllogism: Premise 1: All labor is under the sun (Eccl 1:3). Premise 2: All under the sun is vanity (Eccl 1:14). Conclusion: Therefore, all labor

Is There Profit in Ethics and Justice? (Ecclesiastes 3:16; 4:1-3)

May 28, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ecclesiastes, Solomon

King Solomon was searching for the meaning and purpose of life. Why go on living? What purpose does it serve? What’s to gain? What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? (Eccl 1:3). But crucially, Solomon was looking for the purpose of life in life. But where?

Is There Profit in Pleasure? (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11)

May 27, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ecclesiastes, hedonism, Solomon

What is the purpose of life? Why should anyone want to keep on living? Solomon was looking for meaning, for “profit”— What profit has a man from all his labor In which he toils under the sun? (Eccl 1:3). Solomon started his search with wisdom, but found it only led to a great appreciation for

Is There Profit in Wisdom? (Ecclesiastes 1:3-18)

May 26, 2020 by Shawn Lazar in Blog - Ecclesiastes, Solomon, wisdom

Where do you find true happiness? Where have you been taught to find it, by family, friends, church, school, and Hollywood? If anyone was in a position to discover the meaning of life, it was King Solomon, the son of David, supremely wise, and rich beyond comprehension (cf. Eccl 1:1, 12; 1 Kings 3, 10).